U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at Phoenix Firehouse 30 after receiving an endorsement from the Professional Firefighters of Arizona, Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Phoenix. McCain is seeking the republican nomination in Arizona's primary election on Tuesday. Matt York AP Photo
PHOENIX
Primary challenges to two of the state's longest-serving Republicans are drawing attention as Arizona voters head to the polls Tuesday.
Sen. John McCain is facing a tough battle with a former state senator who is vowing to retire the five-term Republican a day after his 80th birthday. And six-term Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is pitted against a trio of challengers in his primary.
McCain has been campaigning hard in recent weeks and made one last stop Monday at a Phoenix fire station before meeting with campaign workers to urge them to make a final push to victory. The 2008 GOP presidential nominee faces former state Sen. Kelli Ward, who lags in the polls but has mounted an aggressive primary challenge.
Kim Martinetti, a real estate broker, said she voted for someone other than McCain for the first time.
She thinks McCain acts more like a Democrat and wants to grant amnesty.
"I don't believe in what Trump says about sending them all home — all the illegal immigrants — but I don't think an open border is the answer," Martinetti said. "McCain believes in that."
McCain has been dogged with questions about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has made comments that drew the senator's ire, and even questioned McCain's status as a war hero because he was a prisoner of war. McCain has nonetheless stood by Trump.
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