Arizona: Dan Saban

The Phoenix New Times reports that Captain Joel Fox lost his appeal today in Superior Court and it appears he will have to divulge the name of contributors to the SCA, the organization that financed a vicious smear campaign again Dan Saban when he opposed Joe Arpaio in the previous election for Maricopa County Sheriff.  Judge Houser implied that further appeals to delay the conclusion of this case will not be looked upon favorably.

"If any further proceedings are filed," Houser said, "they should be immediately consolidated into this case so there is no interim delay."

After Messing's response, Houser took a 15-minute recess before coming back to issue his bench order.

Dan Saban, the former Maricopa County sheriff candidate who was defeated Tuesday by incumbent Joe Arpaio, remained defiant in the aftermath of his 55 to 42 defeat.

In an email to supporters Wednesday, Saban told his backers, "We must remember what this campaign was all about – standing tall for truth and justice."

There is good news for Maricopa County sheriff candidate Dan Saban, according to a recent poll his campaign conducted, which shows the Democrat leading incumbent sheriff Joe Arpaio among "new" voters - those who haven't cast a ballot before.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio may be cruising to an easy win over Democratic opponent Dan Saban, a new Cronkite/Eight poll shows.

According to the poll, conducted Oct. 20-22 among registered Maricopa County voters, the incumbent Arpaio leads Saban 56 to 35, with Libertarian candidate Chris Will attracting one percent of the vote. Eight percent remain undecided, according to the poll.