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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.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had a strong lead in campaign donations from Arizona donors among the Democratic field of presidential hopefuls, raising $768,054 as of Jan. 31, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

FEC filings show Arizonans favor Trump, Sanders with campaign dollars

Arizona numbers saw Sanders leading No. 2 Democratic fundraiser Warren. The biggest fundraiser in the state was Trump.
Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

First McSally ad for 2020 race slams Kelly over impeachment

The ad portrays Kelly as too liberal for Arizona.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly plays pool with senior citizens at the El Pueblo Center in Tucson, Sept. 17, 2019

Senate candidate Kelly says US can lower prescription drug prices

The Democrat told Tucson residents that health care can be improved incrementally.
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, in 2017.

Gallego Declines to Run for Arizona Senate Seat

Some had hoped the Phoenix Democrat would provide an option to the left of centrist Mark Kelly.

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