Nov 16 Arizona Republicans withdraw lawsuit to force a hand count in local election By Bob Christie, Associated Press Two Republicans who control the board in a rural southeastern Arizona county now want to withdraw a lawsuit they filed two days ago seeking to force their own elections director to hand-count all the ballots cast in-person on Election Day. Continue reading
Nov 14 Katie Hobbs wins Arizona governor's race, flipping state for Dems By Associated Press Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year. Continue reading
Nov 14 Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 panel to obtain Arizona GOP leader's phone records By Associated Press Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, were presidential electors who would have voted for Trump in the Electoral College had he won Arizona. Both signed a document falsely claiming they were Arizona’s true electors, despite Biden’s victory in the… Continue reading
Nov 12 Adrian Fontes wins secretary of state race in Arizona By Bob Christie, Associated Press Democrat Adrian Fontes won the top elections post in Arizona on Friday, defeating a Republican rival who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and who said he would not have certified Joe… Continue reading
Nov 12 Mark Kelly wins Senate race in Arizona By Associated Press Now elected to his first full term, Kelly has been one of the most successful Democrats to run statewide in Arizona. Continue reading
Nov 11 Democrats keep slight leads in Arizona Senate, governor races By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Democrats are holding on to narrow leads in key Arizona contests, but the races for U.S. Senate and governor are still too early to call. Continue reading
Nov 10 WATCH: Arizona officials give an update on ballot counting for 2022 election By Associated Press A key question hangs over the more than 600,000 ballots left to be tallied in Arizona: Do they look like the state’s late-counted 2020 ballots that overwhelmingly went to Republicans or break down more like the 2018 midterms, when Democrats… Continue reading
Nov 10 What motivated voters on Election Day? By Laura Santhanam Data from the Associated Press’ VoteCast survey data offers insights on who showed up at the polls in key battleground states and why. Continue reading
Nov 10 Democrats maintain narrow lead in key Arizona races but still an early call By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Arizona Democrats maintained small but dwindling leads over their Republican rivals for U.S. Senate and governor. Continue reading
Nov 10 Post-election misinformation targets Arizona and Pennsylvania By David Klepper, Associated Press A day after the midterm elections, misinformation about the results is zeroing in on the states of Arizona and Pennsylvania. In Arizona, most of the misleading claims now circulating online began after problems emerged Tuesday with voter tabulation machines in… Continue reading