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Primary Election Results and Analysis

03 September
2008

Primary Election Results and Analysis

Two Democratic lawyers face each other for the chance to take on Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Will whoever wins be able to defeat the incumbent Republican and his fight against illegal immigration? Never before have so many people run for a seat on the more obscure Corporation Commission. What three Democrats and an equal number of Republicans will make it to the general election ballot?

Indicted congressman Rick Renzi chose not to run for re-election in District one. Which Republicans and Democrats will come out on top to face each other in the general election?

Two of the six Republicans in the congressional district 5 race have been throwing mud despite a pledge to keep things clean so the winner has a better chance to unseat freshman Democratic congressman Harry Mitchell. Which of the six will go on to face the popular former Tempe Mayor?

Did independents actually turn out to vote in the primary election, or leave it to registered Republicans and Democrats to case ballots? And will turnout surpass the 25% that cast ballots in the 2004 primary election. And what role will early voting play. Of those who requested ballots, only 40% had turned them in by the end of August.

Your comments and questions are welcome below!

Also, you are welcome to take the KJZZ Election Poll.


Posted by Paul Atkinson - Here and Now Producer at 11:00 | Comments (0)
Comments
Re: Early Voting Poll

I wanted to thank the 23 people who took the time to participate in the online poll. More than 80% of those who responded voted early, with most voting as soon as they got their ballots. I'll post detailed results next.

Paul

Posted by: Paul Atkinson / Here and Now Producer at September 03,2008 12:32
Re: Primary Election Results and Analysis

Hi. I'm an independent who voted early by mail. Initially, I was unsure if independents could vote in the primary - I figured it out when the ballot arrived in my mailbox.

Posted by: Susannah at September 03,2008 12:45



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