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The lack of decor at the Democratic Party headquarters in downtown Phoenix was in stark contrast to the colorful array of posters and ubiquitous American flags in display at their rival Republican digs across the street. It was if the Dems had resolved to take their medicine–a loss of every…

Terry Goddard won’t follow in his father’s footsteps as Arizona Governor, at least not this time.The high-profile Democrat was just one more body thrown on the pyre following Arizona’s Election Day slaughter by Republicans. Goddard conceded to Governor Janice Brewer at about 10 p.m., admitting, “This is not a great…

Arizona voters sent a strong message to labor unions in today’s election, appear to have banned affirmative action in state and local government programs, and rejected the idea of getting forced to buy government health insurance.The ballot measures supporting the above (mostly symbolic) ideas won by large margins with 96…

As predicted, the U.S. Senate race between Senator John McCain and his Democratic opponent, Rodney Glassman, was a blowout.McCain clobbered Glassman by roughly 25 percent of the vote, which wasn’t even enough to make him the star of the show at the GOP election night party at the Hyatt in…

Despite only winning the GOP primary with about 20 percent of the Republican vote — meaning about 80 percent of the Republicans in his district didn’t vote for him — some of the loudest applause at the GOP election night party was for Congressman-elect Ben Quayle, who has unofficially defeated…

A crowd of Congressman Harry Mitchell’s supporters gathered at Tempe Mission Palms, waiting for the defeated congressman to arrive. Mitchell, a Democrat who represented Congressional District 5 for two terms, lost his seat to Republican David Schweikert.It was not a good night for the Dems,Supporters applauded and chanted for a…

As we reported, more than 70 percent of precincts have delivered voting results — and Proposition 203, Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Initiative, is losing by a narrow margin. As this is being written, Prop 203’s down by less than a percentage point.   In other words, Prop 203 looks like it’s…

  The medical marijuana initiative, Proposition 203, is just one of several statewide races that look like they might end in a photo finish. At 10 p.m. approaches, here are some of the closest ones according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office: * Prop 203 — With 70 percent of…

Congressional candidate David Schweikert is up by nearly 12,000 voters as early polling numbers start rolling out. The margin has been widening between Schweikert and his opponent Congressman Harry Mitchell. Schweikert: 59,134Mitchell: 47,148And his fellow-Republicans appear to be on the same path to victory. There was a brief burst of jubilation…

We feel confident enough at 9:30 p.m. to call a few of the bigger races tonight, even with  lots of precincts still counting ballots. Jan Brewer over Terry Goddard, Governor John McCain over Rodney Glassman, U.S. Senate Trent Franks over John Thrasher, Congressional District 2 Ed Pastor over Janet Contreras, CD4…

As initial poll results start to come in, Proposition 203 — the Arizona Medical Marijuana Initiative — is losing by a small margin. The mood at Alice Cooper’stown– where supporters of Prop 203 have gathered to await election results — is one of reserved excitement and hope…

  We bumped into an old friend as we stepped into the moribund Democrat headquarters in downtown Phoenix a bit ago. He’s a old-school pol, a friend of gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard (who is about to go down to his third loss for the state’s highest job — twice to…

  Proposition 203 is failing to live up to expectations of a landslide victory as very early ballots come in, with the medical-marijuana measure trailing 52 percent to 48 percent. These are the results of about 430,000 early ballots in Maricopa County. The early votes show Democratic Congressman Harry Mitchell trailing Republican David Schweikert by a hefty 10…

David Schweikert back in the day ​David Schweikert might just have stumbled into politics because it was “too hot outside.”That’s the story that Lois Fitch just told New Times at Schweikert’s campaign headquarters in Scottsdale.Fitch, a former American History teacher at Saguaro High School, started the Teenage Republican Club there…

Tonight is election night, and chances are you want the inside scoop on the results before anyone else. Well, you’re in luck — New Times staffers will be camped out at election headquarters, as well as at various election night parties, to make sure our readers get the results — and…

Um, we’re pretty sure that the Maricopa County Election officials aren’t scattering broken glass — or hot coals, bear traps, or land mines, for that matter — in front of polling sites.This is one of the photos that greets you on District 5 Congressional candidate David Schweikert’s campaign Web site.   …