Any losing candidate in the general election who is counting on an automatic recount needs to come close to winning. Really close.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.