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Arizona: Az-5

Wed, 11/05/2008 - 01:52

Incumbents appear to sweep congressional races

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

It was a good night for Arizona's incumbent members of Congress, as all three representatives up for re-election are set to be returned to office in January.

Republican challenger David Schweikert came closest to pulling an upset, but not very close. He trailed U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe) by a little over nine points with 97 percent of returns in.

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 22:37

Shadegg, Mitchell have early leads

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

With a little over a third of votes counted, incumbent U.S. Reps. John Shadegg (R-Phoenix) and Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe) lead their challengers by similar margins.

According to the latest numbers from Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer's office, Shadegg is topping Democratic opponent Bob Lord by a margin of 54 to 42.

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 20:43

Scott on Schweikert claims: 'We'll see'

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Seth Scott, campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe), has responded to the claims of rival David Schweikert's campaign that the Republican is finding support among three-fourths of independents.

"We'll see who earned what support in a few hours," Scott said. 

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 20:32

Schweikert: Three of four independents 'have shown support'

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The campaign of David Schweikert, 5th Congressional District Republican candidate, claims that three out of four voters it has contacted "have shown support for David," said campaign spokesman J.P. Twist.

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Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:04

UPDATED: Schedule of candidates' Election Night events

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Here are the Election Night happenings for congressional candidates and Sen. John McCain.

This post will be updated as events are announced.

JOHN MCCAIN:

Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa

2400 E. Missouri Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Gates open at 2:30 p.m.

This is a ticketed event. No one without a ticket will be admitted. Dress is business casual

 

AZ-1:

Ann Kirkpatrick/Pima Democrats

Orpheum Theatre

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 22:04

Schweikert campaign lambastes Dems for abortion mailer

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

David Schweikert, Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District seat, is calling a mail piece sent out by the Arizona Democratic Party "shameful," saying it unfairly attacks Schweikert for his pro-life stance.

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Tue, 10/28/2008 - 11:58

Mitchell endorsed by League of Conservation Voters

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The League of Conservation Voters has endorsed U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe) Tuesday in his re-election bid against Republican challenger David Schweikert, the organization announced.

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Fri, 10/17/2008 - 21:33

DCCC pulling out of AZ-8, reducing presence in AZ-5

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has poured millions of dollars' worth of television advertising into competitive U.S. House races in Arizona, is either drastically scaling back or ending its TV presence in the 8th and 5th Congressional Districts, according to a Democratic strategist with knowledge of the DCCC's plans.

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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 07:27

Mitchell campaign claims new Schweikert ad violates FCC law

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe) is claiming that a new ad by Mitchell's 5th Congressional District opponent, Republican David Schweikert, violates Federal Communications Commission rules, and the consequences could be costly for the challenger.

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Tue, 10/07/2008 - 17:18

Mitchell campaign: Schweikert using vets as 'political punching bags'

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2454|title=U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=175|height=136]The campaign of U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe) accused his 5th Congressional District rival, Republican David Schweikert, of being "unfit to serve in Congress" due to a television ad put out by backers of Schweikert the Mitchell campaign says is disrespectful to soldiers.

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