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Majority of early Arizona CD8 ballots returned
More than half of early ballots given out in the race to represent southeastern Arizona's 8th Congressional District have been returned.
Jesse Kelly’s family benefited from Obama stimulus
A company owned by the family of Republican candidate Jesse Kelly, who has been critical of President Barack Obama's economic-stimulus program, has benefited from millions in government-sponsored projects.
Early ballot returns in CD8 race at high pace
Early ballots in the race to represent southeastern Arizona's 8th Congressional District are coming in at a rapid pace.
Ron Barber, Jesse Kelly campaigns launch flurry of tv ads
Voters in southeastern Arizona's 8th Congressional District are seeing a flurry of television ads in advance of the June 12 special election to pick a successor for Democrat Gabrielle Giffords.
Voter turnout at 28 percent in CD8 primary
TUCSON a�� Voter turnout was 28 percent for the special primary election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District. Election results from the Secretary of State's office shows less than 117,000 ballots were cast Tuesday in the district's 352 precincts.
Kelly picked as GOP candidate in CD8
Voters in southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District on Tuesday night chose Republican Jesse Kelly to face former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber in a special election to replace the wounded ex-congresswoman. Barber and Kelly will face off in the special general election in June, but the two opponents have already started the war of words.
Voters to pick from 4 seeking 8th District GOP nod
Voters in southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District are heading to the polls to choose who will face former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber in a special election to replace the wounded ex-congresswoman.
CD8 hopefuls scramble to catch frontrunner Kelly in shortened timeframe
Most of the Republican hopefuls in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District started their campaigns with a lot of ground to make up and little time to do it.
When former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced her resignation in January, Jesse Kelly, the Republican nominee who narrowly lost to her in 2010, came in as the undisputed GOP frontrunner in the special election to replace her[...]
GOP spends big to attack Democrat Ron Barber
TUCSON a�� The Arizona Republican Party is spending big on attacks on former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber in the 8th Congressional District special election.
Barber top fundraiser in District 8 race
TUCSON a�� Federal Election Commission records show Democrat Ron Barber has raised more than twice as much money as any Republican challenger in the special election to fill the former congressional seat of Gabrielle Giffords.
Kelly expected to announce another bid for Congress
Republican Jesse Kelly, who failed to unseat U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords last year, may be itching for a rematch.
Kelly concedes to Giffords in CD8 nail biter
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ campaign declared victory over Republican challenger Jesse Kelly late Nov. 5 after expanding her lead to more than 3,600 in the latest count.
