Babeu wins sheriff primary race

Gay former U.S. congressional candidate Paul Babeu has defeated his GOP primary opponents and will likely continue as the “top cop” in Pinal County. (photo by Gage Skidmore via wikimedia commons)

FLORENCE, Ariz. — Gay former U.S. congressional candidate and conservative sheriff Paul Babeu has defeated his GOP primary opponents, according to the AP, and will likely serve another four-year term as the “top cop” in Pinal County, despite controversy.

Babeu made headlines when a former boyfriend outed the then-Romney campaign Arizona co-chair, alleging Babeu threatened to have the Mexican national deported if their relationship were to be revealed. After an investigation, the Arizona attorney general’s office cleared the tough-on-immigration sheriff of wrongdoing last Friday.