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Election 2012 News

May 31, 2012

Majority of early Arizona CD8 ballots returned

More than half of early ballots given out in the race to represent southeastern Arizona's 8th Congressional District have been returned.

May 30, 2012

Legislative 11: Hot match-ups in 2012

Lawmakers from across the state are gearing up to take on incumbents and members of their own party in the August primaries.

What’s more, some incumbents are expected to square-off in the November general election, as well.

May 29, 2012

3 Mesa council members back Worsley over Pearce

The campaign of Bob Worsley, who is running against former Senate President Russell Pearce to represent a large portion of Mesa, has received another boost, announcing today that the businessman bagged the backing of three of his hometown’s council members.

May 29, 2012

Jesse Kelly’s family benefited from Obama stimulus

A company owned by the family of Republican candidate Jesse Kelly, who has been critical of President Barack Obama's economic-stimulus program, has benefited from millions in government-sponsored projects.

May 29, 2012

Schapira poll: Dead heat with Sinema, but critics, pollsters question accuracy

An auto-dial poll commissioned by Sen. David Schapira shows him and former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema battling for the lead in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District.

Rival campaigns and political operatives, however, questioned both the methodology of the autodial survey, its accuracy and the largely unknown company that conducted it.

May 29, 2012

Carmona no longer only Democrat in Arizona Senate race

Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona no longer looks to be the only candidate in Arizona's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

May 29, 2012

Flake, Cardon spar over campaign finance accusations

The top two Arizona candidates for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination are sparring over dueling campaign finance complaints.

May 25, 2012

Maricopa County’s early voter list tops 1 million

More than half of the 1.9 million registered voters in Arizona's most populous county are now signed up to automatically receive ballots for early voting.

May 23, 2012

Poll shows Romney ahead of Obama in Arizona

Campaign trail chatter about Arizona being up for grabs in November took a hit today with a new poll showing presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney pulling ahead of President Barack Obama.

May 22, 2012

Ken Bennett sorry for birther flap, won’t keep Obama off Arizona ballot

Several days of coast-to-coast mockery led Secretary of State Ken Bennett today to apologize for embarrassing Arizona with inquiries about Barack Obama’s birth certificate and reverse course on earlier comments that he may keep the president off the ballot unless Hawaii officials certify that he was born there.

May 22, 2012

Ken Bennett reverses view on endorsements

An Arizona state official says he can oversee a fair election despite playing a role in Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

May 22, 2012

Carmona’s old feuds with Bush White House re-emerge in Senate bid

Richard Carmona arrived in Washington a political novice in 2002 and left four years later scarred and frustrated. He didn't go quietly.

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