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The signs, they are a changin’

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signs5Signs for candidates are changing all across the land following the primary elections last week. All, that is, except for two.

signs8The signs for Andy Tobin and Gary Kiehne still remain as they still do not know which one to remove. Andy Tobin and Gary Kiehne are the Republican candidate vying for the chance to face Ann Kirkpatrick in Congressional District 1.

According to the office of the Secretary of State, 2508 ballots remain to be counted in Coconino and Yavapai Counties. Neither candidate is willing to relent as a mere 359 votes separate Kiehne from leader Andy Tobin.

Probably the main reason for the narrow margin is the fact that Adam Kwasman came across with a respectable 15,050 votes in his bid for the race in November. So far Tobin is standing at 18,438 to Kiehne’s 18,079.

The county offices were closed over the Labor day holiday so the outstanding ballots still remain. The results are required to be in the office of Secretary of State this Wednesday. The results remain unofficial until the final canvas of the office of Secretary of State scheduled for September 8.

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Photo from Brenda Barton Facebook page


One new sign that appeared is for candidate Sylvia Allen who has officially been selected to replace the late Chester Crandell who passed away due to injuries in an accident on August 4. Sylvia Allen will run unopposed, barring a write-in candidate, for the Senate seat for legislative district 6.

Allen is a well-known conservative who is a strong supporter of State’s Tenth Amendment rights and the Second Amendment.

Primary results for Congressional District 1 still in question.

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Arizona-electsCOCONINO/YAVAPAI – The race for the Republican nomination for Congressional District 1 is still in question. This is the only race which remains undecided in the primaries. The office of the Secretary of State reports that 2,508 ballots remain to be counted in the counties of Coconino and Yavapai.

The race between Andy Tobin and Gary Kiehne has narrowed four votes with only 366 separating the two candidates. The latest news is that the outstanding votes in Yavapai county have dropped to 619 yet to be counted down from 2,401 as of yesterday. Currently 815 votes separate the two candidates in Yavapai county so Tobin will take Yavapai event after all the remaining votes are counted.

In Coconino County 1,889 ballots remain to be counted. The spread between the two candidates in the county is 980 votes. Because the county recorder will not count ballots over the weekend, we will have to wait until Monday before we get the final results. These votes could change the course of the primary election for Congressional District 1. The name recognition that Tobin enjoys could give him the edge in the vote count, however.

It is apparent that the fat lady hasn’t sung in Congressional District 1.

Andy Tobin the Republican nominee for Arizona CD-1

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As of this morning, Andy Tobin has pulled ahead of Gary Kiehne by 532 votes with one precinct left to report. It appears that Tobin took all precincts albeit by very narrow margins.

Ann Kirkpatrick took the seat back after Paul Gosar ran to another district because she was too hard to beat. Tobin will probably have to appeal to the ever increasing number of Independent voters to make a good showing.