Kirkpatrick headed back to Congress in District 1

Flagstaff Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick pulled off a narrow victory over Marana Republican Jonathan Paton in the vast district that encompasses both their hometowns.

$1.2M spent in 1 day on CD1 campaigns

Even in the last days of voting, Arizona's Congressional District 1 continues to draw outside spending by the million.

Partisan, outside groups plow money into 'winnable' race

Outside groups are desperate for voters to elect the groups' favorite candidate in Arizona's Congressional District 1.

CD1 candidates Kirkpatrick and Paton

1st Congressional District candidates Ann Kirkpatrick, left, a Democrat, and Jonathan Paton, the Republican.

CD 1 race: Behind the images, a real person

The caricatures are sharpening in Congressional District 1: Ann Kirkpatrick appears as a spendthrift Democrat who runs from constituents, while Jonathan Paton plays a captive of the payday-loan industry out of touch with the rural district.

Vast CD 1 a geographic test

The race in Arizona's huge new Congressional District 1 looks like a classic regional campaign: It pits a Southern Arizona Republican, Jonathan Paton, against a Northern Arizona Democrat, Ann Kirkpatrick.

Paton, Kirkpatrick to face off in CD1

Jonathan Paton

Paton, Kirkpatrick to face off in CD1

Ann Kirkpatrick

Paton, Kirkpatrick to face off in CD1

The general election in Arizona's huge new Congressional District 1 will pit a Southern Arizona Republican against a Northern Arizona Democrat.

Barber, Heinz view gun issues differently

Democrat Matt Heinz says it time to have a serious discussion about whether high-capacity ammunition containers should be banned.

Health law repeal, jobs are issues for 3 GOP hopefuls

The race to replace U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar in the upcoming Congressional District 1 election has yielded three Republican candidates, including one familiar to Southern Arizonans.