Arizona Election News

Karrin Taylor Robson during her 2022 run for Arizona governor. The Republican said Thursday, May 25...
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Arizona Republican Karrin Taylor Robson won’t run for Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate seat

Republican Karrin Taylor Robson said she won't run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by independent Kyrsten Sinema.
4 days ago
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer wants anybody who harbors a distrust of the voting system t...
Kevin Stone

Maricopa County recorder has an invitation for election doubters

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has an invitation for anybody who harbors a distrust of the voting system that he helps run.
5 days ago
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded ...
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DeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest.
5 days ago
Maricopa County is seeking sanctions against Kari Lake and her attorneys over the Republican’s la...
Kevin Stone

Maricopa County seeks sanctions over Kari Lake’s failed election lawsuit

Maricopa County is seeking sanctions against Kari Lake and her attorneys over the Republican’s latest failed challenge to her loss in Arizona’s 2022 gubernatorial race.
6 days ago
Attorney Kurt Olsen looks on during his opening statement in Kari Lake's election challenge trial, ...
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Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to Arizona governor election completes 2nd day

The trial for Kari Lake's only remaining legal claim in her challenge to the Arizona governor's race ended Thursday without a decision.
11 days ago
Kari Lake, the Republican candidate who lost the Arizona governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, s...
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Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race wraps up 1st day

Maricopa County has a failed process for verifying thousands of ballot signatures that even some of its own workers question, attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, argued in court Wednesday.
13 days ago
Republican Kari Lake speaks during a campaign rally on Nov. 7, 2022, in Prescott, Arizona. (File Ph...
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Arizona judge OKs trial on 1 claim in Kari Lake’s election misconduct lawsuit

A judge is giving Kari Lake the chance to present testimony about whether Maricopa County properly verified signatures on ballot affidavit envelopes.
14 days ago
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Abraham Hamadeh seeks new trial in effort to overturn Arizona AG results

Losing Republican candidate Abraham Hamadeh is seeking a new trial in his efforts to overturn the results of last year's Arizona attorney general race.
14 days ago
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets guests at the Republican Party of Marathon County Lincoln Day Dinn...
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Prominent Arizona Republicans urge Ron DeSantis to run for president

A group of prominent Arizona Republicans, including state House Speaker Ben Toma and former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon, sent a letter urging Rick DeSantis to run for president.
18 days ago
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Rep. Flavio Bravo appointed to replace Raquel Terán in Arizona Senate

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Monday appointed Rep. Flavio Bravo to replace the departed Raquel Terán in the Arizona Senate.
21 days ago
Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Karie Lake attends the National Prayer Breakfast ...
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Kari Lake’s lawyers fined in failed Arizona election lawsuit

Republican Kari Lake’s lawyers were sanctioned $2,000 Thursday by the Arizona Supreme Court in their unsuccessful challenge of her defeat in the governor's race.
25 days ago
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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema talks reelection run timeline, possibility of Trump vs. Biden

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona on Wednesday discussed a potential reelection run for Senate in 2024 and the possibility of Donald Trump against Joe Biden for the presidency in 2024.
1 month ago
Dr. Kelli Ward, left, chair of the Arizona Republican Party, talks with a supporter of President Do...
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Arizona GOP loses bid to undo $18K in fees over 2020 election lawsuit

An appeals court has rejected a bid by the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers to undo $18,000 in attorneys’ fees that they were ordered to pay for bringing one of the party’s failed lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state.
1 month ago
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Arizona Senate settles lawsuit over election audit for $150,000

A left-leaning watchdog group on Wednesday announced a settlement of over $150,000 in a public records lawsuit against the Arizona Senate.
1 month ago
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego is running for independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's seat in 2024. (...
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Ruben Gallego raises $3.74M to Kyrsten Sinema’s $2.1M in US Senate race 1st quarter

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is gunning for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's seat in 2024, outraised the independent incumbent in this year's first quarter.
1 month ago
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Arizona Secretary of State beefs up cybersecurity measures for election systems

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes this week announced new efforts to increase cybersecurity for voters and election systems.
2 months ago
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Democratic Arizona Sen. Raquel Terán resigns to focus on congressional run

Democrat Raquel Terán resigned from the Arizona Senate on Thursday to focus on her congressional run.
2 months ago
Clint Hickman and Mark Brnovich. (Getty Images, left, YouTube Screenshot, right)...
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Iowa man pleads guilty to making election-related threats to Arizona officials

An Iowa man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending threatening messages to multiple Arizona officials regarding the 2020 election, authorities said.
2 months ago
Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb (Facebook Photo/Pinal County Sheriff's Office)...
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Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, a Republican, enters race for US Senate in Arizona

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb became the first Republican to jump into the high-profile race for the U.S. Senate seat now held by independent Kyrsten Sinema.
2 months ago
An election worker verifies a ballot on a screen inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thurs...
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Report released on cause of Maricopa County Election Day ballot issues

The findings of an independent investigation into 2022 Election Day ballot-printing issues in Maricopa County were released Monday.
2 months ago
Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer opens mail-in ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and...
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes 3 election bills, including early voting list restriction

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed three election-related bills on Thursday, including one that would have changed eligibility requirements for the Active Early Voting List.
2 months ago
From left, Yassamin Ansari and Raquel Terán (Facebook Photos)...
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2 prominent Democrats join 2024 race for Ruben Gallego’s seat in Congress

Phoenix City Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari announced her candidacy Tuesday, and state Sen. Raquel Terán followed suit Wednesday.
2 months ago
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Arizona Democrats sue third-party No Labels, Sec. of State Fontes

The Arizona Democratic Party filed a complaint Thursday against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and newly recognized third party No Labels.
2 months ago
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Arizona high court rejects all but 1 of Kari Lake’s election claims

The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear most of Republican Kari Lake’s appeal in a challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race but revived a claim that was dismissed by a trial court.
2 months ago