Kari Lake wins Arizona GOP Senate primary, setting up a key race against Democrat Ruben Gallego
Kari Lake won the Republican Senate primary in Arizona, NBC News projects, officially setting up a critical matchup against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego.
PHOENIX — Kari Lake won the Republican Senate primary in Arizona, NBC News projects, officially setting up a critical matchup against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego.
Lake, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, was running ahead of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb 55% to 39% with roughly 95% of the expected vote in. Former news anchor Elizabeth Reye placed a distant third.
Lake advances to the general election for the seat being vacated by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema against Gallego, a Phoenix-area House member and Marine veteran who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The race in battleground Arizona will be among a handful that determine partisan control of the Senate this fall.
"This is not a battle between Democrats and Republicans. This is a battle between good and evil," Lake said at her election night event. "This is a battle between the people who want to destroy this country and the people who want to save America."
Lake, 54, a former newscaster, first emerged on the political scene during her unsuccessful run for governor in 2022 as a prominent promoter of Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. She later refused to accept her own loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs, who is now Arizona’s governor.
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