Arizona Congressional primary election results: Senate and U.S. House

Setting the stage for a battle over a U.S. Senate seat and several key battleground congressional districts in November, Arizona’s initial primary election results have arrived.

Only 43% of precincts were reporting as of 10:41 p.m., according to the Arizona Secretary of State, but the initial results indicated several likely winners.

Here’s a rundown of the votes tallied so far. All results are from the Arizona Secretary of State’s office.

This story will be updated.

U.S. Senate

Republican
Kari Lake – 53.8% (283,173)
Mark Lamb – 40.4% (212,551)
Elizabeth Jean Reye – 5.9% (31,107)

Democrat
Ruben Gallego – 100% (395,809)

While Gallego ran unopposed and sealed an easy victory, Lake held a strong advantage over Lamb, the Pinal County sheriff. Less than a week before the primary, a major GOP donor urged her circle to support Lamb and said Lake would be unable to win the general election against Gallego. Despite that, Lake appears poised to advance to the general election as expected.

Congressional District 1

Republican
David Schweikert (Incumbent) – 63.1% (46,871)
Kim George – 26.6% (19,744)
Robert Backie – 10.3% (7,674)

Democrat
Amish Shah – 24.3% (14,417)
Andrei Cherny – 21.6% (12,844)
Marlene Galán-Woods – 20.6%% (12,271)
Conor O’Callaghan – 18.4% (10,905)
Andrew Horne – 12.1% (7,186)
Kurt Kroemer – 3.1% (1,817)

Seven-term Congressman Schweikert isn't sweating out the GOP primary. But in the crowded Democratic primary, former state Rep. Shah sat atop the group with a close lead of fewer than 1,600 seats over Cherny, followed closely by Galán-Woods and O’Callaghan.

Congressional District 2

Republican
Eli Crane (Incumbent) – 79% (56,354)
Jack Smith – 21% (15,013)

Democrat
Jonathan Nez – 100% (41,404)

No surprises here, with Crane leading Smith.

Congressional District 3

Republican
Jeff Zink – 65.5% (6,972)
Jesus David Mendoza – 34.5% (3,666)

Democrat
Yassamin Ansari – 46.5% (15,173)
Raquel Terán – 42.2% (13,780)
Duane Wooten – 11.3% (3,679)

In a clash between two rising Democratic stars to fill Gallego’s congressional seat, former Phoenix Vice Mayor Ansari held a lead of about 1,400 votes going into the night over former state Sen. Terán.

Congressional District 4

Republican
Kelly Cooper – 32.4% (13,455)
Zuhdi Jasser – 27.4% (11,390)
Dave Giles – 23.6% (9,816)
Jerome Davidson - 16.6% (6,876)

Democrat
Greg Stanton (Incumbent) – 100% (39,265)

Stanton went unchallenged in the Tempe and Mesa district and likely won't face much of a challenge from whoever wins the GOP primary.

Congressional District 5

Republican
Andy Biggs (Incumbent) – 100% (60,114)

Democrat
Katrina Schaffner – 100% (33,600)

Biggs has represented the district in Congress since 2017.

Congressional District 6

Republican
Juan Ciscomani (Incumbent) – 61% (45,570)
Kathleen Winn – 39% (29,168)

Democrat
Kirsten Engel – 100% (65,865)

Ciscomani is seeking a second term in office.

Congressional District 7

Republican
Daniel Francis Butierez, Sr. – 100% (17,909)

Democrat
Raúl Grijalva (Incumbent) – 100% (43,512)

Grijalva has served in Congress since 2003 and was the first prominent Arizona Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to give up his reelection bid.

Congressional District 8

Republican
Abe Hamadeh – 29.8% (21,853)
Blake Masters – 23.4% (17,171)
Ben Toma – 22.3% (16,343)
Trent Franks – 17.4% (12,747)
Anthony Kern – 4.6% (3,377)
Pat Briody – 2.6% (1,889)

Democrat
Gregory Whitten – 100% (40,197)

The primary battle for a northwest Valley congressional seat vacated by Debbie Lesko — who is now running for Maricopa County supervisor — was this year’s most talked-about conservative freak show.

With at least five notable candidates piling into the race, Hamadeh seems to have grabbed an early advantage by nabbing an endorsement from Donald Trump. Just last weekend, Trump made a strange move by also endorsing Hamadeh’s opponent, Blake Masters.

With three candidates running with more than 20% of votes, this was a serious contest. But Hamadeh holds a strong lead with more than 4,600 votes over the second-place Masters.

Congressional District 9

Republican
Paul Gosar (Incumbent) – 100% (68,377)

Democrat
Quacy Smith – 100% (27,464)

Gosar has served in the House since 2011.