Candidate Drops Out of Arizona Gop Primary for District 1 Senate to Succeed Bennett

Arizona Capitol Times › August 11, 2006

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Prescott construction company owner Elise Townsend on Aug. 7 withdrew from the District 1 Senate race to replace Senate President Ken Bennett, citing business and family reasons and personal rumors.

I have a business - a young business that's seven years old - and I have young children, said the Republican, who announced her candidacy in January at a Capitol news conference. I found that the campaign didn't allow enough time for those two things.

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Candidate Drops Out of Arizona Gop Primary for District 1 Senate to Succeed Bennett

Ms. Townsend said personal rumors also caused her withdrawal from the primary race, which leaves Rep. Tom O'Halleran of Sedona and William Will Stoll, a Camp Verde pasto...

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