At least Arizonans in Maricopa County haven't completely lost their minds

Former Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio narrowly lost his campaign to get his old job back Friday.

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Arpaio, who held the position from 1993-2017, lost the GOP primary for the job to 40-year department veteran and Arpaio aide Jerry Sheridan by just over 6,000 votes when the Maricopa County Elections Department called the race. The two contenders were separated just 1 percent, 37-36.

The loss marked Arpaio’s second defeat on his mission to return to politics. The former sheriff lost the GOP Senate primary in Arizona in 2018.

Arpaio was pardoned by President Trump in 2017 over his conviction of criminal contempt of court for refusing to obey a judge’s order in a racial profiling case.

  The Hill

Of course, we don't know that his aide isn't as nasty as he is.

[Arpaio] was involved in a number of scandals later on during his time as sheriff, including the botching of over 400 sex-crimes complaints made to his office and a judge finding his officers guilty of targeting Latinos in traffic stops.

Arpaio has tried to cast his political comeback as an attempt to restore a fierce ally of Trump, though he has struggled to shake criticism of his conviction and raised paltry amounts of money for his sheriff bid compared with past hauls.

Sheridan, who was also found in civil contempt of court for declining to follow a 2011 court order to stop the immigration patrols, will face Sheriff Paul Penzone (D) in the general election.