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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
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.