Arizona’s Finally Done Counting Votes

The photo above was not taken outside the Maricopa County Elections Department at 5:53 p.m. yesterday, when County Recorder Helen Purcell announced that the last votes in the county — and indeed, the state — have been tabulated.See also:-Joe Arpaio Still Won, Arizona Vote Count Over…

Piñatas Used to Hide 425 Pounds of Weed, Feds Ruin Best Fiesta Ever

Federal law-enforcement officers busted what was undoubtedly going to be a great fiesta, as officials say 425 pounds of marijuana was found hidden in a shipment full of “assorted piñatas.”U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a dog sniffed out something in 24-year-old Tucson resident Juan Marcelo Armstrong’s truck Friday afternoon…

Ron Barber Defeats Martha McSally in CD-2

Finally, we know who Arizonans are sending to Congress — the Democratic Congressman Ron Barber has an unbeatable lead over Republican challenger Martha McSally in CD-2.Indeed, it looked unlikely Thursday morning that McSally could take over Barber’s lead, although it was small, the number of ballots remaining to be counted…

Ron Barber Currently Leading Martha McSally by a Grand Total of 654 Votes

Now a week after Election Day, counties across Arizona are still counting votes, and the winner of one congressional race is still undecided.Democratic Congressman Ron Barber currently leads Republican challenger Martha McSally by 654 votes, as of the time of this post.See also:-Ron Barber Now Leads Martha McSally-Ken Bennett Says…

Kyrsten Sinema Called Winner in CD-9, Defeating Vernon Parker

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema will be headed to Congress, according to the Associated Press.The vote count is the same as when we checked with the Maricopa County Recorder’s office earlier this morning — Sinema’s up nearly 5,800 votes — but that appears to be a solid-enough lead.See also:-Ron Barber Now Leads…

Vernon Parker Wouldn’t Need a Miracle to Defeat Kyrsten Sinema

Despite the fact that some folks from out of town are calling the congressional race in CD-9 for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, it’s certainly not over, and Republican Vernon Parker wouldn’t need a miracle to win.While Sinema’s up by several thousand votes at the moment, there are thousands more to count, between…

Should Paul Penzone and Richard Carmona Stay in Their Races?

Yesterday, activists made a call for Sheriff Joe Arpaio-challenger Paul Penzone and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona to stay in their respective races, which both men have already conceded to their opponents.The number of votes remaining to be counted by the Maricopa County Elections Department was unknown early yesterday,…