2014-08-26T20:35:00Z 2014-08-26T21:38:42Z Ducey wins GOP primary for Arizona governor Arizona Daily Star
PHOENIX — Doug Ducey walked away with the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, beating out five other contenders including one endorsed by Gov. Jan Brewer.
And today he starts off today with the chore of uniting the party after a particularly divisive — and expensive — primary.
Despite an endorsement by Brewer, former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith trailed badly, having been vastly outspent by Ducey.
But money was not the deciding issue, as former GoDaddy executive Christine Jones also came up short despite putting $5.3 million of her own cash into the race.
Secretary of State Ken Bennett, former California Congressman Frank Riggs and disbarred former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas were never really in the running, outspent by the other three.
But the heated campaign — including heated attacks on the other five contenders by Thomas — means that Ducey starts with the backing of less than half the party faithful.
It also means that all the nasty things each said about each other will have to be swallowed, with smiles all around, if the Republicans are to maintain their hold on the governor's office being vacated by Jan Brewer.
Waiting in the wings is Democrat Fred DuVal who had no primary opposition and is hoping to take advantage of the splintered GOP in a state where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by about 175,000.
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