(CNN) Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff known for his controversial hardline tactics against undocumented immigrants, lost his bid to win back his former position in Maricopa County. Arpaio lost Tuesday's Republican primary for Maricopa County sheriff to his former chief deputy Jerry Sheridan by about 6,000 votes, according to the results from the Maricopa County Elections Department. Sheridan will challenge the current Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone, a Democrat and former Phoenix police officer, who ousted Arpaio in 2016. Arpaio, who calls himself "America's toughest Sheriff," was in the post for Maricopa County for 24 years. Arpaio had pledged that his reelection would bring back "Tent City" and some of his most controversial policing tools.

Source: CNN August 08, 2020 13:41 UTC