Christine Jones won't challenge Kyrsten Sinema

Republican Christine Jones will not campaign for the 9th Congressional District in 2016 to oust U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.

Jones told The Arizona Republic on Monday that she researched the race but is not eager to run for Congress just yet.

Jones, a former GoDaddy executive who ran unsuccessfully for governor last year, was seen as one of the GOP's best hopes to unseat two-term Sinema. Republicans have struggled to put up a strong challenger in the swing district based in Phoenix and Tempe.

"Although (the 9th District) appears eminently winnable, pursuing a seat in Congress at this time is not the highest and best use of my time," Jones said, noting she would be open to looking at the seat again in the future or another office.

The only Republican in the race so far is David Giles, a business consultant who is not well-known.