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Several of the races for Arizona’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives ended up close, and at the time of this post, we still don’t have the answer in three districts.Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Martha McSally, and Republican Jonathan Paton are each hanging on to small leads in their respective…

Terry Goddard may not be governor, but he’ll make a heck of a board member for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. Maricopa County voters gave Goddard the most votes of any of the five new or re-elected members on the board, which oversees operations of the ever-important Central Arizona…

As midnight approaches, and Election Night results are still being processed, some races are too close to call. But it’s pretty certain that Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will maintain the lead he has all night over his two challengers, Democrat Kevin Taylor and Independent Ty Morgan. Earlier in the…

U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona says he has called Congressman Jeff Flake, his opponent in the race, and wished the victor well. Although not all of the precincts have been counted, Carmona says that he doesn’t believe that the remaining votes will be rnough to give him a win…

Sheriff Joe Arpaio apparently wants to remain Maricopa County Sheriff until he’s dead, as he declared his candidacy for the 2016 race immediately after all-but-declaring victory over Democratic candidate Paul Penzone…

Several hundred Democrats gathered inside of a Tucson Marriott conference room are still waiting to hear from U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona and other Election Night candidates. It’s about three hours past Carmona’s expected arrival, but it’s likely he’s waiting for results from all voting precincts to be posted. As…

With results in from about half of the precincts in Pinal County, voters are giving Sheriff Paul Babeu an early — and likely permanent — lead over his challengers Ty Morgan and Kevin Taylor. According to early results, Babeu, a Republican, has 32,362 votes, about 53 percent, while Democratic opponent…

Changes are coming to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, a governing panel that has become better known in the last few years because of to some serious scandals. The five-member Board currently consists of Republicans Don Stapley, Fulton Brock, Andy Kunasek, and Max Wilson and Democrat Mary Rose Wilcox…

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, who easily beat out his fellow Republicans in the August primary, is no doubt hoping for a repeat performance against his general Election Day challengers. He’s facing Democrat Kevin Taylor, a former sheriff’s deputy in Ohio, and Independent Ty Morgan, a former PCSO deputy. Just…

U.S. Senate candidate Rich Carmona started Election Day in South Phoenix with Mayor Greg Stanton, rallying the troops who have been working all year to boost support for the former U.S. Surgeon General. “Volunteers for [Carmona] have been working as hard as they can to make sure that every eligible…

As is the case with the congressional races in Arizona, not every race for Arizona’s legislative seats is competitive — just 17 of the 30 state Senate races have candidates from both major parties, and 20 of the 30 state House races have at least one Democrat and one Republican.Still,…

As is the case every two years, all nine of Arizona’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs, and some are closer than others.For example, if it’s 8 a.m. on Election Day, and we’re on the Secretary of State’s website trying to find the name of…

Eric Twist, headmaster of Archway Classical Academy Veritas, issued an apology to parents for using his office, along with the school’s e-mail contact list and its office manager, to blast Proposition 204, a school funding measure. In his apology (posted in full after the jump), he wrote that he is…