Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: ' AZ-02: It looks like the third time won't be a charm for Jesse Kelly: After losing Tuesday's special election to Democrat Ron Barber, Kelly's decided not to run again in the regular election in November. (You'll recall that Kelly also lost to then-Rep. Gabby Giffords in 2010.) That leaves retired Air Force Col. Martha McSally as the most likely Republican to take on Barber in the fall, though Some Dude Mark Koskiniemi is also in the race.
Meanwhile, state Rep. Matt Heinz, the only other Democrat to file for the primary in Arizona's redrawn 2nd CD, says he still plans to seek the seat, despite Barber's win in the AZ-08 special. Adds Heinz: "I don't think people are going to consider Ron a real incumbent." I consider him a real incumbent!
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