Updated: 11/19/12 5:30 p.m. (see below)

Prop. 118 Permanent State Land Fund was losing on Election Night but has flipped to the winning side & the gap is widening:

YES 946,568
NO 926,414

Prop. 409 Bonds for City Street Improvements (switched to winning side on Nov. 12, first time since Election Night. No votes to be counted 11/17/12 but counting of provisional ballots resumed on 11/18/12.) Final tally done 11/19/12 and Prop. 409 won by 953 votes.

YES 72,483
NO 71,530

The Congressional race in CD 2 has been very close and the lead has been switching back & forth, but Barber started leading on Nov. 10 and has declared victory, with McSally conceding on 11/17/12). Final tally done 11/19/12, Barber won by 2454 votes.

Ron Barber (D), incumbent CD 8, 147,338
Martha McSally (R) 144,884

I will continue to monitor the AZ Sec. of State website (click here) and the Pima County Elections Division website (click here) for updates on Prop. 118, Prop. 409 and CD 2.

Apparently in CD 1 Democratic former Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick has declared victory over Republican Jonathan Paton, who has conceded. Paton has now ran for Congress twice (in CD 8 and CD 2) and lost both races.

No change so far in who’s leading in other close races (and I will only update if there is any change of status):

LD 9 House (Republican Ethan Orr and Democrat Victoria Steele leading for 2 seats)

LD 10 House (Democrats Stefanie Mach & incumbent Bruce Wheeler leading for 2 seats)

PCC Governing Board District 5 (incumbent Marty Cortez leading for one seat)

TUSD Governing Board (Kristel Foster, incumbent Mark Stegeman, & Camy Juarez leading for 3 seats)

The other races appear to be decided, but stay tuned till the final & official count.

For my Election night posts, click here for the candidate tally, and here for the propositions tally, updated to 11/9/12 but for only the close races.

Barack Obama (D), and Joe Biden, incumbents
Gary Johnson (L), and James Gray
Mitt Romney (R), and Paul Ryan
Jill Stein (G), and Cheri Honkala

Here’s the list of who’s running in the State of Arizona, with emphasis on the Southern AZ seats:

U.S. Senate (open seat)
Richard Carmona (D)
Jeff Flake (R)
Marc Victor (L)

CD 1 (open seat)
Kim Allen (L)
Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Jonathan Paton (R)

CD 2
Ron Barber (D), incumbent CD 8
Martha McSally (R)

CD 3
Raul Grijalva (D), incumbent CD 7
Blanca Guerra (L)
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R)

LD 2
State Senate
Linda Lopez (D), incumbent LD 29
Don Woolley (R), write-in

State House – 2 seats
Chris John Ackerley (R)
Andrea Dalessandro (D)
Rosanna Gabaldon (D)

LD 3
State Senate (unopposed)
Olivia Cajero Bedford, incumbent LD 27

State House – 2 seats (unopposed)
Sally Ann Gonzales (D), incumbent LD 27
Macario Saldate (D), incumbent LD 27

LD 9
State Senate
Steve Farley (D)
Tyler Mott (R)

State House – 2 seats
Ethan Orr (R)
Mohur Sarah Sidhwa (D)
Victoria Steele (D)

LD 10
State Senate
Frank Antenori (R), incumbent LD 30
David Bradley (D)

State House – 2 seats
Todd Clodfelter (R)
Stefanie Mach (D)
Ted Vogt (R), incumbent LD 30
Bruce Wheeler (D), incumbent LD 28

LD 11
State Senate
Jo Holt (D)
Al Melvin (R), incumbent LD 26

State House – 2 seats
Dave Joseph (D)
Adam Kwasman (R)
Steve Smith (R)

LD 14
State Senate
Pat Fleming (D)
Gail Griffin (R), incumbent LD 25

State House – 2 seats
David Gowan ( R), incumbent LD 30
Robert Leach (D)
David Stevens (R), incumbent LD 25
Mark Stonebracker (D)

Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Robert Burns (R)
Marcia Busching (D)
Christopher Gohl (L)
Sandra Kennedy (D), incumbent
Thomas Meadows (G)
Paul Newman (D), incumbent
Daniel Pout (G)
Susan Bitter Smith (R)
Bob Stump (R), incumbent

Pima County Assessor (unopposed)
Bill Staples (D), incumbent

Pima County Attorney
Claudia Ellquist (G)
Barbara LaWall (D), incumbent

Pima County Recorder
Bill Beard (R)
F. Ann Rodriguez (D), incumbent

Pima County Sheriff
Dave Croteau (G)
Clarence Dupnik (D), incumbent
Mark Napier (R)

Pima County Superintendent of Schools (unopposed)
Linda Arzoumanian (R), incumbent

Board of Supervisors
District 1 (open seat)
Ally Miller (R)
Nancy Young Wright (D)

District 2
Jim Kelley (R)
Ramon Valadez (D), incumbent

District 3
Tanner Bell (R)
Sharon Bronson (D), incumbent

District 4 (unopposed)
Ray Carroll (R),incumbent

District 5
Richard Elias (D), incumbent
Fernando Gonzales (R)

Pima County Treasurer
Beth Ford (R), incumbent
Elaine Richardson

TUSD Governing Board (nonpartisan race, 3 seats):

Menelik Bakari
Debe Campos-Fleenor
Don Cotton
Miguel Cuevas,incumbent
Ralph Ellinwood
Kristel Foster
John Hunnicutt
Camy Juarez
Robert Medler
Betts Putnam-Hidalgo
Mark Stegeman, incumbent
Alex Sugiyama, incumbent

Pima Community College governing board (non partisan,2 seats):

District 3:
Sylvia Lee
“Vicki” Marshall, incumbent

District 5:
Marty Cortez, incumbent
Richard Fridena
Francis Saitta

Vote wisely today, and on or before November 6th. Early ballots are being mailed today so they should arrive shortly in your mail box. You should return them by Friday November 2nd to be counted in time for the results on General Election night.

Campaign websites:
–Kim Allen (L), retired owner of construction company, www.kimallen4azcd1.com
–Ann Kirkpatrick (D), former U.S. Congresswoman (1 term, CD 1), former State House Rep. (LD 2), www.kirkpatrickforarizona.com
–Jonathan Paton (R), former State Senator & House Rep. (LD 30), ran unsuccessfully for CD 8 House in 2010 & lost in 4 way Republican primary, www.paton2012.com

Vote wisely on or before Nov. 6.

Official filing deadline was yesterday at 5 p.m. Here’s a partial listing of candidates for the primary election on August 28. Go to the website below for offices outside of Southern Arizona. I’ll be posting a separate listing for the Pima County elections.

Per AZ Secretary of State website: http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/FullListing.htm

U.S. Senate
Richard Carmona (D)
David Ruben (D) – has withdrawn (see comment below)
Sheila Bilyeu (L)
Wil Cardon (R)
Jeff Flake (R)
Bryan Hackbarth (R)
Clair Van Steenwyk (R)

New Congressional District 1
Wenona Benally Baldenegro (D)
Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Anthony Prowell (L)
Patrick Gatti (R)
Gaither Martin (R)
Jonathan Paton (R)
Douglas Wade (R)

New Congressional District 2
Ron Barber (D)
Matt Heinz (D)
Jesse Kelly (R)
Mark Koskiniemi (R)
Martha McSally (R)

New Congressional District 3
Amanda Aguirre (D)
Manny Arreguin (D)
Raul Grijalva (D), incumbent CD 7
Blanca Guerra (L)
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R)
Jaime Vasquez (R)

New Legislative District 2
State Senate: Linda Lopez – D, incumbent LD 29

State House (2 seats):
Andrea Dalessandro – D
Rosanna Gabaldon – D
John Ackerley – R

New Legislative District 3
State Senate:
Olivia Cajero Bedford – D, incumbent LD 27
Maria Garcia – D

State House (2 seats):
Sally Ann Gonzales –D, incumbent LD 27
Macario Saldate – D, incumbent LD 27

New Legislative District 9
State Senate:
Steve Farley – D
Tyler Mott – R

State House (2 seats):
Dustin Cox – D
Mohur Sarah Sidhwa – D
Victoria Steele – D
Ethan Orr – R

New Legislative District 10
State Senate:
David Bradley (D)
Frank Antenori (R), incumbent LD 30

State House (2 seats):
Stefanie Mach – D
Brandon Patrick – D
Bruce Wheeler – D, incumbent LD 28
Todd Clodfelter – R
Ted Vogt – R, incumbent LD 30

New Legislative District 11
State Senate:
Jo Holt – D
Kim Allen – L
Al Melvin – R, incumbent LD 26

State House (2 seats):
Dave Joseph – D
Adam Kwasman – R
Steve Smith – R

New Legislative District 14
State Senate:
Patricia Fleming – D
Gail Griffin – R, incumbent LD 25

State House:
Robert Leach – D
Mark Stonebracker – D
David Gowan – R, incumbent LD 30
David Stevens – R, incumbent LD 25

Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Marcia Busching -D
Sandra Kennedy –D, incumbent
Paul Newman- D, incumbent
Susan Bitter Smith –R
Robert Burns – R
Bob Stump – R, incumbent

So LD 30 State Senator Frank Antenori decided not to run for CD 2 against fellow Republicans Jesse Kelly and Martha McSally, and Democratic LD 28 House Rep. Matt Heinz decided to stay in the race against Ron Barber for that same seat. Senator Antenori will instead challenge former LD 28 House Rep. David Bradley for State Senate in LD 10.

Stay tuned for results from the CD 8 June 12 special general election which will likely affect this CD 2 race. In that race Democrat Ron Barber, Republican Jesse Kelly and Green Charlie Manolakis are facng off, but Manolakis is not running for the seat in CD 2.

And if you don’t know which new CD or LD you are voting in, here’s the link to the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s final approved maps (click here).