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Why the race in this Arizona congressional district is attracting national attention

Democrats and Republicans are choosing their nominees for the 6th Congressional District as GOP leaders aim to flip it in November.
The Arizona Senate's contractors count ballots from Maricopa County inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum during May 2021.

Arizona AG letter offers no proof of 2020 election fraud

The review released Wednesday outlines Attorney General Mark Brnovich's concerns with some election procedures but does not provide proof of any major issues.
Tohono O’odham Chairman Ned Norris Jr. during congressional testimony in February. Norris is one of three tribal leaders, with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, on the slate of 11 diverse electors who will cast the state’s Electoral College votes December 14, 2020, for President-elect Joe Biden.

Three Arizona tribal leaders on diverse slate of 11 electoral voters

What one former Arizona elector called a "sweet irony" was no accident.
Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden (left) has selected Senator Kamala Harris (right) as his running mate.

AP declares Biden win in Arizona

Democrat flips longtime Republican stronghold.
Left to right, 1st Congressional District candidates Tom O'Halleran (D, incumbent) and Tiffany Shedd (R). 2nd Congressional District candidates Ann Kirkpatrick (D, incumbent) and Brandon Martin (R). 3rd Congressional District candidates Raúl Grijalva (D, incumbent) and Daniel Wood (R).

Live election results: Southern Arizona congressional races

Keep track of initial results for Southern Arizona's three congressional district seats.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

As candidates woo Latino voters, local organization steps in with an ear to the ground

LUCHA's get-out-the-vote campaign aims to reach more than a million Indigenous, Black and Latino voters.
Republican Vice President Mike Pence (left), and Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris (right)

Watch now: Vice Presidential Debate

Watch the debate and read live analysis and fact-checking from NPR reporters.
Sen. Martha McSally takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate, January 4, 2019. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath while McSally's niece, Ella, held the bible. McSally borrowed the bible for the University of Arizona Special Collections. The copy of the New Testament was recovered from the body of an unknown sailor killed during the bombing of the U.S.S. Arizona in Pearl Harbor.

McSally looks for win in Senate race

The former House member hopes to avenge her 2018 U.S. Senate loss.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly hits the campaign trail in Tucson. February 23, 2019

Candidate wants to go from space to the Capitol

Mark Kelly is hoping to unseat Sen. Martha McSally.

Watch now: Arizona U.S. Senate Debate

Watch the debate between U.S. Senator Martha McSally and Democratic challenger Mark Kelly from Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Pima County election workers process early ballots. 2012.

Understanding the Electoral College and Arizona’s significance in 2020

Out of 538 electors, Arizona will cast 11 votes in the college.
An image composite of campaign signs for U.S. Senate candidates Democrat Mark Kelly and Republican incumbent Martha McSally.

What a debate win would look like for either Senate candidate

Analysis from Arizona Republic national politics reporter Ron Hansen.
President Trump speaks in Phoenix, June 23, 2020.

Trump to hold campaign rally in Tucson Monday

He'll then head to Flagstaff for his second rally in Arizona next week.
Raúl Grijalva (far left) and Daniel Wood (far right) debate in the Arizona PBS studio on September 28, 2020.

Wood, Grijalva debate in Phoenix

Nine term congressman faces political newcomer.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

Pima County going ahead with presidential preference election, with one polling place change

The elections director says the county is prepared to deal with the virus on election day.
Sen. Bernie Sanders took several swipes at his rival for the Democratic nomination for president, former Vice President Joe Biden, noting that Biden supported the Iraq War and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Sanders reaches for inclusiveness, slams Biden at Phoenix rally

Democrats and Republicans expect Arizona to be up for grabs in the November general election.

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