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Meyer, McGee to return as incumbents carry the day in LD 28
Democratic Rep. Eric Meyer will return to the Capitol after maintaining his solid lead over Republican challenger Shawnna Bolick in Phoenix’s Legislative District 28, where he has won three straight elections despite a 12 percentage point Republican voter registration advantage.
GOP targets Democrat Meyer — again — in moderate LD28
Democratic Rep. Eric Meyer is the Republican Party’s great white whale in the Arizona House of Representatives. For six years, he has eluded a string of Republican candidates and fended off their attacks, beating the odds in three straight elections to win a House seat in the Republican-leaning but defiantly moderate Legislative District 28.
Gov. Brewer’s backing helps incumbents, but not moderate challengers
The chorus of Tea Party anger that drove conservative candidates to challenge their party’s elected officials faltered on election night, as no Republican lawmaker who supported Medicaid expansion was defeated in the primaries.
Bolick, Brophy McGee prevail in LD28
In the two-way race for the Republican nomination for the second House seat in central Phoenix’s Legislative District 28, stalwart conservative Shawnna Bolick has beat out the more moderate Mary Hamway by 390 votes with all ballots counted in the district.
Every vote counts: Legislative primary races remain too close to call
If you think your vote can’t make a difference, think again. In three of Arizona’s legislative primary races, the difference between the winning and losing candidates is only a handful of votes.
Brophy McGee leads while Bolick, Hamway fight for second seat
As expected, Rep. Kate Brophy McGee is pulling out to an early, strong lead in the Legislative District 28 House GOP primary, and will likely win the nomination for a third term in the House.
Brewer backing fails to help moderate challengers
The chorus of Tea Party anger that drove conservative candidates to challenge their party’s elected officials is faltering to take down Republican legislators who supported Medicaid expansion.
Center for Arizona Policy spending ‘dark money’ in legislative races
The Center for Arizona Policy, the powerful evangelical Christian organization that was the driving force behind this year’s religious discrimination bill, SB1062, is activating its own corporate “dark money” group to support and oppose candidates for public office.
Meyer, Brophy McGee split House seats in LD11
Democratic Rep. Eric Meyer held onto his House seat in Legislative District 11, and will share representation with Republican Kate Brophy McGee, unofficial results from the Nov. 2 election show.
9 big surprises in the primary election
A handful of the 304 races Aug. 24 ended in upsets. Whether it was a no-name beating a household name or a cash-poor candidate beating a well-funded one, these races deserve a second glance:
Republican Morris drops out of House D-11 race
Legislative District 11 Republican candidate Dusti Morris dropped out of the race Aug. 4.
