Richard Grayson Wins Nomination of Americans Elect Party for Congress in Arizona's Fourth Congressional District with Eleven Write-In Votes and Will Be on November 2012 General Election Ballot
PHOENIX, Sept. 10, 2012 -
This afternoon the office of the Arizona Secretary of State released its official canvass of the August 28 primary, showing that Richard Grayson won the Americans Elect Party primary in Arizona's Fourth Congressional District and said Grayson has been nominated by that party to be its candidate on the November ballot.
Grayson received 11 write-in votes from four voters in Mohave County, three voters in his home county of Pinal, two voters in Yuma County, one voter in Yavapai County and one voter in La Paz County on the Americans Elect primary ballot.
The other candidates along with Grayson on the November ballot are Republican Congressman Paul Gosar; Libertarian Joe Pamelia; and Democrat Johnnie Robinson. The district is considered a safe Republican seat.
In 2010 Grayson won the Green Party primary in Arizona's former Sixth Congressional District with six write-in votes. He was then sued by the Arizona Green Party, which alleged that Grayson was a "sham" Green Party candidate. Grayson won the case in federal court and was on the November 2010 ballot, getting about 1.4% of the vote in that heavily Republican district.
Or if Jeff Flake wins. . .
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