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The rundown: Here’s who won and lost the primary races
Challengers dealt incumbents a few major upsets in Tuesday’s primary, and one of those could be the Democrats’ path to a 15-15 tie in the Arizona Senate.
Friese wins, Kopec defeated by Powers Hannley
Democratic Rep. Randy Friese coasted to an easy re-election, though his appointed seatmate, Democratic Rep. Matt Kopec, succumbed to a third Democratic challenger in the Democratic primary for the two House seats in Tucson’s Legislative District 9.
17 candidates guaranteed to become lawmakers after tonight’s vote
After tonight’s vote, 17 candidates, most of them incumbents, are all but guaranteed to get re-elected or become lawmakers even before the general election campaign has begun.
O’Halleran cruises to victory in CD1 Democratic Primary
Democrat Tom O’Halleran has won the Democratic nomination for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, beating out challenger Miguel Olivas.
Incumbents sail to victory in LD27
Incumbent Democratic Reps. Rebecca Rios and Reginald Bolding took in the most votes in the Legislative District 27 House of Representatives Democratic primary, despite major self-financing by one of their opponents.
Catherine Miranda defeats stepdaughter in LD27 Senate race
The family reunion might be a little awkward this year: Incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Miranda is defeating her stepdaughter, Maritza Miranda Saenz, in the Legislative District 27 Senate Democratic primary.
Andrade, Chavez, lead in West Valley District 29 race
Democratic Rep. Richard Andrade and Democrat Cesar Chavez won the four-way race for two House seats in the West Valley’s Legislative District 29 House Democratic primary.
Quezada defeats Hernandez in Dems’ LD29 Senate race
In a bitter rematch, incumbent Sen. Martin Quezada defeated Lydia Hernandez in the Democratic Legislative District 29 Senate race.
‘Clean Team’ wins, incumbent Plumlee ousted
The “Clean Team” was victorious in Tempe’s Legislative District 26 as Democratic Rep. Juan Mendez is leading in the district’s Senate Democratic primary, and his running-mates, political newcomers Isela Blanc and Athena Salman, took the top two spots in the district’s House primary.
GOP retakes title as largest voting bloc, but Dems see hope in latest numbers
Following the release of the latest voter registration numbers, Republicans quickly bragged that they have taken back the title of largest voting bloc in the state, which they had lost to independents in 2014. But the new numbers also revealed that Democrats are registering more voters than Republicans.
2 Democrats vie for chance to challenge US Rep. McSally
At first glance, the Democrats running for U.S. House in the southeast Arizona district that includes most of Tucson are a lot alike.
Lawmaker’s daughter seeks to oust stepmother from Senate
The Democratic primary for a southwest Phoenix district’s seat in the state Senate is a family affair. The challenger is a hungry newcomer looking to strip the title of senator from the defending incumbent: her stepmother.
