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Lawmakers face re-election amid shifting political landscape
Key Points: Democrats see 2026 as their best chance to gain majority in state Legislature Republicans hold 17-13 Senate majority and 33-27 House majority Democrats are targeting seven legislative districts […]
Burch holding onto her LD9 Senate seat
Sen. Eva Burch, D-Mesa, is fending off another challenge from Republican Robert Scantlebury in Legislative District 9, according to initial election returns.
Austin, Blattman leading LD9 races
Both first-term Democrat state representatives seeking re-election to the state House in Legislative District 9 are leading their races against two GOP opponents after early results on election night.
2 Republicans fight for LD9 and GOP’s future
In the competitive Legislative District 9, where Democrats hold all the state legislative seats, two Republican candidates represent different approaches and a fight for their party’s soul. Opposing them are […]
LD 9 Democrat defends Senate seat against same GOP foe
The race for the Legislative District 9 Senate seat is a rematch between former police officer Robert Scantlebury, a Republican, and incumbent Sen. Eva Burch, D-Mesa, but a GOP consultant […]
Newcomer Burch maintains lead over Scantlebury in LD9 Senate race but gap narrows
Political newcomer Eva Burch is maintaining her lead over Trump-endorsed opponent Robert Scantlebury in the Legislative District 9 Senate race, but the gap has narrowed.
Friese plans to resign LD9 House seat
After seven years in the House, Randy Friese is stepping down.
From ER to AZ House, GOP candidate a history with Friese
Lyons was once a firefighter. In that capacity, he said he often saw the “terrible consequences of distracted driving” – death, grief, disability and so on.
Democrat Randall Friese retakes Lead over Republican Rep. Ethan Orr
Democrat Randall Friese has taken a 233-vote lead over Republican Rep. Ethan Orr in what has become a seesaw race for the second House seat in Tucson’s Legislative District 9.
Surgeon who helped save Giffords’ life challenges Republican Orr in Tucson’s LD9
In their quest to oust Republican Rep. Ethan Orr from one of the two House seats in the Democratic-leaning Legislative District 9, Tucson Democrats found their dream candidate in Randall Friese, a man with a bio that’s hard to criticize.
Lively District 9 debate raises question: Who would best serve Tucson?
The three candidates running for two House seats in Tucson’s Legislative District 9 clashed over education, abortion and guns Monday in the first debate that put both Democrats and the Republican in the same room.
Democrats seek to take Orr out before the election
Pima County Democrats have filed a challenge against Republican Rep. Ethan Orr’s nomination petitions to run for re-election in Tucson’s Legislative District 9, claiming that more than 300 of the lawmaker’s 634 signatures are invalid.
