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Democrat Bowie wins open LD18 Senate seat
Political newcomer Sean Bowie is headed for victory over Republican Frank Schmuck, providing Democrats with a rare win in an East Valley district that has long been a Republican stronghold at the Legislature.
Pratt defeats Democrat McGuire in key LD8 Senate race
Republican Rep. Frank Pratt defeated Sen. Barb McGuire in a race that spoils Democrats’ hopes of picking up enough votes to split the Senate.
Brophy McGee holds lead over Meyer in LD28 Senate race
Republican Rep. Kate Brophy McGee leads Democratic Rep. Eric Meyer in the race for Legislative District 28’s Senate seat.
Sen. Yee wins re-election in LD20
Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, has won re-election despite a last-minute flurry of spending against her.
Outside spending groups target Arizona races
As the election comes to a close, campaign finance documents filed with the Arizona Clean Elections Commission and the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office show that, with only one statewide race, outside spending is in state and legislative elections is way down from 2014.
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.
Frustrated by 2014 loss, Dems hope to regain southern Arizona seat
Two years ago, Republican Chris Ackerley blindsided Democrats when he won a seat in the state House from a Democratic stronghold in the heart of solidly blue southern Arizona. Ackerley faces his biggest challenge yet.
Bitter battle breaks out between 2 Republicans in District 28
After a mailer and robocall urged voters to support only one of the two Republicans running for the state House in central Phoenix’s Legislative District 28, accusations are flying from the two GOP nominees for the district’s seats.
Democrats confident they can finally win a House seat in LD18
The three-way race for LD18’s two House seats will feature the same players as 2014’s election: Democrat Mitzi Epstein is attempting to unseat one of the two Republican representatives, Bob Robson and Jill Norgaard.
Meyer envisions a split Senate, and Brophy McGee has ‘heck of a fight’
On the campaign trail, Rep. Eric Meyer is not shying away from the potentially historic significance his election to the Senate could have.
Taxes, education dominate battle for open Senate seat in LD18
Democrats’ hopes of gaining seats in the Arizona Senate hinge in part on Legislative District 18, where an open seat has created an unexpected opportunity for the state’s minority party to chip away at the Republican majority.
Sen. Dial, 3 other lawmakers go down to defeat in primary
Four lawmakers won’t be returning to the Capitol after losing their re-election bids in the August 30 primary election.
