Maricopa County elections officials reduced polling places to 60 to save money
Top Maricopa County elections officials told the Board of Supervisor in February they had decided to reduce polling places in the presidential preference election to 60 to make the election “as cheap as humans could do it.”
Cronkite News Election Special: March 22, 2016
This edition of Cronkite News is a special Arizona presidential preference election recap show breaking down Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's victories.
A Donald Trump impersonator, cheers, chants and dismay mark Arizona election night watch parties
Arizona election parties had the look and feel of an after-work happy hour, with supporters of Republican and Democratic candidates wearing their allegiance on slogan-laced shirts and campaign pins at downtown Phoenix restaurants. Supporters later erupted into cheers and fistbumps when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were predicted as winners, and Bernie Sanders fans wore expressions of quiet disbelief.
Trump, Clinton win Arizona presidential preference election
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton won Arizona’s presidential preference elections in an early call Tuesday, giving distinctive momentum to the two leading candidates.
Arizona election day photo gallery
Arizona voters who went to polling places Tuesday to cast their ballot in Presidential Preference Election experienced long lines, fewer polling locations and confusion with voter eligibility. Check out the photos of the day.
Fewer polling places, independent voters causing long lines on Arizona election day
Long lines and traffic jams have plagued most of Maricopa County’s 60 presidential preference election polling places since they opened at 6 a.m., an election official said. Some voters have had to wait in line for up to two hours at some locations.
State’s early voting returns may lessen impact of candidate visits
With Tuesday marking Arizona’s presidential preference election, the candidates have flooded to the Grand Canyon State this week in hopes of locking in a win. However, with so many ballots coming in early, those visits may not mean as much as politicians hope.
Trump protesters shut down Shea Boulevard in attempt to impact campaign rally
FOUNTAIN HILLS – About 100 protesters trying to block Donald Trump’s supporters from reaching his presidential campaign rally in Fountain Hills blocked Shea Boulevard on Saturday, disrupting traffic for about two hours before law enforcement could remove them.
Ted Cruz, GOP supporters rally in Phoenix ahead of Tuesday election
More than 2,000 Ted Cruz supporters rallied for his cause Friday night in Phoenix, but his campaign event was just as much a rally for the GOP.
Endorsements for presidential campaign 2016
With Arizona's presidential preference election scheduled for Tuesday, Cronkite News set out to publish the endorsements for each candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
Super Tuesday: Early ballots pouring in from Maricopa County voters
While Arizona's official presidential preference election day isn’t until the 22nd of March, that hasn’t stopped some people from getting in their early ballots.
Arpaio, Trump rhetoric helps mobilize Latino voters, advocates say
WASHINGTON - Latino groups looking to help Hispanics flex their political muscle this election said that job is being made easier by rhetoric from people like Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump, among others.
