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Congressional Races

Jul 16, 2012

Sinema dominates CD9 fundraising

Kyrsten Sinema raised an eye-popping $367,000 last quarter, improving substantially on her first-quarter numbers and making the former Democratic senator the top fundraiser on either side of the aisle in the competitive race for Arizona’s 9th Congressional District.

Former Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Andrei Cherny, who dominated CD9 after the first quarter, raised about $302,000. Th[...]

Jul 13, 2012

McCain backs Quayle over Schweikert

U.S. Sen. John McCain is endorsing U.S. Rep. Ben Quayle in his campaign against fellow Republican Congressman David Schweikert, according to the Schweikert campaign.

Jul 12, 2012

New Arizona voter registration figures show Republican gains in key races

New voter registration figures show that although both major parties continue to lose numbers to independent voters, some of the most competitive upcoming elections may favor Republican candidates more than previously thought.

Jun 29, 2012

Race to fill Giffords’ House seat could cost $3M

The special election to fill the seat of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is likely to cost Arizona taxpayers $3 million.

Jun 28, 2012

Giffords gives big money to Arizona Democratic Party

Gabrielle Giffords may not be running for Congress, but she’s putting the money from her campaign to use. Her campaign contributed $202,500 to the state Democratic Party’s federal campaign committee.

The contributions through the end of May came during the hotly contested special election for her vacated seat in the 8th Congressional District, a race that saw Democrat Ron Barber, G[...]

Jun 25, 2012

Quayle, Schweikert trying to out-conservative each other

On the face of it, there is little that separates U.S. Reps. Ben Quayle and David Schweikert on policy matters, and both have maintained fairly conservative voting records. But the two freshmen GOP congressmen, who are battling in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, say there are important distinctions on where they stand on several key issues.

Jun 22, 2012

Quayle blasts ‘dishonest’ opponent, Schweikert fights ‘Dirty’

A long-anticipated shoe dropped in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, escalating the intraparty battle between U.S. Reps. Ben Quayle and David Schweikert.

Jun 22, 2012

Calm before the storm?

The GOP primary between Quayle and Schweikert for CD6 hasn’t gotten nasty — yet.

Jun 21, 2012

GOP effort gets 3 Libertarians removed from Arizona ballot

Three Libertarian candidates have been knocked off the ballot – thinning competition for the potential tough November elections – thanks to efforts by the Arizona Republican Party.

Jun 19, 2012

Barber sworn in to Giffords’ House seat, pledges bipartisanship in first speech

Newly elected Rep. Ron Barber, D-Tucson, was surrounded by extended family Tuesday as he was sworn in to finish out the term of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned in January.

Jun 18, 2012

Paton drops suit against contender

Jonathan Paton dropped a lawsuit that sought to have one of his Republican contenders in the 1st Congressional District race removed from the ballot.

Jun 18, 2012

15 leaving Legislature, 8 running for other offices

Fifteen legislators have announced this year that they will retire or seek another office rather than run for re-election to the Legislature.

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