Joe Arpaio neck and neck with his old chief deputy in bid to reclaim Maricopa County sheriff job

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Joe Arpaio is trailing his old No. 2 in his effort to be reinstated as Arizona’s Maricopa County sheriff for the seventh time.

With 387,000 ballots counted in the Republican primary, Arpaio, 88, is behind his former chief deputy, Jerry Sheridan, 37% to 36%, or a margin of 572 votes.

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