Pima County primary election results: Attorney Laura Conover and Sheriff Chris Nanos win

Laura Conover has won a second term as Pima County attorney, as results from Arizona’s primary election to choose party representatives in races for Pima County attorney, sheriff, treasurer and board of supervisors seats rolled in Tuesday night.

Sheriff Chris Nanos won his primary election and will face the winner of the Republican primary, Heather Lappin.

Without a Republican running for county attorney, Conover will take office in January. She is only the third person to hold the seat since 1976, beating prosecutor Mike Jette in a contentious primary.

“We stayed on the high road every single day, and the high road took us home,” Conover said in a speech to supporters on Tuesday night at a Pima Democrats party at Corbett’s, where pickleballers smacked a ball back and forth nearby.

Check below for Associated Press live results from Pima County attorney and sheriff primaries. The AP doesn’t make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there’s no scenario that would allow the trailing candidates to close the gap.

Winners of other races will be compiled from the Arizona Secretary of State’s election results website .

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Pima County Attorney

Read Arizona Luminaria’s voter guide to this race for a political seat that plays a pivotal role in how justice is served and crime is addressed in the community.

Pima County Sheriff

The winners of the Democratic and Republican primary races will face off in the general election.

Pima County Board of Supervisors

District 1
Incumbent Democrat Rex Scott, the only supervisor with a primary challenger, is seeking a second term. He was winning against challenger Jake Martin with 66.5% of the votes .

Scott said he was “grateful and honored to once again be chosen as the nominee of our party.”

Going into the general election, Scott said he would continue to keep his “focus on the issues our constituents care about. As I’ve done as their supervisor, I will devote most of my time to reaching out to them, listening to their concerns and describing how I will serve our community if granted another term.”

Scott faces Republican Steve Spain in the general election. Spain was unopposed in his party’s primary election.

This district includes Tucson’s north side, Oro Valley and part of Marana.

District 2
John Backer was winning the Republican primary. He will face incumbent Democrat Matt Heinz in the general election. Heinz is seeking a second term as supervisor and previously served in the state house.

This Democratic-leaning district includes parts of midtown Tucson, the south side and Sahuarita.

District 3
Jen Allen appears to have won the the four-way Democratic primary.

This seat is currently held by Sylvia Lee, who was appointed to the position when longtime supervisor Sharon Bronson retired in 2023 for health reasons. Lee is not running for the office and she will serve until the end of the year.

The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Janet “JL” Wittenbraker in the general election. Wittenbraker, who previously ran for mayor of Tucson, was unopposed in the Republican primary election. Also running in the general election cycle is independent candidate Iman‐Utopia Layjou Bah.

This sprawling district includes parts of Tucson and Marana, the Tohono O’odham Nation, and remote rural areas including Ajo.

District 4
Supervisor Steve Christy, a Republican seeking a third term, will face Democrat Vanessa Bechtol in the general election. Both ran unopposed in their parties’ primary elections.

This Republican-leaning district includes Tucson’s east side, Vail and Green Valley.

District 5
Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat seeking a second term, was unopposed in her party’s primary election and no Republicans entered the race in this heavily Democratic district. She previously served on the Tucson Unified School District board.

She will face independent candidate Val Romero in the general election.

Correction: A previous version of this article omitted Val Romero in this race.

This district includes parts of midtown Tucson, the west side and the Pascua Yaqui Nation.

Pima County Treasurer

Brian Johnson appears to have won the Democratic nomination for the treasurer job. He will face Chris Ackerley who was appointed to the job after longtime treasurer Beth Ford retired in April. Ackerley is a former state lawmaker and teacher.

City Councils and Town Councils

South Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley and Sahuarita held nonpartisan elections for city council and town council seats. See results .

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