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New Times that she was declaring victory on her way to a celebration. "I'm thrilled. I'm so overwhelmed," she said excitedly, at one point accidentally triggering a FaceTime call. The election results as of 8 p.m. City of Phoenix The results of tonight's election may shift the balance of power on the city council if Ansari takes office on April 19. The recent Phoenix transplant was backed by Mayor Kate Gallego, as well as a collection of labor and progressive groups. She had indicated she'll give greater support for independent police oversight and expanded homelessness services than outgoing...

'Dark money' is still trying to influence Phoenix elections despite new law. Here's how Jen Fifield, Arizona Republic © The Republic Those living in District 7 have a choice in the March 9 election between two candidates: (L-R) Yassamin Ansari and Cinthia Estela. Southwest Phoenix voters got the first deceitful political mailer from Americans for Progress nearly two weeks ago, and they just keep coming. The ads, featuring Donald Trump's talking points, are seemingly attempting to trick voters in the heavily progressive district into thinking that Yassamin Ansari, a Dem...

The race will decide whether Laveen Community Council member Cinthia Estela or climate nonprofit adviser Yassamin Ansari get to represent the city's most populous district, which stretches southwest from Roosevelt Row to Laveen. Both campaigns have invested heavily in their ground games, knocking on tens of thousands of doors in hopes of driving up engagement in what has been a traditionally low-turnout district, but with as many as a third of likely voters still undecided according to polling commissioned by the Ansari campaign and Estela winning the five-way primary by just 116 votes, the d...

“Are you kidding?" Ansari asked when New Times inquired whether she thought the presidential election was stolen. "I was being attacked this whole time for being too progressive and now I’m in an alternate reality where I’m a Trump supporter." Ansari is currently in a runoff election against fellow Democrat and Laveen Community Council member Cinthia Estela to replace outgoing councilmember Michael Nowakowski. Estela has Nowakowski's endorsement and has stuck closer to his positions on police oversight and expanded homeless services in the district, while Ansari, who is backed by May...