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A look at Arizona election winners, losers
Election Day in Arizona saw Republicans winning the presidential vote despite Democratic efforts to tap into the state's growing demographic shift, a GOP sweep of statewide utility regulator races, and a sturdy defense of a swing congressional district in southern Arizona.
A day of drama: Here is a rundown of who won, who lost in Tuesday’s election
Arizona failed to turn blue in the presidential election, but Democrats picked up at least one seat in the Legislature, and voters ousted the infamous Republican Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
O’Halleran wins race against Babeu in CD1
Democrats held onto their seat on Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, as Democrat Tom O’Halleran holds a commanding lead over Republican Paul Babeu.
McSally defeats Heinz in southern Arizona’s District 2
Freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Martha McSally held off her Democratic challenger, Matt Heinz, in Tuesday’s race for Southern Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.
McCain defeats Kirkpatrick in U.S. Senate race
The toughest challenger of John McCain’s 30-year U.S. Senate career didn’t turn out to be nearly as tough as Arizona Democrats had hoped, as the former Republican presidential nominee won his sixth term in office.
McCain, Kirkpatrick make final push for support for Senate
Republican Sen. John McCain barnstormed across Arizona on Monday in a final push for support in a tough race against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, who focused on getting out the vote in heavily Democratic southern Arizona.
Dems outperforming 2012 in early ballots, but GOP lead expanding
Democratic voters trail their Republican counterparts in returning their early ballots, but they’ve narrowed the gap they had in 2012, buoying the beleaguered minority party’s hopes that it’s in for a relatively good election year in historically red Arizona.
McCain: Americans must respect election decisions by voters
Sen. John McCain says Americans should be proud of their election systems and must respect the decisions made by the majority of voters.
Too little, too late? McCain abandons Trump as Kirkpatrick attacks over past support
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., over the past couple of weeks has ratcheted up the pressure on U.S. Sen. McCain over his tepid but long-running support of Trump’s candidacy.
McCain touts women backers after renouncing Trump
Days after he renounced his endorsement of Republican Donald Trump over a 2005 tape of the presidential candidate making lewd remarks about women, Arizona Sen. John McCain moved Wednesday to bolster his standing with female voters.
Kirkpatrick, McCain spar over Clinton, Trump
In their first and only debate, U.S. Sen. John McCain and his Democratic challenger, Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, sparred over a wide array of issues, ranging from Obamacare, immigration reform, national security and Republicans’ refusal to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat, but it was their respective parties’ nominees for president that took center stage early in the night.
Babeu’s Pinal County allies suffer devastating defeats
While Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu mustered enough votes to win the 1st Congressional District Republican primary, most of his allies who ran for county office went down in flames.
