David Leibowitz, a political consultant who’s helping Felicia Rotellini, the Democratic candidate for Arizona Attorney General, posted a tweet implying that her opponent Mark Brnovich is being followed by thousands of “fake twitter accounts.” Funny because a quick (an inexact) check of Leibowitz’s more than 26,000 followers on twitteraudit.com estimates…
It took about a week, but the match-ups for all nine of Arizona’s congressional races have been decided. The Republican primary in Congressional District 1 had been too close to call since the primary election last Tuesday, but businessman Gary Kiehne has conceded defeat to Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin…
Supporters of Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Ducey aren’t taking Democratic challenger Fred DuVal lightly. With the primary election barely over, Ducey supporters had a DuVal hit on TV, spending more than a half-million dollars to slam DuVal — a former member of the Arizona Board of Regents — for college…
Primary day 2014 was a beautiful day for moderation in Arizona politics. A perfect day? Hardly, but disappointments in the Republican field offer opportunities for Arizona Democrats in the general election. Former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith’s second-place finish to state Treasurer Doug Ducey was anticipated, though the severity of the…
On Election Night, Public Policy Polling released a survey of Arizona voters revealing that a general election race between Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Ducey and the Democrats’ Fred DuVal would be even matched — at least in the beginning. It gives hope to Democrats trying to gain leverage in a…
Ruben Gallego’s political star has ascended quickly in Arizona politics. Last night, the 34-year-old beat out a politically connected and well-known Democrat in a race for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District…
Four Arizona lawmakers appear to have lost their primary races. Three Democrats and one Republican are losing races in which all or nearly all of the voting precincts have reported their results, and each lawmaker facing a loss is doing so under different circumstances…
The morning after Arizona’s primary election, there’s still one race to be settled among the state’s nine congressional districts. Former Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin has a lead of just a couple hundred votes over Gary Kiehne in the battle to take the Republican nomination in Arizona Congressional District 1,…
State Treasurer Doug Ducey cruised to an easy win Tuesday night for the Republican nomination for Arizona governor and will take on Democrat Fred DuVal in November. The results were not so good for another pair of Republicans in state government — scandal-plagued Attorney General Tom Horne lost his primary…
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,…
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…
