Likely Lake entry into Arizona Senate race sets up ‘Super Bowl’ of elections
Kari Lake’s expected entrance today into the already-crowded field seeking to unseat U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., sets the stage for what one analyst said has the potential to be “the greatest race in United States Senate history.”
Money expected to be deciding factor in LD7 GOP primary
Hard work versus money. In a political campaign, consultants and pollsters will put their money on money. They predict that in a primary contest between Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, and Rep. David Cook, R-Globe, her larger campaign stash will ensure she keeps the Legislative District 7 seat in the Senate.
GOP candidate who lost in ’18 to run for governor
Republicans just got a fifth choice for governor. Steve Gaynor, who lost a race for secretary of state four years ago to Katie Hobbs, announced Friday he is now going after the top slot on the ballot.
Riggs wins SPI Republican nomination with slim margin of victory
More than a week after the primary election, the Republican party finally has a nominee for superintendent of public instruction: Frank Riggs.
Reagan vs Gaynor: Secretary of state’s GOP race heats up
Arizona’s secretary of state contest could be the sleeper race of 2018. The Republican primary contest has gained little attention, but has developed into one of the state’s more contentious races.
Behind the Ballot: Down-ballot drama
The race for superintendent of public instruction has historically struggled to garner voters’ attention and donors’ dollars.
Reagan defends record in SOS debate
The contest for secretary of state could boil down to whether voters believe that things are being better run now in the office than they were two years ago.
Dismissed lawsuit allows Bennett in GOP gubernatorial primary
Gov. Doug Ducey won't debate his Republican foe, with an aide calling Ken Bennett a "fringe'' candidate despite the fact he was elected secretary of state in 2010.
Ducey re-election campaign gets underway
Gov. Doug Ducey promised Monday to make another attempt to let police and courts take guns away from potentially dangerous people if voters return him to office in November.
Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run
With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.
State GOP votes to keep primary open to independents
An attempt by grassroots conservatives to close next year’s GOP to independent voters fell flat after the Arizona Republican Party’s executive committee decided not to spend money on the lawsuit it would take to accomplish that goal.
Arizona legislator considers primary challenge to McCain
A conservative Republican two-term state legislator from western Arizona says she is considering a possible primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain in 2016.