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Legislative District 18

Sep 25, 2020

Decade of Dem gains sets stage for nail-biter legislative races

House and Senate seats have only flipped when fewer than 10 percentage points separate voter registration numbers for the two major parties. This year, that holds true in nine districts.

Sep 4, 2020

Candidates spread conspiracy theory in bid to be elected

Republican Senate candidates who won uncontested primaries have expressed varying levels of support for a unfounded and wide-ranging conspiracy theory which holds that Donald Trump is fighting an elite cabal of business leaders, celebrities, media professionals and politicians engaged in Satanic worship and child sex trafficking.

Nov 6, 2018

Epstein, Jermaine win LD18 House race; Norgaard out

Both Democrats in the Legislative District 18 House race maintained last night’s early lead and have won.

Aug 28, 2018

Greg Patterson takes step in political comeback

Former lawmaker and Arizona Board of Regents chairman Greg Patterson is well on his way to a political comeback.

Sen. Sean Bowie (D-Phoenix) (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 13, 2017

Swing-district Dems use divergent vote tactics in Legislature

No legislative votes are picked apart come election season quite like those of lawmakers from Arizona’s swing districts. While Sen. Sean Bowie follows conventional wisdom, Reps. Mitzi Epstein and Kelli Butler don’t play by bipartisan rules.

Sep 26, 2016

Taxes, education dominate battle for open Senate seat in LD18

Democrats’ hopes of gaining seats in the Arizona Senate hinge in part on Legislative District 18, where an open seat has created an unexpected opportunity for the state’s minority party to chip away at the Republican majority.

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Nov 5, 2014

Republicans wrap up wins in Legislative District 18

Republicans’ leads have widened in Legislative District 18, where they are poised to keep control of the Senate seat and the two House seats.

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Oct 6, 2014

Dems see stars aligning in LD18 House race

Despite suffering a crushing blow in the 2012 election, Democrats in Phoenix’s Legislative District 18 say this year the stars are aligning in their attempt to capture an open seat in House being vacated by a Republican.

Sep 24, 2014

County attorney to dismiss campaign sign charge against Robson

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is going to dismiss a misdemeanor charge related to an allegation that Rep. Bob Robson, a Chandler Republican, tampered with a campaign sign.

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