Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd District still close, could be headed for recount
5 months ago

Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd District still close, could be headed for recount

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. PHOENIX — The Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District still remains too close to call and could be headed for a recount. Former Phoenix City Council member Yassamin Ansari led former state lawmaker Raquel Terán by 67 votes with nearly 44,000 ballots counted as of Saturday evening. Maricopa County election officials said about 99% of the roughly 740,000 ballots cast in Tuesday’s primary election had been tabulated and verified by Saturday night. We believe every vote matters.” The seat is open due to Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego’s run for U.S. Senate.

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GOP primary voters in Arizona’s largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks
5 months, 1 week ago

GOP primary voters in Arizona’s largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has fought back against death threats, almost constant harassment and streams of misinformation during his nearly four years overseeing elections in one of the nation’s most prominent political battlegrounds. In one case, the day after Richer spoke during a chaotic public meeting when county officials certified the November 2022 election results, he received …

Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd District enters recount range as count continues
5 months, 1 week ago

Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd District enters recount range as count continues

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District narrowed to a margin of just 0.21 percentage points Friday, within the range of an automatic recount. One other key congressional primary was decided Thursday when former Arizona state Rep. Amish Shah prevailed in the Democratic primary for a district covering parts of northeastern Phoenix and three affluent suburbs. 1st …

Stephen Richer, a Republican who actually defended election integrity in Arizona, loses primary race
5 months, 1 week ago

Stephen Richer, a Republican who actually defended election integrity in Arizona, loses primary race

Salon  

A GOP official known for his persistent defense of free and fair elections lost his primary election in Arizona on Tuesday, NBC News reported. Incumbent Stephen Richer lost his re-election bid for Maricopa County recorder to State Rep. Justin Heap, a right-wing challenger who called Maricopa County elections a “laughing stock,” according to the Arizona Mirror. When asked how confident …

Arizona Republicans pick former Trump official to lead party
1 year, 11 months ago

Arizona Republicans pick former Trump official to lead party

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona Republicans on Saturday selected former state treasurer and Donald Trump aide Jeff DeWit to be the party’s next chairman, turning to a familiar face with relationships across the fractured party after its worst election in decades. Lake said shortly before the vote that Trump made a last-minute endorsement of DeWit as well, though the former president didn’t …

Arizona certifies 2022 election despite GOP complaints
2 years, 1 month ago

Arizona certifies 2022 election despite GOP complaints

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s top officials certified the midterm election results Monday, formalizing victories for Democrats over Republicans who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged. “Arizona had a successful election,” Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat who beat Lake in the race for governor, said before signing the certification. The race for attorney general was one of the closest …

Votes in Arizona and Nevada may not be fully counted until NEXT WEEK
2 years, 2 months ago

Votes in Arizona and Nevada may not be fully counted until NEXT WEEK

Daily Mail  

Votes in Arizona and Nevada may not be fully counted until next week, election officials in the two states warned. By Thursday afternoon, election workers in Arizona's largest county, Maricopa, had yet to start processing the approximately 290,000 mail-in ballots that were dropped off at polling locations on Election Day. In Nevada's Senate contest, Republican Adam Laxalt narrowly leads incumbent …

Handful of Arizona US House seats remain too early to call
2 years, 2 months ago

Handful of Arizona US House seats remain too early to call

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A handful of U.S. House races in Arizona remained too early to call as Republicans hoped to shift the state’s 5-4 Democratic tilt by picking up two and possibly three seats. The most vulnerable Democratic incumbent is three-term U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran, whose sprawling 2nd Congressional District covers much of northeastern Arizona and dips south to the northern …

After disastrous primary, Arizona county overhauls elections
2 years, 2 months ago

After disastrous primary, Arizona county overhauls elections

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A rural Arizona county where a disastrous primary season was one of the year’s biggest U.S. election debacles has gotten on track for successful midterm voting, an expert said Wednesday. “You are on the right course now,” Brad Nelson, the former longtime elections chief in neighboring Pima County, told Pinal County’s Board of Supervisors, saying that many of …

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona
2 years, 5 months ago

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona

NPR  

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona Enlarge this image toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images For the last two years, Arizona has been a hive of election denialism. State Senate Republicans spearheaded a deeply flawed review of the 2020 vote in Arizona's largest county, keeping Maricopa County in the …

The Discredited GOP Election Review In Arizona's Largest County Also Finds Biden Won
3 years, 3 months ago

The Discredited GOP Election Review In Arizona's Largest County Also Finds Biden Won

NPR  

The Discredited GOP Election Review In Arizona's Largest County Also Finds Biden Won Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP A widely discredited GOP-led review of the 2020 election in Arizona's largest county has concluded that President Biden did indeed receive more votes there than former President Donald Trump. "That is a true statement," Republican state …

Republican review of 2020 Arizona vote expected to show Biden won
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican review of 2020 Arizona vote expected to show Biden won

Al Jazeera  

Trump has claimed fraud in the election in Arizona, a key swing state that helped Biden gain the White House. A leaked draft version of the report alleges Arizona’s largest voting district – Maricopa County – failed to comply with state statutes and election procedures, according to local news and wire service reports. “Interesting that the Unselect Committee of political …

Buckle up: Arizona Republicans to show 2020 recount results
3 years, 3 months ago

Buckle up: Arizona Republicans to show 2020 recount results

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Donald Trump supporters hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to review the 2020 vote count are preparing to deliver their findings on Friday, the climax of a bizarre quest to find evidence supporting the former president’s false claim that he lost because of fraud. The unprecedented partisan review — focused on the vote count in Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa …

EXPLAINER: A closer look at Arizona
4 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: A closer look at Arizona

Associated Press  

A CLOSER LOOK AT ARIZONA State officials said Friday there are 150,000 votes still to be counted in Arizona, a Western presidential battleground state where Democrat Joe Biden had a.92 percentage point lead over Republican Donald Trump, an advantage of about 29,861 votes. “The Associated Press continues to watch and analyze vote count results from Arizona as they come in,” …

Biden wins Arizona, flips longtime Republican stronghold
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden wins Arizona, flips longtime Republican stronghold

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Joe Biden won Arizona’s 11 electoral votes, becoming the second Democratic presidential candidate since 1948 to claim victory in the longtime Republican stronghold. The former vice president benefited from the state’s changing demographics and successfully won over swing voters who split their tickets two years ago to elect a Republican governor and a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. …

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