Tim Steller: McSally 'a proven candidate,' but for what office?

Martha McSally spoke to the Pima County Republican Club Tuesday but didn't seem to reach out to her base.

Tim Steller: McSally 'a proven candidate,' but for what office?

For more than half an hour Tuesday, former Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally spoke enthusiastically to Pima County GOP activists.

Barber's lead over McSally grows as counting continues

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Barber's lead over Republican challenger Martha McSally grew with the latest batch of votes counted by Pima County election workers. But the Congressional District 2 race remains too close to call.

McSally, still trailing, attends orientation

Republican Martha McSally is going through freshman orientation for new U.S. House members in Washington, D.C., this week, despite a growing margin favoring her opponent, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Barber.

McSally stronghold ends vote count for Wednesday

Cochise County, where Republican Congressional District 2 candidate Martha McSally made her strongest showing, finished counting its last votes Wednesday.

Both camps in CD2 agree to count 130 provisional ballots - for now

A dispute over 130 provisional ballots in the Congressional District 2 race has been resolved by both sides agreeing to count the votes for now but maybe uncount them later.

Fitz Blog: Local News Update

The Ron Barber and Martha McSally will be decided by a duel. Initially Ron Barber proposed a beard growing contest to settle the election but Martha McSally argued that would be unfair and take way too much time to resolve. Her campaign’s counter proposal of air combat was greeted enthu…

Agreement reached in Barber-McSally ballot dispute

The dispute over 130 provisional ballots in the Congressional District 2 race has been resolved, for now anyway.

Final vote count not coming for days

While incumbent Sheriff Clarence Dupnik appears to hold an insurmountable lead over challenger Mark Napier, two other races in Southern Arizona still hang in the balance as Pima and Cochise County election officials continue in their efforts to decide a winner in Congressional District 2 and…

County ballot count expected to last until end of next week

Pima County made progress Thursday on verifying and counting more of the estimated 80,000 ballots that weren't counted on Election Day.

Mere 400 votes separate McSally, Barber

Expressed confidence that her razor-thin lead would hold up.

Mere 400 votes separate McSally, Barber

Campaign says yet-uncounted early ballots can decide the race.

Mere 400 votes separate McSally, Barber

The Congressional District 2 showdown between Republican Martha McSally and Democrat Ron Barber has gone into overtime - and it could come down to instant replay.

Barber, McSally agree to wait for official count in close CD2 race

Republican Martha McSally said this morning that she feels optimistic that her slight lead in the still-too-close-too-call Congressional District 2 race will hold up, while Democrat Ron Barber's campaign said he is cautiously optimistic and emphasized that it's far too early to call the race.

Mine backers blast Barber on call for new impact study

U.S. Rep. Ron Barber's recent call for a new environmental impact statement on the proposed Rosemont Copper mine has angered the mine's backers.

Brewer's PAC goes on spending spree for GOP candidates

Gov. Jan Brewer let donations pile up in her political action committee for a year, until this week, when she's started unloading the $587,000 pot, hoping to make the difference for Republican candidates for Congress.

Brewer makes appointment in review of Arizona Guard

Gov. Jan Brewer has picked an Oklahoma National Guard general to review allegations of misconduct, lax discipline and a corrupt climate in the Arizona National Guard.

In CD2, Barber, McSally clash on federal role in education

At the University of Arizona, Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Martha McSally square off in a debate in their campaign for a seat in Congress representing District 2. Education was a hot topic in Tuesday's debate.

In CD2, Barber, McSally clash on federal role in education

Ron Barber said it was "hard to keep up" with what he called his opponent's frequent position changes. Martha McSally alleged "distorting positions, taking them out of context and mudslinging and scare tactics."