Bennett finished fourth in a six-way Republican primary in 2014, with 12 percent of the vote
By Brahm Resnik | 12 News
Ken Bennett wants a one-on-one rematch against Gov. Doug Ducey in the 2018 Republican primary for Arizona governor.
Bennett, a former secretary of state who lost to Ducey in a crowded 2014 primary, told 12 News Friday night he had filed papers to run for governor a second time.
In a phone interview, Bennett criticized Ducey’s financial management.
He compared Ducey’s proposed billion-dollar-plus budget increase for teacher raises over the next three years to spending under Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano that wasn’t supported by revenue growth.
“I can’t believe I’m watching the same movie 10 years later – a governor proposing a billion-dollar spending increase and no way to pay for it,” said Bennett, who was Senate president for four years during Napolitano’s tenure.
