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2016 Congressional Races

Sep 23, 2016

Babeu’s baggage: Past weighs heavy in campaign for 1st Congressional District

Some local Republicans are all but declaring Paul Babeu dead in the water, saying his campaign is sinking under the weight of his own baggage.

Sep 23, 2016

Former GOP county chairman coins a new rallying cry: ‘Never McCain’

Republican activist Rob Haney is prepared to betray his party in order to save it. Save it from U.S. Sen. John McCain, that is.

Sep 16, 2016

Biggs prevails in recount, Jones concedes

After a recount and multiple lawsuits, Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs is officially the victor in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, building on his narrow lead to win by just 27 votes.

Sep 15, 2016

New Jones strategy to overcome CD5 deficit could delay military ballots

The recount and subsequent legal battles in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District have raised the possibility that Maricopa County may have to delay sending ballots to nearly 4,000 military and overseas voters.

Former GoDaddy CEO and Arizona gubernatorial candidate Christine Jones (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Sep 14, 2016

Jones files lawsuit on CD5 ‘overvotes,’ rejected provisional ballots

Christine Jones is going back to court in the hopes of reversing Andy Biggs’ razor-thin lead over her in the increasingly litigious Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District.

Sep 13, 2016

Arizona judge orders recount in close GOP congressional race

A judge has ordered Arizona officials to conduct a recount of ballots in the razor-thin Republican primary in the state's 5th Congressional District.

Sep 12, 2016

Jones asks Brnovich, Reagan to probe ballot anomalies

As election officials prepare to begin a recount in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, Christine Jones is asking Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Secretary of State Michele Reagan to investigate “anomalies” in the balloting that the candidate said may have cost her the race.

Sep 12, 2016

County canvass OK helps set stage for Arizona race recount

Maricopa County officials have certified results from Arizona's Aug. 30 primary election, a step toward a recount of the still-undecided race for the Republican nomination in a Phoenix-area congressional district.

Sep 9, 2016

New ballots add to Biggs’ narrow lead in CD5

Christine Jones’ quest to force Maricopa County to count a handful of rejected provisional ballots in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District backfired after the latest court-ordered tally added a handful of votes to Andy Biggs’ razor-thin lead.

Sep 9, 2016

Judge orders 18 ballots added to CD5 mix

A judge sided with Christine Jones, ordering Maricopa County officials to add 18 more ballots to the count in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, but it’s Andy Biggs who seems poised to benefit.

Sep 9, 2016

Statistical anomaly in late counting doomed Jones in tight congressional race, lifted Biggs

Christine Jones seemed poised to ride her slim but seemingly safe lead to victory in the 5th Congressional District until a statistical anomaly in a lone batch of ballots on the final day of vote counting saw last-place finisher Justin Olson surge while her support tanked, paving the way for a historic comeback by Andy Biggs.

Sep 8, 2016

Judge will rule Friday morning on whether to restore rejected CD5 ballots

Just hours before the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors certifies the results of the primary election, including Andy Biggs’ razor-thin, nine-vote win in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District, a judge will rule on whether to add a few dozen more votes to the mix.

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