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Candidates can’t count on recount in close races
Any losing candidate in the general election who is counting on an automatic recount needs to come close to winning. Really close.
From Pederson to Jones, self-funders have poor track record in Arizona
The ability and willingness to self-fund a political campaign confers instant credibility and is often enough to launch someone into the top tier of candidates in any race. But in Arizona, the candidates who have sought to use their wealth to their advantage in major races have had little to show for it over the past decade.
Biggs prevails in recount, Jones concedes
After a recount and multiple lawsuits, Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs is officially the victor in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, building on his narrow lead to win by just 27 votes.
New Jones strategy to overcome CD5 deficit could delay military ballots
The recount and subsequent legal battles in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District have raised the possibility that Maricopa County may have to delay sending ballots to nearly 4,000 military and overseas voters.
Jones files lawsuit on CD5 ‘overvotes,’ rejected provisional ballots
Christine Jones is going back to court in the hopes of reversing Andy Biggs’ razor-thin lead over her in the increasingly litigious Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District.
Arizona judge orders recount in close GOP congressional race
A judge has ordered Arizona officials to conduct a recount of ballots in the razor-thin Republican primary in the state's 5th Congressional District.
Jones asks Brnovich, Reagan to probe ballot anomalies
As election officials prepare to begin a recount in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, Christine Jones is asking Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Secretary of State Michele Reagan to investigate “anomalies” in the balloting that the candidate said may have cost her the race.
County canvass OK helps set stage for Arizona race recount
Maricopa County officials have certified results from Arizona's Aug. 30 primary election, a step toward a recount of the still-undecided race for the Republican nomination in a Phoenix-area congressional district.
New ballots add to Biggs’ narrow lead in CD5
Christine Jones’ quest to force Maricopa County to count a handful of rejected provisional ballots in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District backfired after the latest court-ordered tally added a handful of votes to Andy Biggs’ razor-thin lead.
Judge orders 18 ballots added to CD5 mix
A judge sided with Christine Jones, ordering Maricopa County officials to add 18 more ballots to the count in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, but it’s Andy Biggs who seems poised to benefit.
Statistical anomaly in late counting doomed Jones in tight congressional race, lifted Biggs
Christine Jones seemed poised to ride her slim but seemingly safe lead to victory in the 5th Congressional District until a statistical anomaly in a lone batch of ballots on the final day of vote counting saw last-place finisher Justin Olson surge while her support tanked, paving the way for a historic comeback by Andy Biggs.
Judge will rule Friday morning on whether to restore rejected CD5 ballots
Just hours before the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors certifies the results of the primary election, including Andy Biggs’ razor-thin, nine-vote win in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District, a judge will rule on whether to add a few dozen more votes to the mix.
