Arizona Turns Blue, Blue, Blue – Democrats Gain Control of State House, Senate and Governor’s Office – First Time in 60 Years

Arizona turned blue, blue, blue after this year’s midterms.

Earlier this week, Katie Hobbs was declared the winner in the Arizona gubernatorial race against Trump-Endorsed Republican challenger US Rep. Andy Biggs.

Hobbs was first elected in 2022 when she ran against Trump-Endorsed Republican Kari Lake, where 60% of voting machines failed across the state’s largest county on election day.

This comes after voting in Maricopa County was disrupted, once again, by machine and printer failures on Election Day when Republicans overwhelmingly flooded the polls compared to Democrats.

Previously, Maricopa County also came under fire for a so-called error involving thousands of mail-in ballots being sent to voters before early voting even started and what appeared to be machine tampering by county election employees in the dead of night.

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On Friday, the Arizona Democrats gained control of the state house and senate.

This is the first time in 60 years that the Democrats in Arizona will have control over the Governor’s office, and the state house and senate.

The AP reported:

Democrats in Arizona won control of both legislative chambers and retained the governor’s office, giving the party its first trifecta in the state since 1966 as Democrats made major gains nationwide in this week’s elections and took control of both chambers of Congress.

In her first term, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs had vetoed more than 540 measures passed by the Republican-led Legislature on policies including taxes, immigration and voting laws. Hobbs has said she’s looking to address water issues and affordability, and take on fraud and abuse in the state’s school voucher program.