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Blake Masters, who was backed by both former President Trump and his old boss, venture capitalist Peter Thiel,
won Tuesday's Republican primary for the US Senate race in Arizona, according to the Associated Press.
With around 80% of ballots counted, Masters had 39% of the vote vs. challengers Jim Lamon (29%) and state AG Mark Brnovich (18%). As the
Wall Street Journal notes, Arizona Republicans see the Senate race as one of their best chances to snatch a seat from the Democrats.
Thiel, a billionaire, pumped $15 million of his own money into a super PAC that boosted Masters, who will take on incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, in the November general election.Elsewhere in Arizona, Trump-backed
Mark Finchem - who says there was fraud in the 2020 election in Arizona's Pima County, won the Republican nomination for Secretary of State. Another candidate,
former TV anchor Kari Lake who had Trump's backing, held a slight edge early Wednesday over real estate developer and AZ Board of Regents member Karrin Taylor Robson, who was endorsed by former VP Mike Pence.
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