"Last night, our race was officially called, and I am honored to stand before you as Governor-elect Katie Hobbs. In this election, Arizonans chose solving our problems over conspiracy theories. We chose sanity over chaos, and we chose unity over division. We chose a better Arizona, and w...
FILE - Anti-abortion protesters gather for a news conference after Arizona abortion-rights supporters delivered more than 800,000 petition signatures to the state Capitol to get abortion rights on the November general election ballot, July 3, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Pho...
In 2022, Democrats won key statewide races for governor, attorney general and secretary of state — but conservative and ultraconservative candidates won other key races. Tom Horne, essentially an architect of the GOP’s anti-diversity crusade in schools,won his race for Arizona Pu...
West Virginia’s conservative shift could sharpen under its new governor Richer congratulated Heap, who will move on to the general election, in a post on the social platform X, promising a smooth transition. He also had a message that countered the animosity and distrust in the syste...
Hobbs, as the state's top election official, has denied any irregularities in the 2020 election. Underscoring the importance of the Arizona contest, both parties have piled money into the swing-state governor's race. It has attracted at least...
The following is a transcript of an interview with Katie Hobbs, Democratic candidate for governor in Arizona, that aired on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022.
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Senate Election House Election Governor Election Ballot Initiative State significance Arizona's swing-state status makes it one of the battlegrounds for U.S. Senate control this cycle. The Republican Party is trying to flip the seat held by incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly. Kelly, elected in a special...
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PHOENIX (AP) — 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. Hobbs, who is Arizona’s secretary of state, rose to promi...