Valley voters awoke before dawn and stayed in line long after dark to cast ballots Tuesday in the most historic election most of them had ever seen, testing the limits of poll workers with an unprecedented turnout and piles of provisional ballots still to be counted.

Fewer Tempe residents voted in city elections this year than in other recent mayoral elections, according to official results released Friday.

Voter turnout was sparse Tuesday as Mesa residents went to the polls for a single issue in a special election involving the construction of a resort and super-water park in East Mesa.

The teaching of evolution to Kansas high-school students seemed to be headed back toward 1858, the year before Charles Darwin wrote “On the Origin of Species,” but after an election Tuesday it appears that biology instruction in the state will remain in the 21st century.

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All eyes in Scottsdale tonight will be on the city’s biggest election in 40 years — the last time five of seven council seats were open.

All eyes in Scottsdale tonight will be on the city’s biggest election in 40 years — the last time five of seven council seats were open.

Arizona's largest county is expecting a low voter turnout during the state's primary election.

Voters trickled into the polls Tuesday in what was shaping up to be among the lowest primary election turnouts in recent years.

One of the lowest voter turnouts for a primary in Queen Creek history has some wondering if the town should go back to a traditional voting instead of all-mail elections.

Voter turnout in today's Mesa election is expected to be among the highest in city history.

The first few hours of Election Day attracted few people to the polls, but the Mesa City Clerk's office said the pace picked up in the afternoon.

Voter turnout exceeded the expectations of some poll workers on Tuesday, as a steady stream of Mesa voters endured temperatures pushing 100 degrees and the onset of muggy weather.

Voter turnout exceeded the expectations of some poll workers on Tuesday, as a steady stream of Mesa voters endured temperatures pushing 100 degrees and the onset of muggy weather.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi authorities tallied millions of ballots Friday and received some complaints about the conduct of the parliamentary election, including allegations of "violent interference" with voters.