Little changed overnight in the state and federal legislative races around the northern Arizona region as the races continued to trend as expected.
Democrats were still leading the three races in Arizona's 6th Legislative District, Republicans were ahead in the trio of races in Arizona's 7th Legislative District and Republican incumbent Eli Crane led Democrat challenger Jonathan Nez in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District as of Wednesday night.
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