Ignorance is Strength: Pima County looks to buck the Trumpsanity coming right at us https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110624_trump_elex_op/ignorance-strength-pima-county-looks-buck-trumpsanity-coming-right-us/
Americans are about to find out what happens when they cast an informed vote for an uninformed president. Pima County voters seem likely to remain a noble bastion as the storms gather.
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Arizona ballot proposition roundup: What passed, what failed https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110624_prop_roundup/arizona-ballot-proposition-roundup-what-passed-what-failed/
While the citizen-led abortion rights initiative captured most of the attention in the lead up to the election, there were a dozen other ballot measures for Arizona voters to consider. Here’s a roundup of the ballot measures that mostly flew under the radar.
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150K ballots yet to count in Pima County, some races too close to call https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110624_ballots_remaining/150k-ballots-yet-count-pima-county-some-races-too-close-call/
On the morning after Election Day, Pima County has more than 150,000 ballots left to tally, but the exact number is still unknown.
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Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110624_trump_comeback_op/trumps-comeback-victory-after-reshaping-his-party-looks-lot-like-andrew-jacksons-1828/
As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea that it wasn’t until Richard Nixon’s second presidential term that the serious consequences arrived - but the correct parallel might be Andrew Jackson.
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Az voters swat away GOP bid to give judges lifetime posts, but retain controversial justices https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110624_judge_appointments/az-voters-swat-away-gop-bid-give-judges-lifetime-posts-but-retain-controversial-justices/
Arizonans overwhelmingly rejected giving state judges lifetime appointments, defeating a ballot initiative that would have protected judges from going before voters - as they voted to keep two justices who voted to revive a near-total abortion ban from 1864.
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Hellertoon: Trump dumps election 'rigging' conspiracies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110624_hellertoon_trump/hellertoon-trump-dumps-election-rigging-conspiracies/
Just days ago, Donald Trump was complaining about "cheating" in Pennsylvania's election, but accusations about election improprieties stopped immediately when that state put him over the top in the presidential race. Funny how that works.
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Nanos leading Republican challenger in Pima sheriff race; Dems lead other county races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_pima_elections/nanos-leading-republican-challenger-pima-sheriff-race-dems-lead-other-county-races/
Updated: Sheriff Chris Nanos was holding off Republican challenger Heather Lappin, a 19-year veteran of the Sheriff Department, in early vote returns. Democrats were leading nearly all Pima County races Tuesday night, including against GOP incumbents.
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Control of Arizona Legislature hangs in balance as vote counting continues https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110624_legislature_control/control-arizona-legislature-hangs-balance-as-vote-counting-continues/
Democrats spent more money than ever in their bid to flip control of Arizona’s legislature away from Republicans, but preliminary — and partial — election results show those efforts came up short of convincing voters in swing districts to award them the levers of power at the Capitol.
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Democrats leading in Tucson's GOP-leaning Legislative District 17 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_legislative_election/democrats-leading-tucsons-gop-leaning-legislative-district-17/
While many votes remain to be counted, Democrats were ahead of GOP candidates in Legislative District 17, a Tucson-area district with a significant Republican voter registration advantage.
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Engel leads Ciscomani in hotly contested Az CD6 congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_cd6_election/engel-leads-ciscomani-hotly-contested-az-cd6-congressional-race/
While many votes remain to be counted, Democratic challenger Kristen Engel was leading U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani by 7 percentage points in Arizona's Congressional District 6. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva was coasting to a win in CD 7.
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Eli Crane has large lead over Jonathan Nez in battle for Az's rural CD 2 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110624_crane_nez/eli-crane-has-large-lead-over-jonathan-nez-battle-azs-rural-cd-2/
Republican Eli Crane has built a solid lead in his quest to win a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives, as preliminary election results show him leading Democratic challenger Jonathan Nez by 12 percentage points in the Second Congressional District.
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Trump stuns Harris to become 47th president of the United States https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110624_trump_presidency/trump-stuns-harris-become-47th-president-united-states/
Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House as the 47th President of the United States, and for the first time in his three presidential campaigns, he is slated to win the popular vote.
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Nanos leading Republican challenger in Pima sheriff race; Dems lead other county races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_pima_elections/nanos-leading-republican-challenger-pima-sheriff-race-dems-lead-other-county-races/
Updated: Sheriff Chris Nanos was holding off Republican challenger Heather Lappin, a 19-year veteran of the Sheriff Department, in early vote returns. Democrats were leading nearly all Pima County races Tuesday night, including against GOP incumbents.
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Arizona ‘Secure Border Act’ heading toward easy passage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_prop_314_approved/arizona-secure-border-act-heading-toward-easy-passage/
Arizona may once again be at odds with the federal government over immigration enforcement, as voters appear to support a GOP bid to give the state the power to jail and deport migrants.
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Under pressure, Arizona sees bomb threats and lines, but delivers straightforward Election Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_az_election_turnout/under-pressure-arizona-sees-bomb-threats-and-lines-but-delivers-straightforward-election-day/
Arizona voters were anxious heading into Tuesday’s election, thinking about voting problems the state has experienced in the past and primed to worry about election security, but for the most part, election officials declared the day a success.
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Arizonans poised to reject measures that change primary elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_primaries_defeated/arizonans-poised-reject-measures-that-change-primary-elections/
Preliminary election night results show that both Proposition 133, which would keep Arizona’s status quo with closed, partisan primaries, and Proposition 140, which would open up the state’s primaries, are headed to defeat.
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Election Day in America: Trump leads Harris as battleground states swing red https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110524_harris_trump/election-day-america-trump-leads-harris-as-battleground-states-swing-red/
Polls across the nation have closed, and while election workers continue to count ballots, the results of the 2024 presidential election have not been encouraging for Vice President Kamala Harris thus far, and attention now lies with the three “Blue Wall” states.
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Republicans win control of the Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110524_gop_senate/republicans-win-control-senate/
Headed into Election Day, Democrats controlled the Senate by a single seat, but are projected to lose control of the chamber to Republicans.
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Arizonans poised to reject measures that would close & open primary elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100524_primaries_defeated/arizonans-poised-reject-measures-that-would-close-open-primary-elections/
Preliminary election night results show that both Proposition 133, which would keep Arizona’s status quo with closed, partisan primaries, and Proposition 140, which would open up the state’s primaries, are headed to defeat.
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Child sex traffickers will face life sentences after Az voters approve Prop. 313 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_prop_313_approved/child-sex-traffickers-will-face-life-sentences-after-az-voters-approve-prop-313/
Arizona voters approved a measure that GOP lawmakers sent to the ballot that requires life sentences for anyone convicted of child sex trafficking.
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