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It’s showtime, folks. At roughly 8 p.m., Maricopa County released the first batch of election results, giving us a fairly good indication of how candidates fared in the primary. However, it’s worth noting that we saw more “late-earlies” (early ballots dropped off at polling sites on Election Day) than we’ve seen in previous years, meaning the remaining ballots to be counted could more significantly impact certain races. As a refresher, up for grabs is a U.S. Senate seat, each of the nine congressional seats, three statewide seats, all 90 legislative seats, and some key county offices. With only a handful of truly competitive districts in play in November, the vast majority of state legislative races will be decided in the primary.
Here’s what we know so far:
While a handful of races remain too close to call, we have a decent idea of what most match-ups will look like in November. We've put together a spreadsheet for all legislative, county, statewide and federal races in Arizona. Candidates highlighted in yellow are either uncontested or are likely winners, as margins are wide enough that outstanding votes are extremely unlikely to change the outcome. However, keep in mind that these are speculations based on unofficial results, as there are still votes left to be counted.
Below are some of the key races that we continue to watch closely:
U.S. Senate (R)
Kari Lake (53.3%)
Mark Lamb (40.7%)
Congressional District 1 (D)
Amish Shah (24.2%)
Andrei Cherny (21.6%)
Marlene Galan-Woods (20.65%)
Congressional District 3
Yassamin Ansari (46.7%)
Raquel Teran (42.2%)
Congressional District 8
Abe Hamadeh (29.77%)
Blake Masters (23.39%)
Ben Toma (22.28%)
Trent Franks (17.38%)
Maricopa County Recorder (R)
Justin Heap (40.75%)
Stephen Richer (38.24%)
LD 8 – House (D)
Brian Garcia (34.10%)
Janeen Connolly (34.09%)
Juan Mendez (31.82%)
LD 17 – Senate (R)
Vince Leach (50.8%)
Justine Wadsack (49.2%)
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