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Aug 2, 2016

In blow to GOP unity, Trump refuses to back Ryan, McCain

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. John McCain, two of the party's most powerful members.

Jun 8, 2016

Green Party places Arizona ballot hopes on 1996 ruling

The co-chair of the Arizona Green Party is relying on a 20-year-old court ruling in a bid to give his party’s presidential nominee a chance at getting some votes here.

Jun 7, 2016

Green Party fails to meet deadline for naming presidential electors

Arizonans who don’t like the other choices for president this year won’t get a chance to vote instead for the Green Party nominee.

Mar 24, 2016

Arizona voters backed candidates who quit race

Nearly 100,000 voters in Tuesday’s presidential preference election threw away their votes on Republican candidates who are no longer seeking their party’s nomination for president.

Mar 2, 2016

Ducey will support Trump if he’s GOP nominee

As pressure ramps up nationally on Republicans to unify against Donald Trump’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination, Gov. Doug Ducey declined to join that camp and said he’ll support whichever candidate wins his party’s nomination.

Feb 15, 2016

Arizonans should matter as much as voters in Iowa, Ohio and Florida

For years, Arizonans have felt ignored during the campaign for president. It feels like the candidates don’t care what we think, don’t care about our issues, and don’t bother asking for our vote.

Jan 22, 2016

Arizona vs. the electoral college

A supermajority of the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives supports an effort to change how the country votes for its commander in chief.

Chris Deschene (AP Photo)
Nov 11, 2014

Tentative date set for Navajo presidential contest

Navajo voters are scheduled to go to the polls just before Christmas to choose their next president. The Navajo Election Administration tentatively has set the election for Dec. 23.

Nov 6, 2014

Some in GOP fear schism over Obama, immigration

With President Barack Obama vowing to press ahead on immigration, prominent Hispanic Republicans are worried about the reaction of staunch conservatives. They fear it will harm the party's ability to win over Latinos in the next presidential election and beyond.

U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick at a debate with former state House Speaker Andy Tobin. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Nov 5, 2014

Tobin concedes CD1 race to Kirkpatrick

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is widening her lead over Republican Speaker of the Arizona House Andy Tobin in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, up to more than 5,000 votes, or nearly 5 percentage points, from 2,000 votes earlier in the night.

Oct 31, 2014

Navajo elections director agrees to postpone Presidential race

The elections director on the Navajo Nation says he will scrap Tuesday's presidential election and hold the contest at a later date.

Oct 30, 2014

Gay marriage, now legal in Arizona, not recognized by Navajo Nation

Nathaniel George said that he knew he was going to marry his husband the first time he laid eyes on him more than eight years ago. Being Navajo and a Flagstaff resident, the chance of them getting legally married in Arizona or on the reservation wasn’t likely.

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