Recent Articles from Hank Stephenson
Kiehne concedes: Tobin wins primary in CD1
Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin will be the Republican nominee to take on U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, as Republican Gary Kiehne, who was trailing Tobin by 324 votes with thousands of ballots left to count, conceded the race this afternoon.
Quezada edges Hernandez for Senate in LD29
Rep. Martin Quezada beat out Rep. Lydia Hernandez to secure the nomination to the Senate in the heavily Democratic west Phoenix Legislative District 29.
Bolick, Brophy McGee prevail in LD28
In the two-way race for the Republican nomination for the second House seat in central Phoenix’s Legislative District 28, stalwart conservative Shawnna Bolick has beat out the more moderate Mary Hamway by 390 votes with all ballots counted in the district.
Allen, Carter, Barto win in LD15
Former Republican lawmaker David Burnell Smith lost his campaign to take out Republican Rep. John Allen for the GOP nomination to the second House seat in Legislative District 15.
Tobin maintaining thin lead in sprawling CD1 Republican race, still too close to call
The three-way Republican primary in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District is still too close to call, as Arizona House speaker Andy Tobin and rancher Gary Kiehne are locked in a near tie, and neither is conceding the race. As of Thursday morning, Tobin was holding a lead of 469 votes.
Every vote counts: Legislative primary races remain too close to call
If you think your vote can’t make a difference, think again. In three of Arizona’s legislative primary races, the difference between the winning and losing candidates is only a handful of votes.
Carter leads while Allen, Burnell Smith fight for second seat
Despite being one of the top targets of conservative Republicans for her role pushing Medicaid expansion through the House, Republican Rep. Heather Carter of Cave Creek coasted to an easy victory in Legislative District 15.
Gowan, Stevens safely re-elected in LD14
Susan Syfert is trailing far behind Reps. David Gowan and Steve Smith in southeastern Arizona’s Legislative District 14.
Second time’s a charm for Yuma Democrat Fernandez in LD4
It appears the second time's the charm for Yuma Democrat Charlene Fernandez, who is beating her challenger in the Democratic primary for an open House seat in Legislative District 4.
Dead heat in sprawling CD1 Republican race
Rancher Gary Kiehne has taken the lead over House Speaker Andy Tobin in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District’s GOP primary, climbing from behind to now 400 votes ahead.
Congressional campaign finance reports show pre-primary strengths, weaknesses
Congressional pre-primary campaign finance reports filed in the past week offer a final look into the fundraising prowess of primary election candidates in three hot congressional races.
Tobin struggles in CD1 despite opponents’ gaffes
When Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin entered the race for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, the Republican establishment breathed a collective sigh of relief. They finally had a strong candidate who could take on one of the most vulnerable Democrats in Congress, Ann Kirkpatrick, in November.