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Voters oust Sheriff Joe Arpaio after charge clouds campaign
An Arizona sheriff who became a national political figure by cracking down on illegal immigration and jailing inmates in tents lost Tuesday after 24 years in office, eliminating the last vestige of the state's decade-old movement of local police confronting people in the country illegally.
Voters approve measure to raise minimum wage
Early voter totals show Arizona’s fry cooks, cashiers and other unskilled workers will be making $12 by 2020.
O’Halleran wins race against Babeu in CD1
Democrats held onto their seat on Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, as Democrat Tom O’Halleran holds a commanding lead over Republican Paul Babeu.
McSally defeats Heinz in southern Arizona’s District 2
Freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Martha McSally held off her Democratic challenger, Matt Heinz, in Tuesday’s race for Southern Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.
Arizona defeats recreational marijuana measure
Arizona voters rejected a measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and set up a commercial marijuana industry in the state.
Burns, Tobin, Dunn win Corp Comm seats
The Arizona Corporation Commission will remain an all-Republican body for the time being after three GOP candidates were the top vote-getters Tuesday.
Trump wins Arizona and the presidency
Hillary Clinton’s bid for a historic win in conservative Arizona came up short, as Republican nominee Donald Trump kept the state in the red column.
McCain defeats Kirkpatrick in U.S. Senate race
The toughest challenger of John McCain’s 30-year U.S. Senate career didn’t turn out to be nearly as tough as Arizona Democrats had hoped, as the former Republican presidential nominee won his sixth term in office.
Uncounted votes in Maricopa County could delay election results
Election officials in Arizona's most populous county may not be able to calculate vote totals by day's end, which could leave the presidential race up in the air.
Judge: No voting extension in Maricopa County
A Maricopa County judge has rejected a request from the Arizona Democratic Party to extend voting by two hours in the county.
Outside spending groups target Arizona races
As the election comes to a close, campaign finance documents filed with the Arizona Clean Elections Commission and the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office show that, with only one statewide race, outside spending is in state and legislative elections is way down from 2014.
Mike Gardner: Nobody saw the last Senate split coming
The November 8 election carries with it a possibility that the Arizona Senate will end up split 15 to 15 between Republicans and Democrats, which could lead to a rare show of legislative bipartisanship that hasn’t been seen since 2000, when the Senate last was split. Lobbyist Mike Gardner was the Senate chief of staff during the last split, so we sat down with him to learn more about the functio[...]
