{"id":2221486,"date":"2024-04-15T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-democrats-in-safe-district-have-to-run-write-in-campaign-after-incumbents-mistakes\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T15:45:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:45:09","slug":"arizona-democrats-in-safe-district-have-to-run-write-in-campaign-after-incumbents-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-democrats-in-safe-district-have-to-run-write-in-campaign-after-incumbents-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Democrats in a secure district are forced to conduct a write-in campaign following the incumbent&#8217;s errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-democrats-in-safe-district-have-to-run-write-in-campaign-after-incumbents-mistakes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221486&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arizona State \u2062Rep. Melody Hernandez, a Democrat and the Democratic whip, has decided not to seek reelection in District 8, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-bds-house-candidate-soundly-defeated-in-florida-primary\/\" title=\"Pro-BDS House Candidate Soundly Defeated in Florida Primary\">solidly blue district<\/a> in Maricopa County,\u200d Arizona. Her departure poses\u200d a challenge for Democrats aiming to control the Arizona House of Representatives. Due to errors in gathering enough signatures for the\u200b Senate race, Arizona Democrats are now forced\u200d to run a write-in candidate for the primary election in July\u2063 2024.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> state Rep. Melody Hernandez, a Democrat, will not run for reelection, adding to the struggle Democrats will face to gain control of the Arizona House of Representatives. <\/p>\n<p>Hernandez, the Democratic whip, announced Tuesday she will not run for reelection in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AZLD8Dems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>District 8<\/a>. Her Maricopa County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/images\/LegislativeDistrictMaps\/LegislativeDistrict08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>district<\/a>, which was redrawn in 2020, is solidly blue. It included parts of Tempe, encompassing Arizona State University, as well as parts of Mesa, Phoenix, and Scottsdale. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never shied away from being accountable. When it was brought to my attention this weekend that I had made mistakes impacting my ability to successfully run for election to the Senate in LD8, I knew the only right next step would be to take sole responsibility and to allow someone else step forward and lead,\u201d Hernandez said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hernandezforaz\/status\/1779872955578953751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> posted on X. \u201cI have therefore chosen to withdraw my candidacy for the position, but will complete my current term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez did not say what \u201cmistakes\u201d she made. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Garrett_Archer\/status\/1779933837281341564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conversations<\/a> surrounding her mistake point to not gathering enough valid signatures to get on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez <a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\/2024\/04\/02\/arizona-2024-election-everyone-who-filed-to-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>was running<\/a> for the Arizona State Senate in District 8 as state Sen. Juan Mendez, a Democrat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-endorses-rick-caruso-in-rare-backing-of-political-candidate\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Endorses Rick Caruso in Rare Backing of Political Candidate\">faces term limits<\/a>. Mendez is running for the House in District 8. Hernandez was the only Democrat who filed for the primary election.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Democrats will have to run a write-in candidate in the primary as the filing deadline <a href=\"https:\/\/azsos.gov\/elections\/candidates\/running-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>passed<\/a> on April 1. In this district, a write-in candidate would need to get around 400 votes, equivalent to the amount of signatures needed to be on the ballot. Hernandez is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinoaz.net\/DocumentCenter\/View\/8172\/Write-in-FAQs-6-2-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>disqualified<\/a> from running as a write-in candidate as Arizona law prevents anyone who unsuccessfully tried to get on the ballot from running as a write-in candidate. <\/p>\n<p>So long as one Democrat wins a write-in vote here, there will be a Democratic candidate on the ballot. Arizona\u2019s primary election is July 30, 2024. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m confident LD8 will continue to have strong Democratic representation come 2025,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cMy focus is now on helping a Democratic write-in candidate for the LD8 Senate seat successfully cross the finish line, to help flip the legislature in November, and to finish strong as your State Representative before I transition into my next role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Democrats are looking to flip the legislature, where Republicans hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Arizona_State_Legislature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slim majority<\/a> in both chambers. In the wake of the Arizona Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2959358\/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-civil-war-era-abortion-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ruling<\/a> that an 1864 near-total ban on abortion is enforceable, Democrats are looking to boost momentum from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-groups-threaten-to-burn-down-or-storm-the-scotus-murder-justices-and-clerks\/\" title=\"Leftist Groups Threaten to \u201cBurn Down\u201d or Storm the SCOTUS, Murder Justices and Clerks\">abortion-rights proponents<\/a> to vote blue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the local infrastructure in place to make sure that whoever wins the write-in primary will defeat any Republican who has the misfortune of running in our district,\u201d Steven Jackson, District 8 chairman, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AZLD8Dems\/status\/1779923531620610421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> following Hernandez dropping out of the race. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee announced late last year it would spend $70,000 in Arizona\u2019s legislative races to flip the legislature blue. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Republican majority in both chambers is vulnerable,\u201d DLCC interim President Heather Williams told the <a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\/2023\/12\/06\/in-bid-to-flip-the-legislature-blue-national-dems-announce-spending-on-az\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Arizona Mirror<\/em><\/a>, noting that was only the \u201cinitial investment\u201d and to expect more. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal of driving out Democrats, Democratic leaning Independents, and rational Republicans for our candidates at every level remains a top priority,\u201d Jackson added in the statement. \u201cThis will not change that, and we are hopeful that the transition will help us run up the score on the path to victory for Democratic candidates across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona State Rep. Melody Hernandez, a Democrat and the Democratic whip, will not seek reelection in District 8. Her decision adds to the challenge for Democrats aiming to secure control of the Arizona House of Representatives. The Maricopa County district, now solidly blue after redistricting in 2020, faces changes as Hernandez exits the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2221487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/az-state-capitol-1024x598.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/az-state-capitol-1024x598.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}