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Moderates Brawl as Graf Holds Lead in Arizona 8 GOP Race
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 29, 2006 06:28pm |
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| Category | Election Guide |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:25:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The poll of likely primary voters, released last week by the Tucson Weekly, showed Graf with support of 36 percent of respondents to 13 percent for Huffman and 10 percent for Hellon.
The fact that 39 percent of respondents said they are undecided tempers any conclusion that Graf is a shoo-in for the GOP nod. And of the two other candidates, Huffman’s most recent money figures suggest that he is best positioned to make a late run: As of June 30, he had $413,000 cash on hand in his campaign treasury to $51,000 for Graf and $47,000 for Hellon.
But Huffman’s campaign has come under fire in recent weeks over allegations of dirty campaign tactics, mainly lodged by Hellon’s campaign. The dispute reached its height recently when state Sen. Toni Hellon, Hellon’s ex-wife and still a political ally of the congressional contender, successfully solicited a judicial restraining order against Huffman’s treasurer, charging he was stalking her.
Pollster Margaret Kenski, who conducted the survey for the Tucson Weekly, said there was “absolutely no chance at all” that either Huffman or Hellon would bow out to let moderate voters coalesce behind the other candidate. |
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