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Arizonans reluctant to open wallets for Trump, Clinton campaigns
Arizonans headed to the polls on November 8 to cast actual ballots for president, but if they were voting with their pocketbooks the results wouldn’t have been pretty for either of the major parties’ nominees.
Despite prospects for a 15-15 Senate, voters keep the status quo
After all the talk of a split state Senate, with Republicans and Democrats evenly matched in voting power, the status quo reigned supreme.
Dems win seats on water conservation board
Democrats won three seats in an important down-ballot race, though the elections for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District board, which manages the Central Arizona Project, are technically non-partisan.
Reign ends for Joe Arpaio, once popular immigration enforcer
The federal government had just stripped Sheriff Joe Arpaio of his power to arrest immigrants in the country illegally when the defiant metro Phoenix lawman put his bravado to the test at a 2009 rally.
Students protest Trump win at Arizona capitol
Dozens of Phoenix high school students who walked out of class are protesting Donald Trump's presidential win at the state capitol.
Engel takes lead in surprisingly close District 10 race
Newcomer Kirsten Engel is holding the top spot in southern Arizona’s Legislative District 10, while incumbent Democratic Rep. Stefanie Mach is barely hanging on to the second seat, fending off a challenge from a familiar foe.
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.
Voters oust Sheriff Joe Arpaio after charge clouds campaign
An Arizona sheriff who became a national political figure by cracking down on illegal immigration and jailing inmates in tents lost Tuesday after 24 years in office, eliminating the last vestige of the state's decade-old movement of local police confronting people in the country illegally.
Thorpe poised to win re-election, while Barton hangs on in Northern Arizona’s House race
After a brief scare for the Republican incumbents, Reps. Bob Thorpe and Brenda Barton won re-election in northern Arizona’s Republican-dominated Legislative District 6.
House Republican candidates maintain lead in Pinal County
The two state House seats in Pinal County’s Legislative District 8 will remain in Republican hands, as Democrat Carmen Casillas came up short against Republican Rep. T.J. Shope and political newcomer David Cook.
Voters approve measure to raise minimum wage
Early voter totals show Arizona’s fry cooks, cashiers and other unskilled workers will be making $12 by 2020.
Kelli Butler wins House race in central Phoenix
A central Phoenix district will remain one of the state’s few split areas, as Democrat Kelli Butler handily won the race for Legislative District 28’s first House seat.
