Arpaio only lost by 500 votes out of almost 400,000

[edhopper]

A good portion of voters are worthless idiots.

A racist, convicted criminal who killed people, and they wanted to re-elect him.

I am filled with contempt for these people. I don't want to understand them or reach out to them, I want to make them irrelevant.

https://recorder.maricopa.gov/electionresults/primary2020.aspx

[LakeArenal]

1. That is pretty damn scary.

[marybourg]

2. He would have been easier to beat than the guy who won.

[edhopper]

3. It's pretty red

and he is sitting incumbent.

[sweetloukillbot]

5. Incumbent is a Democrat

The Republican is Arpaio's second-in-command running on Arpaio's platform. He was under investigation for everything Arpaio was.

[marybourg]

8. No. He lost in '18 to a Democrat, Paul Penzone.

[edhopper]

16. my mistake

[grantcart]

28. Both Phoenix and Tucson are heavily Democratic cities where Republicans don't even bother running

Maricopa County is evenly split. Trump won the county by 3%



In 2018 Sinema beat McSally by 4%.


Trump will lose Maricopa County this time and in AZ as Maricopa goes, so goes the State of AZ.

With Trump losing some other states that he won in 2016 he cannot afford to lose any states that he won.

There are no realistic paths to an Electoral College victory for Trump if he loses in AZ. Maricopa County is going to prevent Trump from being re elected when it goes for Biden by 7-8%.

[sweetloukillbot]

4. The guy who won was Arpaio's second in command...

He's culpable in everything Arpaio did, was also charged with contempt, but the charges were dropped when they convicted Arpaio. I'm not too worried about it, yet. We'll see how it plays out, Penzone is still the favorite, I think.

[sweetloukillbot]

6. Has it been called yet?

I've seen the numbers going up, and the margins basically staying the same, but I haven't seen a winner called yet (unless it happened in the past couple hours).

[GeorgeGist]

7. Maybe Lincoln was wrong ...

should have let the trash GO.

[Yavin4]

9. The American medicore, entitled White male is facing an extinction crisis.

Their days of getting privileges simply based on their race, gender, and country of origin is no longer a guarantee of success. They have to compete for success just like everybody else has to.

They falsely believe that pols like Trump and Arpaio can somehow restore those privileges, but it's a losing battle in the long run. They will become extinct.

[North Shore Chicago]

21. Here is to hope

[Delarage]

10. At least he lost....

Baby steps I guess.

You would think that the usual pattern of Democrats inheriting disasters, fixing them up, Repukes exploiting divisiveness and lies take over for a cash-grab, getting thrown out.....REPEAT.....

Would eventually sink in. But some people just can't learn.....

[Turbineguy]

11. To many of these people he's a hero.

The kind of people who long for the days of public executions as their entertainment.

[TlalocW]

12. Has it been called?

I've looked at a couple sites, and one of them says 90 of 99 Vote Centers Reporting. I would guess a 500 vote deficiency could still be made up if not all the votes are in.

And even if those are the numbers, what are the rules in Arizona for re-counts/run-offs? This might not be over.

TlalocW

[C_U_L8R]

13. A tie between two awful choices.

[grantcart]

29. It was a Republican primary. The Democrat incumbent is likely to win.

[C_U_L8R]

30. Yes. We will win.

[Hortensis]

14. His voters are scum. No way I'd move to that county. nt

Beyond disgusting. If I could wish it, I'd resurrect his vicious tent camp and sentence every one of them to spend the summer under the same conditions.

Think of the good half, think of the good half...

[marybourg]

18. Good! There's almost 5 million of us here already.

We’re re full up!

[Hortensis]

19. I love the desert, and I love AZ's desert, I love being

able to leave the doors open all day without flies and mosquitoes, and I love the cool mornings and evenings in summer. But we never saw a point for us in moving to a desert city. You're safe from us. Enjoy.

[marybourg]

22. It's a big county. It's not all city.

Some is very rural. Some rural/suburban. And what’s called a city here is pretty suburban itself. Funny to an easterner what’s called a “city” here.

[CanonRay]

15. That is an excellent indicator

of how truly fucked up the GOP is.

[marble falls]

17. Thats one way to consider it ...

Jerry Sheridan (R)
128,514
36.7%
Joe Arpaio (R)
128,229
36.7%
Mike Crawford (R)
92,109
26.3%
Lehland Burton (write-in) (R)
891
0.3%

Another is to point out he didn't get 73.3% of the vote.

Another example of the need for runoffs.

[ancianita]

26. That's the main thing.

All the Democratic opponent has to show is how he's Arpaio lite, and we'll have a shot.

[asiliveandbreathe]

20. Just looking back at 2016 Penzone vs arpaio..

In the November 2016 general election, Penzone defeated Arpaio by 665,478 votes (55.6%) to Arpaio's 531,674 votes (44.4%)...not sure how 2020 will pan out with Penzone up against the big ass arpaio clone..

I second your sentiment..thank you btw..for the election results link..I have been looking at the number of votes..R vs D in many of the races..our ballots were mailed, recv'd and counted 7/15/2020 - I would love to see Joan Greene take out Biggs..Gosar needs to go as well..but like you say..racists abound..lazy, impotent AZ voters..

Greetings from East Mesa

[UTUSN]

23. Every vote counts!

[dlk]

24. A cautionary tale for voters who may be tempted to not bother

Nothing in the upcoming presidential election is assured, other than massive Republican voter suppression and rigging. Every single Democrat and other voter who despises Donald Trump must make their voice heard.

[sandensea]

25. They see brown people

And that's all they need to know.

[Renew Deal]

27. I'll take it

[Tommy_Carcetti]

31. In one Maryland county, a candidate for school board advanced to the general election....

...despite first making racially charged statements on Facebook and harassing people online, and then subsequently suffering from a major mental breakdown on Facebook.

She's since "paused" her campaign but now says she intends to move forward full speed towards the general election.

Despite the Board of Education seat being a non-partisan race, the county's Republican party had endorsed her in the initial round of voting. She finished just 78 votes short of the first place candidate.

Donald Trump has officially normalized the fringe.

https://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0720/calvert-board-of-education-candidate-announces-she-is-pausing-campaign.html

Calvert Board Of Education Candidate Announces She Is Pausing Campaign
Calvert County 07/30/2020 By Zach Hill

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — On July 30, the GOP-endorsed candidate for Calvert County Board of Education in District Two, Dawn Keen, told TheBayNet.com that she is pausing her campaign.

“At this time I have taken a pause due to the unprecedented effects of COVID, and the impact on my family life,” Keen said.

This announcement follows what could be considered an arguably tumultuous few weeks for her campaign, seeing outspoken criticism over comments she had made across social media.

Keen received the second-highest number of votes out of six candidates back in the June primary election, getting roughly 22.2% of the vote. The only person to outperform her was Antoine White who got 22.7% of the total vote in the district. The pair were separated by just 78 votes. This district was also the only contested Board of Education seat in the Calvert primary, with the other open-seats having two or fewer candidates running.

While White and Keen would be facing off in the November general election, it is still unclear at this time if Keen will be taking her name off of the ballot. When asked, she adamantly stated that this is just a “pause” for her campaign.

The story at link has screen shots of some of Keen's social media comments. They aren't pretty.

[Gothmog]

32. I am still glad that this asshole and Kobach both lost