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Crossover Support

Endorsements and such in the governor's race

It took a little time, but the Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey's rivals in the GOP primary came around last week and endorsed the Arizona treasurer and former Cold Stone Creamery CEO.

In a joint statement, former Mesa mayor Scott Smith and former GoDaddy attorney Christine Jones, who had both questioned Ducey's business practices and honesty, issued a joint statement supporting Ducey.

"As proud conservatives, we respect the election process, we support the will of the voters, and we endorse Doug Ducey as the Republican nominee for governor," they said. "We urge our fellow Republicans to do the same."

Not all the Republicans in Arizona feel the same way. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred DuVal released a list of more than 100 Republicans who were supporting him. Among the Southern Arizona Republicans: former state lawmaker Jennifer Burns, former Tucson mayor Bob Walkup and businessman Bruce Dusenberry.

"The problems we face are bigger than party politics, and we need leaders who will work with anyone to fix them—not just members of their team," DuVal said in a prepared statement. "When I am governor, we will stop fighting and start fixing: restore funding to our children's schools, revitalize our economy, and bring together Republicans, Independents, and Democrats to move Arizona forward."