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Conover wins Pima County Attorney race, Heinz ousts Valadez from Supes seat
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Conover wins Pima County Attorney race, Heinz ousts Valadez from Supes seat

McSally, Kirkpatrick hold substantial leads as Arizona primary election results appear

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U.S. Sen. Martha McSally held an easy lead over challenger Daniel McCarthy as Arizona primary votes were reported Tuesday night. U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick also held a substantial lead in her primary, while Brandon Martin racked up support from 44% to lead the count in the three-way Republican primary to determine her challenger.

In key Pima County races, Laura Conover won the county attorney election with 57%, to 36% for Jonathan Mosher and 7% for Mark Diebold. With no Republicans running, the winner of the Democratic primary will automatically win the November general election.

Among primaries for seats on the Board of Supervisors, Steve Spain won a four-way field with 33%, to 23% for Rhonda Pina, 23% for Vic Williams and 19% for Bill Beard to become the District 1 Republican nominee to replace the retiring Supervisor Ally Miller. Rex Scott easily carried the Democratic primary in the district.

Matt Heinz bested incumbent Supervisor Ramon Valadez in the Democratic primary in District 2, 54-33%, with Richard Hernandez trailing at just 14%.

In the Democratic primary in District 5, to determine who'll compete in November to fill the seat formerly held by the late Richard Elias, Adelita Grijalva won over Consuelo Hernandez, 67-33%.

Both incumbent Supervisors Sharon Bronson (a Democrat) and Steve Christy (a Republican) were holding off challengers Juan Padres and John Backer (respectively), with Bronson holding 59% of the vote and Christy maintaining 66%.

More early ballots are likely to be added the the tallies, which do not yet include ballots cast at the polls or dropped off on Tuesday. But with the vast majority of ballots handed in early and quickly tabulated, there are unlikely to be major swings in the local races that are not close.

Contested primary races

Federal

50% reporting statewide, 100% in Pima County

U.S. Senate - R

Candidate Votes Percentage
Daniel McCarthy 145,722 24%
Martha McSally 466,330 76%

U.S. House - CD 1 - R

Candidate Votes Percentage
Nolan Reidhead 25,722 46
Tiffany Shedd 30,400 54

U.S. House - CD 1 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Tom O'Halleran 34,761 58
Eva Putzova 24,405 41

U.S. House - CD 2 - R

Candidate Votes Percentage
Brandon Martin 25,142 44
Joseph Morgan 13,701 24
Noran Eric Ruden 19,011 34

U.S. House - CD 2 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Ann Kirkpatrick 58,441 77
Peter Quilter 17,035 23

State

Arizona House - LD 2 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Andrea Dalessandro 9,750 30
Daniel Hernandez 10,554 32
Luis Parra 6,584 20
Billy Peard 5,700 17

Arizona House - LD 3 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Andres Cano 11,219 37
Alma Hernandez 13,659 45
Javier Soto 5,126 17

Arizona House - LD 10 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Domingo DeGrazia 16,072 41
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton 14,439 37
Paul Stapleton-Smith 8,386 21

County

Board of Supervisors - District 1 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Rex Scott 15,494 67
Brian Radford 7,728 33

Board of Supervisors - District 1 - R

Candidate Votes Percentage
Bill Beard 4,403 19
Rhonda Pina 5,470 23
Steve Spain 7,557 33
Vic Williams 5,426 23

Board of Supervisors - District 2 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Matt Heinz 7,752 54
Richard Hernandez 1,900 14
Ramon Valadez 4,463 33

Board of Supervisors - District 3 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Sharon Bronson 10,504 59
Juan Padres 7,330 41

Board of Supervisors - District 4 - R

Candidate Votes Percentage
Steve Christy 14,965 66
John Backer 8,111 34

Board of Supervisors - District 5 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Adelita Grijalva 12,975 67
Consuelo Hernandez 6,502 33

County Attorney - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Laura Conover 57,725 57
Mark Diebolt 6,706 7
Jonathan Mosher 36,797 36

Sheriff - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Chris Nanos 64,071 65
Kevin Kubitsky 34,367 36

County Recorder - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Kim Challender 36,723 38
Gabriella Cazares-Kelly 61,346 62

County Assesor - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Suzanne Droubie 53,159 58
Brian Johnson 20,629 22
Dustin Walters 1,085 18

Constable - JP 6 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
Bennett Bernal 6,317 57
Roberto Ponti 4,676 43

Constable - JP 9 - D

Candidate Votes Percentage
George Camacho 5,474 66
Joe Ferguson 2,826 34

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