{"id":2317371,"date":"2024-08-01T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T12:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incumbents-prevail-in-northern-arizonas-primary-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T09:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:01:20","slug":"incumbents-prevail-in-northern-arizonas-primary-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incumbents-prevail-in-northern-arizonas-primary-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Incumbents prevail in northern Arizona\u2019s primary election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fincumbents-prevail-in-northern-arizonas-primary-election-washington-examiner%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=2317371&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>In the recent primary \u2063elections in northern Arizona, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-wisconsin-lawsuit-to-stop-certification-challenges-nearly-160000-votes\/\" title=\"Emergency Wisconsin Lawsuit To Stop Certification Challenges Nearly 160,000 Votes\">unofficial results<\/a> show incumbents largely prevailing as \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-recall-threat-gov-newsom-announces-116-5-million-giveaway-for-vaccinated-californians\/\" title=\"Amid Recall Threat, Gov. Newsom Announces \u20186.5 Million Giveaway for Vaccinated Californians\u2019\">state prepares<\/a> for the\u2062 November general election. State Senator Wendy\u200c Rogers has a narrow lead with\u200c approximately 3,017 votes over her challenger David Cook, despite past controversies surrounding her\u2063 campaign. In the \u2062Democratic race for the same\u200d district, Haley Creighton won with 54% of \u200bthe votes.<\/p>\n<p>In the legislative races,\u2062 Walter Blackman and Nancy Hartl have emerged as the leading candidates for\u200b their respective \u2064parties in the \u2062LD 7\u200b state representative race. In LD 5, Republican Joshua Ortega\u200b and Democrat\u2062 Lela Alston are set to compete in the general election, both having no \u200dmajor challengers in \u200cthe\u2063 primaries.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-judge-orders-gop-candidate-be-certified-winner-of-house-race\/\" title=\"NY Judge Orders GOP Candidate Be Certified Winner Of House Race\">congressional races<\/a>, notable matchups include Democrat Quacy Smith against Republican Paul Gosar in District 9, and\u2064 Democrat Nez Johnson facing Republican Eli Crane in District 2. The primary \u2062for Maricopa County Recorder attracted attention with incumbent Stephen Richer navigating\u2064 challenges from two Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>these results indicate a\u2062 continuation of\u2062 established political figures\u200d in northern Arizona as they head towards the\u2064 upcoming elections.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Incumbents prevail in northern Arizona&rsquo;s primary election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1720285\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Although the Secretary of State&rsquo;s unofficial results for the AZ primary elections have yet to be published, with approximately 97% of the reporting done, northern Arizona can have a pretty good idea of which lawmakers will be competing in November&rsquo;s general election.<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Wendy Rogers narrowly leads David Cook in the race for the Seventh Legislative District, leading by 3,017 votes. There has been controversy amid Rogers&rsquo;s campaign after she was censured in 2022 by the AZ Senate for posting comments on social media supporting violence against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We won! Thank you voters of #LD7 for re-electing me to the Arizona Senate,&rdquo; reads a post on X that Rogers posted Wednesday morning. &ldquo;This is our third primary win against a well-funded opponent. Far-left groups spent about half a million dollars to try and stop our America First conservative agenda to secure our border, secure our elections, protect our gun rights &amp; take care of our veterans &amp; police.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the LD 7 democratic state senator race was Haley Creighton, with 54% of the votes over Roberto Apodaca Reveles who received 46% of votes.<\/p>\n<p>Walter Blackman pulled ahead in the LD 7 Republican state representative race and Nancy Hartl in the Democratic race &ndash; where two candidates will be elected.<\/p>\n<p>The other Republican candidates are David Marshall Sr., Steven Slaton and Kevin Chiquete.<\/p>\n<p>In the LD 5 state senator races, there was only one candidate per party that will be going up against each other in November: Republican Joshua Ortega and Democrat Lela Alston. Additionally, there were only democratic candidates for the two state representative seats.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Liguori pulled ahead of Aaron Marquez and Charles Walter Lucking, capturing 41.97% of the votes.<\/p>\n<p>In LD 5, Democrat Theresa Hathalie ran unopposed. The Republican state representative race was tied between Lloyd Johnson and Rich King.<\/p>\n<p>Myron Tsosie won the Democratic state representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump, Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">primary race<\/a> with 40.8% of the votes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-herschel-walker-leads-raphael-warnock-in-tight-georgia-senate-race\/\" title=\"Poll: Herschel Walker Leads Raphael Warnock in Tight Georgia Senate Race\">narrowly ahead<\/a> of Mae Peshlakai, 38.93%, with Angela Maloney trailing behind at 20.27% of votes.<\/p>\n<p>In the northern Arizona congressional races, the heavily-Republican congressional District 9 election will consist of Democrat Quacy Smith and Republican Paul Gosar.<\/p>\n<p>Congressional District 2 Democrat Nez Johnson will be running against Republican Eli Crane (who won his primary against Jack Smith by 52,184 votes) for U.S. Representative in Congress in November.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican primary race for Maricopa County Recorder garnered much attention. Incumbent Stephen Richer had two republican challengers: Justin Heap and Don Hiatt.<\/p>\n<p>Richer was criticized for defending Arizona&rsquo;s election process and pushing back against Republican claims of voter fraud following the 2020 and 2022 races.<\/p>\n<p>He conceded the primary race to Heap on Wednesday. Heap received 42.37% of the votes to Richer&rsquo;s 35.88%. The other candidate, Don Hiatt, received 21.75% of the Republican votes.<\/p>\n<p>Heap will face Democrat Tim Stringham in the November General Election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elections have winners and, sadly, losers,&rdquo; reads Richer&rsquo;s post on X. &ldquo;And in this one, it looks like I&rsquo;m going to end up on the losing side of the column. &ldquo;Congratulations to @azjustinheap on winning the primary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Richer said that he hopes to ensure a smooth transition to the next county recorder.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My predecessor (@Adrian_Fontes) showed grace, class, professionalism, and selflessness in how he handled the transition,&rdquo; reads his post. &ldquo;And considering she embodies class and professionalism, I&rsquo;m sure Helen Purcell did the same. So I won&rsquo;t be the one to drop the baton!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The most recent updated election results can be found at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/results.arizona.vote\/#\/featured\/46\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Secretary of State&rsquo;s website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1720285\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1720285\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incumbents win in northern Arizona&#8217;s primary election (The Center Square) \u2013 While the unofficial results from the Secretary of State for the Arizona primary elections are still pending, with around 97% of votes counted, northern Arizona has a clear picture of which lawmakers will be on the ballot for November\u2019s general election. State Senator Wendy Rogers is narrowly ahead of David Cook in the Seventh Legislative District race, leading by 3,017 votes. Rogers&#8217;s campaign has faced controversy after she was censured by the Arizona Senate in 2022 for making social media posts that appeared to endorse violence against Ukraine. On Wednesday morning, she posted on X: \u201cWe won! Thank you voters of #LD7 for re-electing me to the Arizona Senate. This marks our third primary victory against a well-funded opponent. Far-left groups spent nearly half a million dollars trying to thwart our America First conservative agenda focused on securing our border, elections, gun rights, and supporting veterans and police.\u201d In the Democratic race for LD 7 state senator, Haley Creighton emerged victorious with 54% of votes over Roberto Apodaca Reveles who garnered 46%. Walter Blackman led in the Republican state representative contest while Nancy Hartl took charge in the Democratic race where two candidates will be elected. Other Republican contenders include David Marshall Sr., Steven Slaton, and Kevin Chiquete. In LD 5 state senator races, only one candidate from each party will compete in November: Republican Joshua Ortega and Democrat Lela Alston. The two state representative seats had only Democratic candidates; Sarah Liguori won against Aaron Marquez and Charles Walter Lucking with 41.97% of votes while Theresa Hathalie ran unopposed as a Democrat in LD 5. The Republican state representative race ended in a tie between Lloyd Johnson and Rich King; Myron Tsosie won his Democratic primary with 40.8%, just ahead of Mae Peshlakai at 38.93%, while Angela Maloney received 20.27%. In congressional races across northern Arizona\u2019s heavily-Republican District 9 election features Democrat Quacy Smith facing off against Republican Paul Gosar; Congressional District 2 sees Democrat Nez Johnson running against Republican Eli Crane who secured his primary win over Jack Smith by a margin of over fifty-two thousand votes for U.S Representative this November.<\/p>\n<p>The Maricopa County Recorder&#8217;s Republican primary attracted significant attention as incumbent Stephen Richer faced challengers Justin Heap and Don Hiatt after being criticized for defending Arizona\u2019s electoral integrity post-2020\/2022 elections claims regarding voter fraud allegations made by some Republicans; he conceded defeat to Heap on Wednesday after Heap received approximately\u00a042% compared to Richer\u2019s\u00a035%. Hiatt trailed behind at about\u00a022%. Heap will go up against Democrat Tim Stringham during November&#8217;s General Election.<\/p>\n<p>Richer expressed his sentiments via X stating: \u201cElections have winners and sadly losers&#8230; it appears I\u2019ll end up among those losing this time around,\u201d congratulating @azjustinheap on winning their respective primaries while also emphasizing his intention to facilitate an orderly transition process to ensure continuity within county recorder operations\u2014highlighting how previous predecessors managed transitions gracefully through professionalism exemplified by Helen Purcell among others\u2014\u201cI refuse not uphold such standards!\u201d For updated election results visit Secretary Of State website directly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/arizona-voting-election-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4472,32321,36857,5894,33184],"class_list":["post-2317371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-arizona","tag-election-results","tag-incumbents","tag-politics","tag-primary-election"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/arizona-voting-election-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317371","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}