Please see updates and Horne’s concession statement at the end of this post. Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne stubbornly refused to concede as his Republican primary foil, former state gaming director Mark Brnovich, did a victory lap Tuesday night at the Hyatt in downtown Phoenix, where GOPers gathered to watch…
Arizona Public Service’s apparent “dark money” spending for two Arizona Corporation Commission members appears to have paid off. Four Republican candidates were vying for two open seats on the commission in Tuesday’s primary election, and the two who APS allegedly preferred were comfortably in the lead…
Doug Ducey promised on Tuesday night to “set Arizona on a better path” following his decisive win in the state’s GOP primary for the governor’s race. Ducey spoke to an excited crowd of Republicans at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix after his closest competitor in the six-way primary race,…
Incumbent State Superintendent of Public Education John Huppenthal lost his bid for reelection in tonight’s Republican primary. With almost 70 percent of precincts reporting, results show Huppenthal with about 41 percent of the vote and opponent Diane Douglas with about 57 percent…
Mary Rose Wilcox called Ruben Gallego before the night was over to concede the race in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. Watch the video below:…
Three of the four competitive primary elections among Arizona’s congressional districts have been decided early. Former state Representative Ruben Gallego has defeated Mary Rose Wilcox in Congressional District 7’s Democratic primary, to replace retiring Democratic Congressman Ed Pastor. While votes are still coming in, retired Air Force pilot Wendy Rogers…
Arizona Senator Steve Gallardo is leading former Phoenix Councilman Michael Johnson in the race fo ther Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. “The night is still early and not all the polling places have reported,” says a cautiously optimistic Gallardo. “However, we feel very confident that our lead will continue to…
Doug Ducey has a lock on the Republican primary race for Arizona governor, judging from early results that show him trouncing his closest contender. With about one third of voting precincts reporting statewide at 9 p.m., Ducey had 36.7 percent of the vote compared to 23 percent for former Mesa…
The crowd of Ruben Gallego supporters gathered at Club Downtown is jazzed after Gallego’s wife, Phoenix Councilwoman Kate Gallego, announced that Mary Rose Wilcox “graciously” phoned her husband and conceded the seat for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. When Gallego came on stage, his supporters chanted his name. And during his…
Below, you can find live results of today’s Arizona primary election. The first results will be posted around 8 p.m., and the Secretary of State’s office will update the live feed throughout the night…
The Reverend Jarrett Maupin has spent all day getting out the vote and offering would-be voters a ride to the polls. With just hours to go before the polls close, he’s running the Maupin motorcade throughout Arizona’s 7th Congressional District — a seat he isn’t favored to win. The reverend…
New Times reporters are all around the Phoenix area covering today’s primary election. Below, find a live Twitter feed of race results and reactions:…
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton sprinted across the crosswalk at Percy L. Julian School, a county polling site near 24th Street and Broadway Road, to talk to residents who were showing up to vote. He introduced himself and told them he was there supporting Michael Johnson, a candidate for the Maricopa…
Mmmm… the aroma of Election Day is in the air. Candidates were wiping the political mud-stains from their faces, putting on their Sunday best, and making appearances at local polls in hopes that flashing last-minute smiles will tilt the scales in their favor. Mary Rose Wilcox, candidate for Arizona’s 7th…
A police task force in Tempe focused on alcohol-related crimes made 392 arrests over the weekend, which was the first weekend since the fall semester started at Arizona State University. This is the second year that the Tempe Police Department has organized its “Safe and Sober” campaign at the start…
Today is Arizona’s primary election, and there are plenty of races to keep an eye on. Below, check out our picks of the top 10 races to watch as the results roll in tonight:…
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton showed up this weekend at a central Phoenix union hall to help Ruben Gallego make a last-minute push in his race for U.S. Congress. Stanton hadn’t declared support for any candidate until this weekend — and he selected Gallego over the other Democratic candidates in the…
A Phoenix police officer’s fatal shooting of Phoenix resident Michelle Cusseaux will be investigated by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Cusseaux, 50, was fatally shot August 14 by Phoenix Police Officer Percy Dupra after, police say, she threatened officers with a hammer when they went to serve a court…
There are certain phrases people from Phoenix always use (“It’s a dry heat!”) but there are also some things people from Phoenix never say. Check out 10 things no one from Phoenix ever says:…
Jerry Sheridan, chief deputy for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, is said to be contemplating his legal options following the release of an ex-deputy chief’s gossip-filled book. Sheridan didn’t call New Times back after we called him for comment before printing Friday’s article about the newly released book by former…
The body of a mentally ill black woman who was shot and killed by police was brought to Phoenix City Hall today by community activists and the slain woman’s family, who demanded an external investigation into her death. Michelle Cusseaux, 50, was fatally shot by Phoenix Police Officer Percy Dupra…
Brian Sands, a former top-ranking deputy under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, describes Arpaio’s current chief deputy as a bigot in a new, dirt-dishing book. Our colleague Stephen Lemons first brought you news of Sands’ book on Saturday. We ordered a copy for ourselves, and the typo-ridden, apparently self-published, 177-page…
