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Election 2012 News

Nov 7, 2012

Crandell defeats Democrat Chabin in LD6 Senate race

Rep. Chester Crandell, a Heber Republican, staved off a big money campaign targeting his defeat in the Legislative District 6 Senate race.

Nov 7, 2012

Republicans win House seats in Dem leaning rural district

By a slim margin, Republicans won two House seats of the Democrat leaning Legislative District 8, where there was an infusion of cash from independent expenditure groups to reclaim the district.

Nov 6, 2012

Prop 114 overwhelmingly approved

Voters overwhelmingly favored approving a constitutional amendment barring criminals from suing their victims. The Crime Victims Protection Act has a lead of 80 percent to 20 percent with 90 percent of precincts counted.

Nov 6, 2012

Heavy spending not enough to beat LD6 Republicans in House race

Heavy spending by Democratic independent expenditure groups didn’t pay off in the Legislative District 6 House race as two Republicans won convincingly.

Nov 6, 2012

State sovereignty proposal loses

Arizona voters aren’t interested in declaring sovereignty over its land and natural resources under control of the federal government.

Antenori appeals to conservative base in liberal-leaning district
Nov 6, 2012

Bradley unseats Antenori in LD10 Senate race

Sen. Frank Antenori, the Republican from Tucson famous for his bluntness and his penchant for using war imagery in speeches, lost his re-election bid.

Rep. Eric Meyer of Paradise Valley (left) visits with his District 11 seatmate, GOP Rep. Adam Driggs during a break on the House floor Aug. 9, 2010. (File photo)
Nov 6, 2012

Meyer trying to single-shot to victory

Democratic Rep. Eric Meyer and Republican Rep. Amanda Reeve are virtually tied in LD28, a Republican-leaning district which covers parts of central Phoenix, all of Paradise Valley, and a slice of Scottsdale.

Nov 6, 2012

Doug Quelland no match for Kimberly Yee

In the end, Doug Quelland didn’t spoil Rep. Kimberly Yee’s party.

Nov 6, 2012

Seel hanging on, while Boyer leads in LD20

First-time candidate Republican Paul Boyer is leading the pack and Rep. Carl Seel is hanging on in LD20, a Republican-leaning district that covers part of Glendale and northwest Phoenix.

Arizona high court to explain ballot measure ruling
Nov 6, 2012

Judicial selection overhaul proposition losing in early returns

A proposition to change the way Arizona picks its judges lost resoundingly.

Nov 6, 2012

Democrats sweep Tucson legislative district

Democratic Rep. Bruce Wheeler and political novice Stephanie Mach are pushing out Republican Rep. Ted Vogt in Tucson’s Legislative District 10.

Democrat Barbara McGuire and Republican Joe Ortiz are shown during a Clean Elections Commission debate at Florence Town Hall Sept. 12. The two candidates for the new Legislative District 8 Senate seat sparred over their views on the biggest challenges the state is facing and where the Legislature should focus its efforts this session.
Nov 6, 2012

McGuire poised to return to the Legislature

A Democratic voter advantage and a big-dollar campaign to defeat Joe Ortiz, a Casa Grande Republican, appears to be too much for him to overcome, as early polling results for the Legislative District 8 Senate seat roll in.

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