Horne to stress classroom rigor

by The Associated Press on Nov 08, 2006, under Elections, Local

PHOENIX – Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne won re-election over Democrat Jason Williams Tuesday.

Horne, a former attorney, won more than 50 percent of the vote.

Horne ran on a campaign pledge to improve teachers’ salaries and increase academic rigor in the classroom. Williams had made childhood literacy a key plank in his platform.

● Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer romped to re-election over Democrat Israel Torres by a nearly 3-to-2 margin.

She made fighting voter fraud a priority. She supports requiring voters to show government-issued photo ID or two forms of specified nonphoto ID when casting ballots.

Torres, an organizational consultant, pledged to oversee reform of elections, lobbying and identity theft protection.

● Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard won a second term, handily defeating Republican Bill Montgomery by a 3-to-2 margin.

Goddard promised to continue focusing on consumer protection from identity theft and methamphetamine trafficking.

● Republican state Sen. Dean Martin received more than 56 percent of the vote in beating Democrat Rano Singh in a race to succeed incumbent state treasurer David Petersen, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of failing to report $4,200 in commissions from selling character education materials to schools.
Your voices: Election 2006

Your Voices: Election 2006

Tucson voters speak.

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Audrey Gamez, 64: "She has done a good job with more money for schools and student vocational education," said Gamez of Gov. Janet Napolitano. "It's important because if you have a trade, you have a head start so you can move on to college if you want to."
Source: XAVIER GALLEGOS/Tucson Citizen

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ELECTION RESULTS

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Sen. Jon Kyl's win: 17%

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Proposition 107, "Protect Marriage Arizona": 44%

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