With the hotly contested primary elections in Arizona’s legislative districts over, the vast majority of seats in the Legislature are essentially decided. Most districts are heavily dominated by one political party, making the November election a mere formality.
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Kiehne concedes: Tobin wins primary in CD1 
Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin will be the Republican nominee to take on U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, as Republican Gary Kiehne, who was trailing Tobin by 324 votes with thousands of ballots left to count, conceded the race this afternoon.
Read More »Quezada edges Hernandez for Senate in LD29 
Rep. Martin Quezada beat out Rep. Lydia Hernandez to secure the nomination to the Senate in the heavily Democratic west Phoenix Legislative District 29.
Read More »Bolick, Brophy McGee prevail in LD28 
In the two-way race for the Republican nomination for the second House seat in central Phoenix’s Legislative District 28, stalwart conservative Shawnna Bolick has beat out the more moderate Mary Hamway by 390 votes with all ballots counted in the district.
Read More »Allen, Carter, Barto win in LD15 
Former Republican lawmaker David Burnell Smith lost his campaign to take out Republican Rep. John Allen for the GOP nomination to the second House seat in Legislative District 15.
Read More »Brnovich defeat of Horne buoys GOP hopes in AG race against Rotellini 
The hotly anticipated rematch between Tom Horne and Felecia Rotellini will not come to pass. Instead, Rotellini will take on former Arizona Department of Gaming Director Mark Brnovich in the attorney general’s race.
Read More »Every vote counts: Legislative primary races remain too close to call 
If you think your vote can’t make a difference, think again. In three of Arizona’s legislative primary races, the difference between the winning and losing candidates is only a handful of votes.
Read More »Carter leads while Allen, Burnell Smith fight for second seat 
Despite being one of the top targets of conservative Republicans for her role pushing Medicaid expansion through the House, Republican Rep. Heather Carter of Cave Creek coasted to an easy victory in Legislative District 15.
Read More »Gowan, Stevens safely re-elected in LD14 
Susan Syfert is trailing far behind Reps. David Gowan and Steve Smith in southeastern Arizona’s Legislative District 14.
Read More »Republicans backed by Brewer falter in LD23 
The trio of Republican challengers backed by Gov. Jan Brewer in Legislative District 23 are faltering in their bids for a seat at the Capitol.
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