According to a post by Dan Nowicki at the Arizona Republican Jim Kolbe will not back Randy Graf.    

Thank God. The last time Kolbe endorsed a candidate he lost the race.

Wednesday 9-13-06, 10:35 am

A major disappointment from the people in legislative district 8 as Carolyn Allen and Michele “Ain’t Reagan” Reagan win their primaries against conservatives Colette Rosati and Carolyn Schoenrock. The only good news in this race is that John Kavanagh – another good conservative – beat out the socialist RINO Jim Burke. Another politico wannabe, Travis Junion, finished last with less than 10% of the vote.

Both Rosati and Schoenrock worked extremely hard and were outspent by huge margins. One of the downsides of running as a clean elections candidate is that you are limited in how much money you can receive AND that oftentimes, you receive matching funding way too late in the race. In fact, Schoenrock received two major clean elections checks yesterday – Election Day! Hardly enough time to produced and disseminate campaign materials!

Rosati is reported to say that she will not support Allen in the General Election. I agree with her. There is no difference between Allen and her opponent, Dan Oseran. The voters of LD 8 might as well play pin the tail on the donkey in the Senate race. Don’t count on Allen voting or supporting real Republicans in the legislature.

Perhaps the biggest factor in the LD 8 race was the turnout by the sexually oriented business crowd. The pro-strippers successfully turned out the vote by the same margin that defeated Rosati. I am extremely disappointed in the churches in LD 8 for not getting their people out to vote as they pledged in the days before the election. It should be clear by now that the community standards in Scottsdale are being set by strippers and rich, white, pro-abortion women.

Governor – Len Munsil the clear winner. Len’s network of supporters is strong and dedicated but what really won this race is his ability to communicate a clear conservative message. Way to go Len!!!

CD 8 – Still too close to call but Graf appears to have a slight edge.

LD 1 Senate – O’Halleran the liberal still retains strong name ID over William Stoll. Conservatives blew it by splitting the vote on a candidate who withdrew from the race after the ballot was printed.
LD 1 House – Lucy Mason, the incumbent pulls 1st place due to strong name ID and good service. Andy Tobin places 2nd because he has worked very hard.

LD 3 House – Both incumbents, Groe and McLain win – still very popular.

LD 6 Senate – Pamela  Gorman – One of my favorites, is very popular and remains strong
LD 6 House – Surprise!!! – Doug Clark and Sam Crump – two good conservatives who worked hard and overcome odd Republicans.

LD 7 House – Nancy Barto – A great legislator who stepped in and brought a fresh breath of air to a controversial situation. Ray Barnes – further behind but barely campaigned after health issues. Sneaks ahead of David Smith, the only legislator in the country kicked out of office.

LD 8 Senate – Colette Rosati loses to a RINO. Colette worked harder than any other candidate I know. The pro-sexual-obsessed folks turned out the vote to factor in on the margin in this race.
LD 8 House – Reagan (who ain’t Reagan) and Kavanagh winners in this race. Liberals single-shot Reagan and conservatives split the vote between Kavanagh and Schoenrock. The other heavy factor was the pro-sexual-oriented business crowd who turned out and voted against consevatives.

LD 11 House – Don Hesselbrock and Adam Driggs – Huh!?!? This race I can’t explain since my favorite, John Allen, is the incumbent. I wish I would have followed this race more closely. Devin Slayton, outted in this race.

LD 17 House – Another crowded primary in which the incumbent (another one of my favorites) took first place with Dale Despain, taking second. DeRose and Gransinger – not quite ready for prime time yet?

LD 26 Senate – Surprise!!! Say hello to Al Melvin. This district has gone conservative.
LD 26 House – Another surprise!!! Candidate Dave Jorgenson (someone I recruited) takes the 2nd seat. Conservatives single-shot Jorgenson and RINO’s single-shotted Pete Hershberger. Lovallo and Somers – out in the cold.

LD 30 House – Jonathan Paton (another friend and personal favorite) takes 1st place to beat out even Marian McClure who took 2nd place. Both challengers, somewhat behind. District is leaning conservative more than in 2004.

All the other races were pretty predictable. Here’s a link to results.