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Election 2016

Nov 8, 2016

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.

Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix (File photo)
Nov 8, 2016

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.

Nov 8, 2016

Uncounted votes in Maricopa County could delay election results

Election officials in Arizona's most populous county may not be able to calculate vote totals by day's end, which could leave the presidential race up in the air.

Nov 8, 2016

Judge: No voting extension in Maricopa County

A Maricopa County judge has rejected a request from the Arizona Democratic Party to extend voting by two hours in the county.

Nov 7, 2016

With outside help, Ducey spends big to keep GOP Senate majority

Gov. Doug Ducey really doesn’t want to have to deal with a Democratic Senate this coming session. The governor is so interested in making sure the chamber remains in Republican hands that he has already spent close to $200,000 to help candidates in potentially close races.

Nov 7, 2016

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.

Nov 4, 2016

Maricopa County GOP to poll watchers: Follow, photograph voters if voter fraud suspected

Democrats who have become increasingly worried about possible voter intimidation at the polls say local Republicans could find themselves on the wrong side of the law, after a poll watching training led by the Maricopa County GOP.

Nov 4, 2016

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.

Nov 3, 2016

Return of long lines marks some early voting in Phoenix

Some Phoenix-area voters hoping to avoid long lines on Election Day by casting early ballots have ended up waiting anyway.

Nov 3, 2016

Reagan outlines acceptable behavior at polling places

Seeking to avoid confrontation between voters and self-styled poll watchers, Secretary of State Michele Reagan warned Wednesday what will -- and will not -- be tolerated at polling places next week.

Nov 3, 2016

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.

Nov 1, 2016

Democrats, Clinton counting on Latinos to win Arizona

Sara Morales became an American citizen in 2010 and has voted in every election since. This year, the Phoenix resident will be casting a ballot for Hillary Clinton, joining the tens of thousands of Latinos who Democrats hope will swing the traditionally conservative state in their direction.

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