The Arizona Democratic Party is out raising the state GOP by a lot.
Read More »Arizona GOP fundraising drops significantly under Ward
New contribution limits nearly doubled candidates’ fundraising haul 
Arizona’s new campaign contribution limits pumped an additional $8.6 million from individual contributors into the 2014 election, with Governor-elect Doug Ducey accounting for nearly a quarter of that extra money.
Read More »DuVal struggles as outside groups open their pocketbooks for Ducey 
As early ballots went out, the extremely lopsided outside spending in the governor’s race strongly favored Republican nominee Doug Ducey. In the meantime, independent expenditure spending for Democratic nominee Fred DuVal is picking up, but not by much.
Read More »Skepticism abounds over governor’s race polling 
The dearth of reliable, independent polling in Arizona elections is nothing new. A long-term decline in independent polling by universities and media organizations has left IEs and other biased groups as the main source of publicly available polling for the state’s elections.
Read More »Judge’s decision revives Horne’s fading political career, but obstacles remain 
Administrative Law Judge Tammy Eigenheer gave Attorney General Tom Horne’s campaign something it hadn’t gotten in a long time — good news.
Read More »Two top GOP gubernatorial candidates look to geography for a boost 
As a primary field becomes more crowded, the portion of votes needed to win the nomination becomes smaller and smaller. With as many as seven or eight Republican gubernatorial candidates on the ballot this year, any advantage can help lead to a win.
For some, the advantage may be geography.
GOP candidates crowd 2014 governor’s race 
Lone Democrat outweighed by crowded Republican field for governor
Next year’s primary is shaping up to be the hottest contest for a Republican gubernatorial nomination in more than 20 years.
Hallman exits governor’s race for treasurer campaign 
Former Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman is bowing out of the governor’s race and running instead for state treasurer.
Read More »Elections law supporters start second committee to defend it 
The referendum effort against the state’s controversial new election law is now facing a two-pronged opposition, as a second political action committee filed paperwork this week to fight the referendum.
Read More »Worsley forks out $140K in race against Pearce 
Businessman Bob Worsley dug deep into his own pocket, loaning his campaign $140,000 in his race to defeat former senator Russell Pearce.
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