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A group of women who attend the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona speak to NPR on March 18. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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These Mormon women are rejecting Trump, fraying GOP support in a key state

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Maricopa County officials have approved a settlement on Wednesday with a Phoenix-area restaurant owner who claimed in a lawsuit that Joe Arpaio, former Maricopa County sheriff (shown here), defamed him when Arpaio was still sheriff and violated his rights about seven years ago when investigating whether employees at his restaurants used fraudulent IDs to get jobs. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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People get tested for the coronavirus at a drive-through site in Phoenix last month. In Arizona, the portion of tests coming back positive now hovers around 24%, more than three times the national average. Matt York/AP hide caption

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio campaigns for Donald Trump in Phoenix in August. Ralph Freso/Getty Images hide caption

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A Local Sheriff's Race Is Drawing National Attention And A Hefty Price Tag

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