Pima County Attorney Laura Conover at her campaign watch party at the Silver Room, on Primary Election night, Tuesday, July 30.
Incumbent Pima County Attorney Laura Conover looks to be heading for an easy victory in last night's primary.
Late Tuesday night, Conover was leading Mike Jette, 67% to 33%. More counting will continue today.
“We came to realize eventually that we were having a general election in a primary because we realized finally that all of the outside and dark money influence, all of it's Republican, in our Democratic primary, and that’s the first time for us here locally,” Conover said.
Conover's platform centered on reform: like protecting legal access to abortion, restorative justice, and diversion programs. She said all of the sweeping reforms her office brought in are ready to grow.
“Because every marker of violent crime is down, meaning we brought in reform and public safety,” Conover said.
She added that the Democrats will keep up the momentum to ensure the Right to Abortion Initiative will be on the November ballot as a constitutional amendment.
The final winner of the Democratic primary will face a Republican in November who waged a write-in campaign in the primary.
“You went up against Republican money and dark money and one of the most negative and brutal primary campaigns we had seen in decades and you stayed the course and kept our promise,” Conover said.
As for her first course of action, she said she would be thanking everyone throughout her office.
“Thank you and I’m humbled and I’m going to work twice as hard,” Conover said.
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