The Republic | azcentral.com Arizona's Aug. 28, 2018, primary election determines which candidates will appear on the November ballot for each political party as well as deciding on several Valley issues, including whether to move Phoenix elections to even-numbered years. For results for the Arizona midterm elections on Nov. 6, 2018, go to results.azcentral.com. U.S. SENATE 99.93% reporting Republican Party Joe Arpaio — 116246 votes, 18 percent Martha McSally (won) — 356758 votes, 55 percent Kelli Ward — 180501 votes, 28 percent Democratic Party Deedra Abboud — 105014 votes, 21 percent Krysten Sinema (won) — 402591 votes, 79 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 100.00% reporting Republican Party Wendy Rogers — 29377 votes, 44 percent Tiffany Shedd — 12984 votes, 19 percent Steve Smith — 25124 votes, 37 percent Democratic Party Tom O'Halleran (won) — 61942 votes, 100 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 100.00% reporting Republican Party Lea Marquez Peterson (won) — 23571 votes, 34 percent Brandon Martin — 19809 votes, 29 percent Daniel Romero Morales Jr. — 11135 votes, 16 percent Casey Welch — 14499 votes, 21 percent Democratic Party Matt Heinz — 23992 votes, 30 percent Ann Kirkpatrick (won) — 33938 votes, 42 percent Billy Kovacs — 5350 votes, 7 percent Maria "Mary" Matiella — 7606 votes, 9 percent Barbara Sherry — 2074 votes, 3 percent Bruce Wheeler — 6814 votes, 8 percent Yahya Yuksel — 1319 votes, 2 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3 100.00% reporting Republican Party Sergio Arellano — 7400 votes, 28 percent Nicolas "Nick" Pierson (won) — 13090 votes, 50 percent Edna San Miguel — 5756 votes, 22 percent Democratic Party Raúl Grijalva (won) — 45186 votes, 100 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4 100.00% reporting Republican Party Paul Gosar (won) — 94092 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party David Brill — 19048 votes, 52 percent Delina Disanto — 17256 votes, 48 percent Green Party Haryaksha Gregor Knauer (won) — 323 votes, 100 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5 100.00% reporting Republican Party Andy Biggs (won) — 86418 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party Joan Greene (won) — 27222 votes, 59 percent Jose Torres — 18671 votes, 41 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6 100.00% reporting Republican Party David Schweikert (won) — 83406 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party Anita Malik — 22666 votes, 42 percent Garrick McFadden — 10825 votes, 20 percent Heather Ross — 20203 votes, 38 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7 100.00% reporting Democratic Party Ruben Gallego (won) — 32231 votes, 75 percent Catherine Miranda — 10856 votes, 25 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 8 100.00% reporting Republican Party Sandra Dowling — 21825 votes, 23 percent Debbie Lesko (won) — 73776 votes, 77 percent Democratic Party Hiral Tipirneni (won) — 52215 votes, 100 percent U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 9 99.29% reporting Republican Party Irinia Baroness Von Behr — 4020 votes, 8 percent Stephen Ferrara (won) — 31006 votes, 60 percent Dave Giles — 16722 votes, 32 percent Democratic Party Greg Stanton (won) — 59066 votes, 100 percent GOVERNOR 99.93% reporting Republican Party Ken Bennett — 191297 votes, 29 percent Doug Ducey (won) — 462555 votes, 71 percent Democratic Party Steve Farley — 162417 votes, 32 percent Kelly Fryer — 86331 votes, 17 percent David Garcia (won) — 254313 votes, 51 percent ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE 99.93% reporting Republican Party Steve Gaynor (won) — 413363 votes, 67 percent Michele Reagan — 206506 votes, 33 percent Democratic Party Katie Hobbs (won) — 463588 votes, 100 percent ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL 99.93% reporting Republican Party Mark Brnovich (won) — 560206 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party January Contreras (won) — 462423 votes, 100 percent ARIZONA STATE TREASURER 99.93% reporting Republican Party Jo Ann Sabbagh — 234577 votes, 41 percent Kimberly Yee (won) — 342951 votes, 59 percent Democratic Party Mark Manoil (won) — 452555 votes, 100 percent ARIZONA SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 99.93% reporting Republican Party Bob Branch — 124307 votes, 22 percent Diane Douglas — 121168 votes, 21 percent Jonathan Gelbart — 85311 votes, 15 percent Tracy Livingston — 115475 votes, 20 percent Frank Riggs — 124666 votes, 22 percent Democratic Party Kathy Hoffman (won) — 253371 votes, 52 percent David Schapira — 231377 votes, 48 percent ARIZONA STATE MINE INSPECTOR 99.93% reporting Republican Party Joe Hart (won) — 545069 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party William "Bill" Pierce (won) — 445940 votes, 100 percent CORPORATION COMMISSION 99.93% reporting Republican Party Tom Forese — 152085 votes, 16 percent Rodney Glassman— 217546 votes, 23 percent James "Jim" O'Connor — 206451 votes, 22 percent Justin Olson (won) — 240360 votes, 25 percent Eric Sloan — 137768 votes, 14 percent Democratic Party Sandra Kennedy (won) — 349911 votes, 45 percent William "Bill" Mundell — 207845 votes, 27 percent Kiana Maria Sears — 218061 votes, 28 percent ARIZONA SENATE STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 1 Republican Party Karen Fann (won)— 38797 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party Jo Craycraft (won) — 15002 votes, 100 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 2 Republican Party Shelley Kais — 6800 votes, 52 percent Bobby Wilson — 6164 votes, 48 percent Democratic Party Andrea Dalessandro — 16332 votes, 100 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 3 Democratic Party Sally Ann Gonzales (won) — 10632 votes, 55 percent Betty Villegas — 8547 votes, 45 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4 Democratic Party Lisa Otondo (won) — 10638 votes, 100 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 5 Republican Party Sonny Borrelli (won) — 27918 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party J'aime Morgaine (won) — 8065 votes, 100 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 6 Republican Party Sylvia Tenney Allen (won) — 22052 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party Wade Carlisle (won) — 16074 votes, 100 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 7 Republican Party JL Mealer (won) — 9337 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party Jamescita Peshlakai (won) — 23165 votes, 100 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 8 Republican Party Frank Pratt (won) — 13496 votes, 100 percent Democratic Party Natali Fierros Bock — 5385 votes, 46 percent Sharon Girard — 6244 votes, 54 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 9 Democratic Party Jim Love — 5174 votes, 18 percent Victoria Steele (won) — 23895 votes, 82 percent STATE SENATE DISTRICT NO. 10 Republican Party<doc-sep>Tuesday is election day in Arizona. A U.S. Senate seat hangs in the balance. Several other competitive races could change the makeup of Arizona leadership, from the U.S. Capitol to the Statehouse to your City Hall. For complete Arizona primary election results, visit results.azcentral.com. PRIMARY VOTE PROBLEMS? Tell us your story to assist in our investigation 10:20 p.m.: Forese trailing in votes for Arizona Corporation Commission Republicans Justin Olson and Rodney Glassman and Democrats Sandra Kennedy and Kiana Maria Sears were leading their respective races in early election results for the Arizona Corporation Commission on Tuesday. Commission Chairman Tom Forese did not appear likely to keep his seat in the GOP primary. Five Republicans and three Democrats are on the ballot in the primary election for two seats on the commission. 10:06 p.m.: Brill holds lead in Democratic primary for 4th Congressional District David Brill, a doctor and businessman, was leading in the Democratic primary for Arizona’s northwestern congressional district and a chance face U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar in the November elections. Unofficial results Tuesday showed Brill leading Delina DiSanto in the 4th Congressional District. 9:44 p.m. Donald Trump congratulates Martha McSally on her primary win 9:40 p.m.: Ugenti-Rita leading in Arizona Senate District 23 In Arizona Senate District 23, Michelle Ugenti-Rita was leading former state Department of Economic Security director Tim Jeffries, according to early voting results. Gov. Doug Ducey fired Jeffries following a series of investigative stories by The Arizona Republic. 9:35 p.m.: Don Shooter trails in Arizona Senate race In races for the Arizona Legislature, Don Shooter, who was expelled from the House was in third place in Arizona Senate District 13, according to early results. Sine Kerr was leading the race with nearly 50 percent of the vote. Brent Backus was in second place. 8:13 p.m.: Diane Douglas still behind in early results for superintendent Diane Douglas trails Bob Branch and Frank Riggs for her party's nomination for state superintendent of public instruction in the Republican primary, according to early results. Democratic Kathy Hoffman leads David Schapira for the Democratic nomination, according to early results. Hoffman tweeted at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, before all the election results were in, thanking supporters and saying, "we did it!" 10:18 p.m.: Ann Kirkpatrick wins Democratic nomination 2nd Congressional District Ann Kirkpatrick has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. 10:07 p.m.: Joan Greene wins Democratic nomination 5th Congressional District Joan Greene has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Arizona's 5th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. 9:05 p.m.: Nick Pierson wins GOP nomination 3rd Congressional District Nick Pierson has won the Republican nomination for U.S. House in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. 9 p.m.: Gaynor beats Reagan for SOS Challenger Steve Gaynor has beaten Michele Reagan in the GOP secretary of state primary, according to early results on the Arizona Secretary of State's website. 8:56 p.m.: Ruben Gallego wins Democratic nomination 7th Congressional District Ruben Gallego has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Arizona's 7th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. 8:57 p.m.: Steve Ferrara wins GOP nomination for 9th Congressional District Steve Ferrara wins the Republican nomination for U.S. House in Arizona's 9th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. 8:55 p.m.: Lesko wins Republican nomination for 8th Congressional District Debbie Lesko has won the Republican nomination for U.S. House in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. 8:42 p.m.: McSally wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate Martha McSally wins the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona's primary election, according to the Associated Press. 8:33 p.m. Garcia wins Democratic nomination for governor David Garcia wins the Democratic nomination for governor in Arizona's primary election, according to the Associated Press. 8:29 p.m. Gov. Ducey declared winner of Republican primary Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey beat a Republican challenger in the primary round of his re-election bid, according to the Associated Press. Ducey bested former Secretary of State Ken Bennett, a more conservative GOP candidate who had little funding or campaign resources, in Tuesday's primary. 8:24 p.m.: AP calls race for Sinema The Associated Press is declaring that Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has won the Democratic nomination for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat, a largely expected victory for the centrist Democrat. Sinema defeated community activist Deedra Abboud in Tuesday's primary. She'll face the winner of a three-way Republican primary in November. 8:20 p.m.: McSally, Sinema leading Senate primary races Rep. Martha McSally, a two-term congresswoman from Tucson, led her Republican rivals, former state Sen. Kelli Ward of Lake Havasu City and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Fountain Hills, according to early and unofficial results from the Secretary of State for the Arizona Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona. Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, who has served three terms and is from Phoenix, led her challenger, Deedra Abboud, a progressive activist and attorney from Scottsdale. 8:15 p.m.: Gaynor has lead in SOS race Challenger Steve Gaynor is beating Michele Reagan in the GOP secretary of state primary, according to early results. 8:13 p.m.: Diane Douglas behind Diane Douglas is behind in the race for state superintendent of public instruction in the Republican primary, according to early results. 8:11 p.m.: Ducey leading Republican primary Gov. Doug Ducey is leading in the Republican primary for governor, according to early voting results. David Garcia is the front-runner among Democrats. 7:45 p.m.: People still in line at Tempe polling site People are still in line waiting to vote at Tempe Public Library at Rural Road and Southern Avenue. 7:13 p.m.: Mike Pence congratulates Ducey on win before results even in Results aren't even in yet, but Vice President Mike Pence Tweeted out a congratulatory message for Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on his "primary victory tonight" at 7:13 p.m. The Tweet was later deleted. 7:05 p.m.: Long lines reported at polling site in Tempe Tempe Public Library at Rural Road and Southern Avenue is reporting long lines after the polls closed in Arizona with reported wait times of two hours.<doc-sep>(CNN) — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has rejected what it termed an “unprecedented” request by County Recorder Adrian Fontes to keep polls open an extra two hours today Tuesday. Fontes, the top elections official in Arizona’s most populous county, said he would petition to extend voting hours in the primary election Tuesday after a contractor failed to set up voting machines across the county’s more than 500 precincts, delaying voting at several dozen polling locations. “We want to make sure every voter has access,” Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes told CNN. Maricopa includes the city of Phoenix. In response, Steve Chucri, the Maricopa County supervisor, released on a statement on Twitter saying, “Today we learned 62 polling places were not ready at the start of the day. Members of the Board were not told of any concerns yesterday, when the Recorder first became aware of issues, nor were members notified prior to the polls opening this morning. “Now the Board is being asked to step in and take unprecedented action that may confuse voters, delay returns, and have other unintended consequences. We encourage any voter who wants to cast their ballot to be in line at any of your designated polling places by 7 pm and their vote will be counted.” Voters are casting ballots Tuesday in Arizona’s primary election, including a closely watched contest to decide the Republican nominee in the state’s US Senate race. But voting initially hit a snag when a contractor hired to bring voting machines online in Maricopa County did not show up, the county recorder’s office said Tuesday. “This wasn’t a problem of the machines. Our technology works well,” said Fontes. “The problem was the actual setup of the technology in the polling places.” Officials declined to disclose the name of the contractor, whom they said they had used previously without issue. Fontes said he first learned of the issue Monday afternoon but decided not to publicize it so as not to risk suppressing voter turnout. Instead, county officials rushed to bring the machines online in time for polls to open Tuesday morning. He said the county did not prioritize certain precincts, but was “pushing folks in whatever direction they were closest to.” “It was all hands on deck all morning long,” Fontes said. “We’re really proud of our team for stepping up and stepping into the void that this contractor left.” At those polling locations where machines were not online this morning – several dozen, Fontes estimates, although the county does not have an exact count – voters were able to turn in early-voting ballots and poll workers were instructed to inform Election Day voters that they could cast their ballots at one of 40 voting centers across the county, Fontes said. As of noon local time, the county’s voting machines were “100 percent” online, he added, “but we have some issues to make up for with voters.” The majority of voters were expected to cast their ballots early, Fontes said. However, because turnout has exceeded the county’s projections thus far, “we really cannot tell” how many voters might have been affected by the issues, he added. “A negative impact on one voter is too much,” said Fontes. “I really do feel terrible that we couldn’t be there for every single voter.”<doc-sep>Rep. Martha McSally, a former fighter pilot and the favored pick of the GOP establishment, has won the Republican Senate primary in Arizona, CNN projects. She defeated former state Sen. Kelli Ward and former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio. She'll now face Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in a marquee match-up for the seat that became vacant when Arizona's other senator and intra-party Trump critic, Jeff Flake, announced he would retire rather than likely lose a primary over his criticism of the President. Why this matters: Trump didn't endorse, but he gave McSally a shout-out at a recent event at Fort Drum in New York. He noted that McSally is "not only an Air Force veteran, but the first woman ever to fly a fighter jet in combat in US history." McSally -- who sharply criticized Trump when the "Access Hollywood" tape was released in 2016 -- closely aligned herself with him on issues like immigration during her Senate primary run. One thing to note: In the race's final days, both Ward and Arpaio set off controversy related to their handling of McCain's illness and death. On Monday, Ward tweeted -- in what she later denied was a reference to McCain's illness -- that "Political correctness is like a cancer!" Arpaio, meanwhile, complained that he offered McCain's family condolences only to find that Cindy McCain had blocked him on Twitter.<doc-sep>
Clarification: This story has been updated with more details and comments from elections officials and Insight Enterprises. When voting began at 6 a.m. Tuesday, 62 Maricopa County polling places were not ready for voters. The check-in equipment that allows poll workers to verify voters' identity had not been set up, leaving some voters unable to secure ballots for hours. The Maricopa County Recorder's Office blamed its IT contractor for the issues. The Tempe-based contractor pointed the finger back on an unprepared recorder's office. Regardless of fault, thousands of Maricopa County voters found themselves bouncing between voting locations, casting provisional ballots or, in some cases, giving up on voting altogether. "This is not a hiccup," Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes conceded. "This is a serious concern where voters across Maricopa County couldn’t get voting." Fontes and Secretary of State Michele Reagan hatched a plan to keep voting booths open an extra two hours to try to compensate for the early-morning issues, but it was derailed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which feared extending the voting deadline would confuse voters. The problems triggered flashbacks to the 2016 presidential preference election, when tens of thousands of voters were frustrated by long lines, causing more than 100,000 to walk away from the polls without casting ballots. Former County Recorder Helen Purcell lost her job over the fiasco, paving the way for Fontes, who was elected after promising to overhaul the balloting system. What happened? Tuesday's election issues were exclusive to Maricopa County. Arizona has 3.6 million registered voters, 2.2 million of whom live in Maricopa County. The "SiteBooks," which store voter registration information and let voters check in at the polls, were not properly installed at some polling places on Monday, leaving voters unable to secure ballots Tuesday morning. The check-in equipment requires an internet connection to access the voter registration database. If voters cannot check in, they cannot vote. By 10 a.m., four sites were still closed. All were open by 11:30 a.m, Fontes said, though voters reported issues at polling places well into the afternoon. Who is to blame? Fontes and a Tempe-based technology company are trading blame for the lack of preparedness. The county hired Insight Enterprises, a global information technology contractor, to set up voter check-in equipment on Monday and provide technical support on Tuesday, the Recorder's Office and an Insight representative said. Insight successfully provided the Recorder's Office with setup services earlier this year for 55 polling sites in the Congressional District 8 special election, according to an email to county staff from Keely Varvel, chief deputy for the County Recorder's Office. The Recorder's Office said the primary election contract called for 103 Insight employees to set up polling sites Monday, but only 73 technicians showed up, according to Varvel's email. Insight had a different story. Company spokesman Scott Walters told The Arizona Republic the company was hired to provide 83 employees to set up equipment Monday and 40 technicians on election day to troubleshoot, with additional support as needed. The company provided more employees than required — 85 on Monday and 60 on Tuesday — Walters said in an email. The Recorder's Office said technicians were so behind that they missed appointments with building owners to set up polling locations, which are typically at churches, schools and other community buildings, the email to county officials said. When it became clear the 463 sites would not be ready on schedule, the Recorder's Office called building owners to reschedule appointments to activate equipment Monday night and Tuesday morning and trained county staff how to set up the equipment, the email said. On Tuesday morning, "The contractor again failed to produce the number of staff they had promised, and so many sites were not set up in a timely way," she wrote. Insight officials said only 43 sites were inoperable by the time polls opened Tuesday morning. But Walters said the county was at fault, not his company. The reason the voting sites did not open on time was because the Recorder's Office was unprepared, he said. "Voter validation machines were not fully operational ... almost exclusively as a result of lack of site readiness and on-site connectivity issues," Walters wrote. "Insight's responsibilities to provide technical support did not extend to those matters." Insight "is committed to working with the county to ensure that disruptions to the voting process do not continue in future elections," Walters said. Extending voting hours?