Election centered on the immigration law he championed
(NEWSER) - An underfunded upstart challenger appears to have knocked out Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, in a historic recall election seen mainly as a referendum on the harsh immigration law Pearce championed. While the results aren’t yet official, with all districts reporting, challenger Jerry Lewis was up 52.4% to 45.4%, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Pearce seemed to expect defeat. “If being recalled is the price for keeping one’s promises, so be it,” he told the Arizona Republic . More»
