State of Play: Dems Battle for Shot at Crucial Arizona House Seat Amid GOP's Razor-Thin Majority – Democratic Accent

Democratic leaders’ pick trails in Arizona primary for a key battleground district

Democrat Amish Shah, a physician and former state lawmaker, has opened a lead in the primary for a key Arizona battleground district despite party leaders backing another candidate for the seat.

State of play: Dems battle for shot at crucial Arizona House seat amid GOP's razor-thin majority – Democratic Accent

Two Democratic candidates remained locked in a battle as of early Wednesday morning to claim their party’s nomination in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District for a chance to face former NFL kicker Jay Feely. Former television news anchor Marlene Galán-Woods and former state Rep. Amish Shah, the two frontrunners, fell shy of capturing enough of the vote to win the nomination outright by early Wednesday morning. The winner of the primary will go o…

State of play: Dems battle for shot at crucial Arizona House seat amid GOP's razor thin majority

Amish Shah and Marlene Galán-Woods remain locked in the Arizona 1st congressional district Democratic primary, a rematch of their 2024 contest for the open seat.