A fraternal battle among Arizona Republicans has ended: Abe Hamadeh has defeated Blake Masters in the primary for the GOP-friendly Eighth District.
“They underestimated me because they underestimate the American people. We are stronger than they can ever even imagine,” Hamadeh wrote on X on July 31.
“Congratulations to Abe Hamadeh. It’s time to unite behind him and all of our nominees, up and down the ballot, so that we can win in November,” Masters wrote on X in a post conceding to his chief rival.
Polls closed in Arizona on July 30 at 7 p.m. local time, but the race was not called by The Associated Press until 5:27 p.m. on July 31….
