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Governor's Race

Fred DuVal (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Sep 26, 2014

DuVal grew up with public service

It seems almost predestined that Fred DuVal would seek a life in public service.

Doug Ducey (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Sep 26, 2014

Ducey looked for, found the right opportunities in life

In the early 1990s, Doug Ducey’s career at Proctor and Gamble was on the rise. Just a few years after starting out with a sales and marketing territory in Los Angeles, he was in charge of the company’s food service distributorship for the entire state of California. But Ducey was looking for something different.

Sep 22, 2014

Ducey, DuVal plans must wait for economy they can’t control

Gubernatorial hopefuls Doug Ducey and Fred DuVal both have ambitious plans that they say will strengthen Arizona’s economy, but they can’t implement them unless the economy actually improves first.

Sep 19, 2014

Both gubernatorial candidates tout Lottery privatization

Regardless of who wins the gubernatorial race, the Arizona Lottery may be under private-sector management once the new administration settles in.

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith faces reporters while formally filing paperwork to run for Arizona Governor. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Sep 12, 2014

Clean Elections to investigate anti-Smith group

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted unanimously to follow its executive director’s recommendation that it move forward with an investigation into a group that ran ads against former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith during his gubernatorial campaign.

Sep 11, 2014

Ducey, DuVal big on vision, light on specifics in first debate

Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal had a lot to say about what they wouldn’t do if elected governor, but were short on details on what they would do about some of the biggest issues they’d face as the state’s top elected official.

J. Johnson, one of several write-in candidates for governor, said he’s running because his wife told him to stop griping about politics and do something about it. (Cronkite News Photo by Megan Guthrie)
Sep 10, 2014

Against long odds, write-in candidates seek governor’s office

A write-in candidate has never been elected governor of Arizona, and the odds are long that one ever will be. But don’t tell J. Johnson that.

Sep 10, 2014

Ducey and DuVal set for 1st debate Wednesday

Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal are set to debate for the first time as they seek to replace Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer.

Sep 9, 2014

Clean Elections head says ruling backs up complaint

Clean Elections Executive Director Tom Collins said a recent court ruling on what constitutes electioneering confirms his findings that a group that ran ads against Scott Smith in the governor’s race violated campaign laws.

Sep 5, 2014

Politicos analyze losing Arizona GOP gubernatorial campaigns

Now that Doug Ducey has secured the Republican nomination for governor, many politicos speak of his primary win as a forgone conclusion.<br.
The state treasurer and former Cold Stone Creamery CEO locked up support from a broad coalition of GOP supporters early, out-fundraised his opponents, put millions of dollars of his money into his campaign when it mattered most and was able to withstand[...]

Sep 4, 2014

Bennett endorses Ducey; Riggs and Thomas also offer their support

Secretary of State Ken Bennett endorsed his former rival Doug Ducey in the Arizona governor’s race, following through on a pledge he made early in the campaign to back the Republican nominee, whoever it is.

Arizona Treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey formally announces the beginning of his campaign (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Sep 4, 2014

Jones, Smith endorse Ducey

Arizona Republicans are officially unified, at least when it comes to party’s nominee for governor.

Christine Jones and Scott Smith, Republican nominee Doug Ducey’s top two opponents in the GOP primary, endorsed the state treasurer today.

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