Trump-backed Mark Lamb wins Arizona House seat
Lamb won the open seat after a late-counting shift and Trump’s backing, with unofficial results showing a 51.5% to 48.5% edge over Elizabeth Lee.
- On Friday, the Associated Press declared Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb the winner of Arizona's CD5, securing 51.5% of the vote over Democrat Elizabeth Lee's 48.5%.
- In the Republican-leaning district, Lee held a nearly five-percentage-point lead when Tuesday's results arrived, but Lamb reclaimed the lead overnight Wednesday and maintained it.
- Despite allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power, President Trump reaffirmed his endorsement for Lamb, who campaigned on protecting Arizonans' freedoms and the southern border.
- Separately, the Associated Press projected Abe Hamadeh won Arizona's CD8, leading 51.3% to 48.7% and becoming the first Arab-American elected to Congress from Arizona.
- Republicans are expected to hold at least three congressional seats from Arizona following projected defeats for other candidates, down from six seats the party held entering the 2026 election.
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Former Pinal Sheriff Lamb ekes out a win, Crane and Nez still too close to call
Mark Lamb in March 2024. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, a Republican, is on track to defeat Democrat Elizabeth Lee to represent Congressional District 5 in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of Friday, Lamb had secured 51% of the vote in the district to Lee’s 48%. A change in the lead is unlikely at this juncture: CD5 spans Pinal County, where 100% of the vote has been reported, and parts o…
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Republican Abe Hamadeh Wins Reelection in Arizona’s 8th District Despite Democratic Midterm Gains
Rep. Abe Hamadeh narrowly defeated Democrat challenger Bernadette Greene-Placentia to retain his Arizona congressional seat, overcoming a substantially closer contest than his 2024 victory as ... The post Republican Abe Hamadeh Wins Reelection in Arizona’s 8th District Despite Democratic Midterm Gains first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Scandal-Ridden GOP Candidate Wins US House Race
The Hill reports: Republican Mark Lamb is projected to win Arizona’s 5th District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Lamb defeated Democrat Elizabeth Lee, securing a victory that gives Republicans a new face in a reliably conservative district southeast of Phoenix. He notched about 51 percent of the vote while Lee secured about 48 percent, … The post Scandal-Ridden GOP Candidate Wins US House Race appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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