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Forese, Little win Republican Corporation Commission race
Republicans Tom Forese and his teammate, Doug Little of Scottsdale, have cemented their lead in the ferocious four-way Republican battle for the Corporation Commission, the latest tally shows.
Brnovich ousts embattled Horne in GOP primary
Tom Horne has a reputation as a political survivor, but two years of scandals and allegations for too much for even him to withstand as GOP primary challenger Mark Brnovich handed him an historic upset in the Republican primary for attorney general.
Huppenthal blames Common Core – not his woes – for losing superintendent’s race
Despite his self-inflicted blunders, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal is blaming his loss in the Republican primary to Diane Douglas on Common Core, the state’s learning standards.
Ducey wins GOP nomination for AZ governor
Buoyed by millions of dollars, outside spending and a memorably broad coalition of Republicans from Arizona and across the country, Doug Ducey has won the six-way GOP primary for governor, maintaining his frontrunner status he’s held for the past few months until the very end. Buoyed by millions of dollars, outside spending and a memorably broad coalition of Republicans from Arizona and acros[...]
8 things to watch on Election Day
There will be plenty of clutter and chatter on the day of the primaries, that hallowed tradition when Americans get to exercise their right to cast a ballot for their favorite politicians or, as many also do, ignore that opportunity altogether.
Runaway spending: ‘Dark money’ groups facing regulatory scrutiny
The amount of campaign cash that’s been spent by third party groups that don’t have to disclose their donors and have no spending limits — so called “dark money” — has reached an all-time high in 2014.
Huppenthal faces complaints that he used state resources for campaign
The Arizona Democratic Party and a conservative lobbyist are alleging in separate complaints filed with the Citizens Clean Elections Commission that Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal used state resources for campaigning.
Skepticism abounds over governor’s race polling
The dearth of reliable, independent polling in Arizona elections is nothing new. A long-term decline in independent polling by universities and media organizations has left IEs and other biased groups as the main source of publicly available polling for the state’s elections.
Electable or not, Andrew Thomas seeks redemption in an unlikely campaign
Andrew Thomas’ gubernatorial campaign is full of familiar refrains for those who have followed the rise and fall of his political career.
Ducey self-funding hits $650,000 in past week
Doug Ducey put another $500,000 of his own into his gubernatorial campaign for the final push before the Aug. 26 Republican primary.
Horne, Brnovich trade barbs over scandals
Attorney General Tom Horne insisted that nothing is more important to him than ethics as he sought to defend himself from GOP challenger Mark Brnovich and the scandals and accusations that have haunted him for more than two years.
