Phoenix sheriff enters primary amid toughest campaign yet

His main opponent in this race was former Arizona State Senator Kelli Ward.

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces three Republican challengers in Tuesday’s primary in what has turned out to be his toughest election yet during his 23 years as the top law enforcer in metro Phoenix.

FILE – In this July 14, 2015 file photo, State Sen. A recent CNN poll showed McCain with a wide lead over Ward among likely Republican primary voters.

McCain is hoping to pull out a large primary victory so he can focus on a general election challenge from Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.

Meanwhile, Arpaio is seeking a seventh term with a full war chest of more than $10 million.

A judge has ruled that Arpaio’s officers racially profiled Latinos, and the sheriff was found in civil contempt of court for defying court orders in the case. The election comes less than two weeks after a federal judge recommended criminal contempt-of-court charges against the 84-year-old lawman of metropolitan Phoenix for ignoring an order to halt his signature anti-immigration patrols. Penzone, who unsuccessfully challenged Arpaio in 2012, is the only Democrat in the race.

“I said, ‘I know too much to not do something about this, ‘” Hill said.

“The overwhelming message is it is time for Sen”. The district runs from the west Phoenix suburbs to the Colorado River and includes Kingman and Lake Havasu City.

Also on the Republican ballot is radio talk show host Clair Van Steenwyk, along with Alex Meluskey, who suspended his campaign early this month. In an exchange with a reporter Monday, he was asked about the current political environment, where as a former GOP presidential nominee he’s supporting the current nominee.

McCain says this year’s campaign “has a ways to go yet and it’s not going to get any easier”. His campaign staff later said he was jokingly referring to himself.

The 84-year-old lawman moves on to face the race’s sole Democrat, retired Phoenix police Officer Paul Penzone, in the November 8 general election.

The wild card is the 4th District, where Republican incumbent Paul Gosar’s primary opponent is getting strong backing from an out-of-state group.

Ray Strauss benefited from more than $280,000 in spending by the group that seeks to unseat “Freedom Caucus” members who ousted House Speaker John Boehner.

Another key race involves the four-way Republican race in Congressional District 5.

A challenge to longtime U.S. Sen.

In another notable statewide race, five Republicans are vying for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, a utility regulation panel.

Polling places remain open until 7 p.m. or until the last person in line at that time has voted, with the first results announced starting an hour later.

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