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Intersections crammed with campaign signs, incessant text messages, mailboxes overflowing with mailers and wall-to-wall TV ads have led us to this moment — Election Day is here.

Why it matters: Today's election will decide Arizona's next governor and other statewide elected officials, multiple competitive U.S. House seats, control of the Legislature, statewide ballot initiatives and several hotly contested city council races.

State of play: If you haven't voted yet, you have until 7pm when the polls close.

• Maricopa County uses voting centers, so you don't have to cast a ballot in your home precinct — you can vote anywhere in the county.
• If you have an early ballot, you can drop it off at any polling place or county drop box.

Find a voting center or drop box here.

Zoom in: If you're voting in person, make sure to bring your photo ID.

• You don't need it to drop off your early ballot, but if you show ID you can bypass signature verification and have your ballot counted more quickly.

What we're watching: Initial results from early ballots will be announced around 8pm, with Election Day voting results coming later in the night.

Here are the biggest races to watch:

Governor: Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs faces Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs.

• This will also be the first time Arizonans elect a lieutenant governor.

Ballot measures galore: There are eight statewide propositions on the ballot, including measures on early voting, school district spending, transgender athletes, DEI policies and photo radar enforcement.

1st Congressional District: Arizona's most closely watched congressional race pits Democrat Amish Shah against Republican Jay Feely. The open House seat in north Phoenix/Scottsdale was vacated by longtime GOP Rep. David Schweikert.

Phoenix City Council: Two open seats — in central Phoenix and north Phoenix — are up for grabs. If no one gets an outright majority, the top two candidates will go to a March runoff election.

More races to watch

They say weird things happen on All Hallow's Eve, and in the Valley this year one eerie occurrence was meteorological — an absurd amount of rain.

Why it matters: The last time the Phoenix area saw measurable rainfall on Oct. 31 was 1987.

The big picture: The Valley was soaked by two storm systems this weekend.

• The rain we got Friday was due to a thunderstorm system, says National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Salerno.
• Constant drizzle after that — from Halloween through Sunday — was due to an atmospheric river that ventured abnormally south.

What they're saying: "The moisture is about 200–300% of normal for what we'd be typically seeing this time of year," Salerno tells Axios.

Zoom in: The map above from the Maricopa County Flood Control District shows which parts of town got the most soaked.

• It shows the three-day rainfall totals, from Friday to Monday mornings, from gauges around the Valley.
• Much of the area got between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain, but the northeast part of town got more.

Threat level: Just because skies are clear now doesn't mean you should let your guard down.

• "It's very dangerous right now to be near any river or creek or wash," Salerno says, "because there's still abundant flow from all the rainfall running off down through these areas."

Make it rain

🐟 Hi Noon Hospitality, the group behind Buck & Rider, will open B&R Fish Shop in December next to the restaurant's original Camelback location. (AZCentral)

⚾️ Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and outfielder Corbin Carroll won Gold Gloves, the second time in franchise history the team has won three in a single season. (Arizona Sports)

🥗 Angie's fast food chain plans to double its number of locations to 70 by the end of 2028. (Phoenix Business Journal)

Savannah Guthrie posted a new plea for information about the disappearance of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who is believed to have been abducted from her house north of Tucson in February. (The Guardian)

Election Day is here, and a new study finds that all your stress about the state of politics is coming to work with you.

Why it matters: The political news you read or watch outside the office affects how you perform and act at work, per research from Texas A&M University.

Zoom in: A team of researchers followed more than 300 full-time U.S. employees during the 2024 presidential primary season over nine consecutive weeks.

• They found that weeks with more political information perceived as negative were associated with higher anxiety and lower work engagement.
• The weeks in which political news was perceived as positive were associated with stronger engagement and more willingness to help co-workers.

How it works: The researchers asked the employees about the political content they consumed (news, social media posts, podcasts) and how often they encountered it.

• They also asked how engaged, anxious, hopeful and helpful they felt at work.
• The researchers didn't label political information as positive or negative, but went off of how the participants perceived it.

A Virgin Galactic spacecraft left Mesa Gateway — where it was built — to its permanent home at Spaceport America in New Mexico on Wednesday.

Driving the news: Apeiron is designed to carry passengers about 50 miles above Earth before gliding back to the ground.

• But it didn't fly to New Mexico on its own — a larger aircraft called Eve carried it.

Zoom in: The spacecraft's name was chosen through a worldwide online poll.

• Apeiron is an ancient Greek term meaning "boundless."

By the numbers: Virgin Galactic's last batch of tickets for future trips to space sold out at $750,000 each, according to the company.

• The next round could cost more.

What's next: Virgin Galactic expects commercial service by mid-2027.

📺 Jeremy wishes "Pardon the Interruption" co-host Michael Wilbon a speedy recovery and looks forward to seeing him back on the air, hopefully soon.

☠️ Zach's daughter recently asked him if he was born in the 1980s and whether everything was gray back then.

This newsletter was edited by Jodie Lau.