By Hank Stephenson and Ben Giles | Arizona Capitol Times
Early voting in the 2014 primary begins in nine months, and candidates are already firing up their campaigns.
Many lawmakers are leaving the Legislature to run for higher office or have hit their voter-imposed term limits. Every vacancy creates a vacuum with a cadre of hopefuls lining up for the opportunity to fill the post. Some incumbents are looking vulnerable, leading serious challengers to run against them.
Already, key legislative districts are getting crowded, dynamics of the 2014 races are becoming clear, and frontrunners are emerging.
Arizona Capitol Times takes a look at how the 2014 legislative elections are shaping up, and introduces the emerging candidates for the next legislature.
