Political Notes on the Eve of 2012 Arizona Primary Election
One More Reason to Vote for Cardon: Conservative Wil Cardon says, if elected to the United States Senate, he will not accept a paycheck. Until the U.S. budget is balanced, the economy is back on track and the country has control of the border, he vows. Impressive! Don't imagine any other congressional candidates around the country are saying this.Fox News reports: The five states that held early Republican presidential primaries in defiance of GOP rules will endure a dose of party punishment at the national convention in Tampa next week. The states are Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire and South Carolina. As punishment for bucking party rules, only half their delegations will have voting rights. This means Arizona gets only 29 voting delegates at the convention.The Chambers’ Hamer: Liberal Republican Glen Hamer is busy endorsing the least conservative Republicans for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. Which makes no sense at all for ACC. Conservatives are the business owners’ best friends – seeking business-friendly climates and fewer excessive government restrictions. It appears the endorsements more closely reflect Hamer’s personal politics rather than what’s good for Arizona businesses. Because if Hamer’s mostly liberal endorsements are elected, the environment for Arizona businesses will deteriorate under more and more government interference and higher taxes.Most Outstanding Negative Campaigner: And the award goes to … Rich Crandall. The auto-dialer call we received from Crandall was delivered in a nasty, threatening here's-an-offer-you-can't-refuse tone that left us feeling cold. And in less than a week, we received three Crandall flyers: all going negative. We pray conservative John Fillmore wins this Arizona Senate race in District 16 so we can be rid of Crandall’s negativity. The vote for this award was unanimous. Honorable mentions go to U.S. Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain for excessively inserting themselves into a congressional campaign to attack one of the state’s most effective lawmakers – Congressman David Schweikert. The two senators who control the Arizona Republican Party shot first and asked questions later, accusing Schweikert of starting the Quayle-Sea of Galilee controversy. It was quickly disproven by the media, but the dynamic duo had already done great damage to Schweikert. This just proves they don’t know Schweikert; if they did, they would not have questioned his integrity. ...It’s amazing how many conservatives in Arizona suddenly “became liberals working hand in hand with Obama” during this primary election cycle of ugly campaigning. Don't you agree, Jeff Flake and Kirk Adams?The Three Amigos: If you live in Legislative District 16 and haven’t voted yet, you might be confused about the four GOP candidates for the House of Reps. This will make it easy for you. Judy Novalsky and Kelly Townsend are Tea Party conservatives. Coleman and Davis are running as a team with … Crandall. Here's to an 0-for-3 primary for this team.Who’s Warring on Women? Women working in President Obama’s Administration earn less than their male counterparts. Hmmm! And which party sexually objectifies women more? No contest, it’s the Dems. Women are not empowered by abortion, so strongly favored by Democrats. Post-abortive women run a higher risk of cancer and problems when attempting to have children later, in addition to abortion injuries and infections, sexual dysfunction, depression, broken relationships, suicide, and others. Women are frequently degraded by abortionists and some are dying in “Main Street” abortion factories. Democrats favor domestic partner benefits, thereby encouraging cohabitation. Women in the U.S. and Canada who live with boyfriends are nine times more likely to be killed … compared to married women. And with all those frightening risks related to abortion, California's Senator Barbara Boxer says she is proud her daughter has the right to abort her grand-daughter.Your Trusted Conservative Source: We're proud to have had our candidate endorsements picked up by the Arizona Tea Party! God bless Arizona, and God bless America!2012 Arizona Republican Primary Election Results: Key Races We'll Be Following on Tuesday Night* Denotes Candidates Endorsed by The Arizona Conservative
| U.S. Senate--% Reporting | Votes | Percentage |
| Will Cardon* | ||
| Jeff Flake | ||
| Clair Van Steenwyk | ||
| Bryan Hackbarth |
| U.S. House of Representatives--% Reporting | Votes | Percentage |
| District 1 | ||
| Jon Paton* | ||
| Patrick Gatti | ||
| Douglas Wade | ||
| Gaither Martin | ||
| District 2 | ||
| Martha McSally* | ||
| Mark Koskiniemi | ||
| District 3 | ||
| Gabriela Saucedo Mercer* | ||
| Jaime Vasquez | ||
| District 4 | ||
| Ron Gould* | ||
| Paul Gosar | ||
| Rick Murphy | ||
| District 5 | ||
| Matt Salmon* | ||
| Kirk Adams | ||
| District 6 | ||
| David Schweikert* | ||
| Ben Quayle | ||
| District 7 | ||
| No Republican—no endorsement | ||
| District 8 | ||
| Trent Franks* | ||
| Tony Passalacqua | ||
| District 9 | ||
| Wendy Rogers* | ||
| Travis Grantham | ||
| Vernon Parker | ||
| Lisa Borowsky | ||
| Martin Sepulveda | ||
| Jeff Thompson | ||
ARIZONA SENATE (Contested Races)
| District 16--% Reporting | Votes | Percentage |
| John Fillmore* | ||
| Rich Crandall | ||
| District 25 | ||
| Russell Pearce* | ||
| Bob Worsley | ||
| District 5 | ||
| Sam Scarmardo* | ||
| Nancy McLain | ||
| Kelli Ward | ||
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Contested Races)
| District 1--% Reporting | Votes | Percentage |
| Lori Klein* | ||
| Karen Fann | ||
| Andy Tobin | ||
| District 5 | ||
| Doris Goodale* | ||
| Sonny Borrelli | ||
| Wyatt Brooks | ||
| George Schnittgrund | ||
| District 12 | ||
| Larry Chesley* | ||
| Eddie Farnsworth* | ||
| Warren Peterson | ||
| District 13 | ||
| Steve Montenegro* | ||
| Russ Jones | ||
| Darin Mitchell* | ||
| District 15 | ||
| John Allen* | ||
| David Smith* | ||
| James Bearup | ||
| Heather Carter | ||
| District 16 | ||
| Judy Novalsky* | ||
| Kelly Townsend* | ||
| Doug Coleman | ||
| Jeff Davis | ||
| District 20 | ||
| Carl Seel* | ||
| Paul Boyer* | ||
| George Benavides Sr. | ||
| District 22 | ||
| Phil Lovas* | ||
| Jeanette Dubreil* | ||
| David Livingston | ||
| District 23 | ||
| John Kavanaugh* | ||
| Michelle Ugenti* | ||
| Jennifer Petersen | ||
| District 26 | ||
| Buckley Merrill* | ||
| Raymond Speakman* | ||
| Mary Lou Tayor | ||
| Jason Youn | ||
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
| Votes | Percentage | |
| Bob Stump* | ||
| Bob Burns* | ||
| Susan Bitter-Smith |
