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2014 Statewide races

Oct 10, 2014

First poll shows DuVal ahead, while Ducey leads most others

For the first time, a publicly released poll of the Arizona governor’s race showed Democrat Fred DuVal in the lead.

Oct 10, 2014

DuVal struggles as outside groups open their pocketbooks for Ducey

As early ballots went out, the extremely lopsided outside spending in the governor’s race strongly favored Republican nominee Doug Ducey. In the meantime, independent expenditure spending for Democratic nominee Fred DuVal is picking up, but not by much.

Oct 7, 2014

Ducey, DuVal differ on gay rights, other social issues

Their plans to fix Arizona’s economy may be hard to decipher. And neither Democrat Fred DuVal nor Republican Doug Ducey is precise on exactly how they think the state will permanently come up with more money for schools.

Oct 7, 2014

Goddard, Reagan set for secretary of state debate

State Sen. Michele Reagan and former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard are set to debate as they vie for votes in the secretary of state's race.

Doug Little (left) and Tom Forese prepare for their Arizona Citizens Clean Elections debate. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 7, 2014

GOP Corp Comm candidates’ campaign finance problems linger

The formal response to accusations that Republican Corporation Commission candidates Rep. Tom Forese and Doug Little violated the rules of Arizona's public financing system attempted to explain how they paid for campaign signs and nominating signatures. But it raised more questions about their overall campaign spending and compliance with the law.

Oct 6, 2014

Goddard turns heads with ad featuring lesbian couple

In what some are hailing as a groundbreaking political ad, Democratic secretary of state hopeful Terry Goddard featured a lesbian couple with two children chastising his opponent for supporting legislation that was widely condemned as anti-gay.

Oct 3, 2014

Miranda switches sides after early DuVal endorsement

Democratic Rep. Catherine Miranda was for Fred DuVal before she was against him. Doug Ducey wasn’t Miranda’s first endorsement in the governor’s race. In July 2013, she was one of eight House Democrats who publicly backed DuVal.

Oct 3, 2014

Not open for debate — GOP Corp Comm candidates skip forums

Republican candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission appear to have embraced the strategy of avoiding debates, skipping at least four forums since the start of the general election campaign.

Oct 3, 2014

Where are the details? Candidates for governor say a lot without saying anything

Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal have stuck to broadly-crafted answers when they are asked to highlight their contrasting visions for the state..

Oct 2, 2014

NJ Gov. Chris Christie to stump for Doug Ducey

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected in Arizona to headline two fundraisers and a campaign event for Republican governor candidate Doug Ducey.

David Garcia and Diane Douglas prepare for their Superintendent of Public Instruction Debate. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 1, 2014

Superintendent candidates present strikingly different visions for Common Core

The two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction have strikingly different visions for the future of the Common Core State Standards in Arizona.

Oct 1, 2014

Brnovich, Rotellini relentlessly attack each other in debate

A debate between the two candidates vying to be Arizona’s next attorney general quickly turned into a slugfest as Republican Mark Brnovich and Democrat Felecia Rotellini criticized each other’s records and savaged each other over issues such as private prisons, the Obama administration, border security and socially conservative legislation in a debate on Tuesday.

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