AP: Kari Lake’s Triumph Forecasted in GOP Senate Primary Race

As of Tuesday night, Lake was ahead by 62,000 votes in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate.

PHOENIX — Kari Lake is projected to win the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate race in Arizona, according to the Associated Press.

As of 8 p.m., the state’s unofficial results show Kari Lake with 264,049 votes, Mark Lamb with 201,714 votes, and Elizabeth Reye with 30,094 votes.

The AP called the race in Lake’s favor by 8:45 p.m.

Lake, a former news anchor, entered the Senate race after losing the 2022 governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs.

Lamb, who has served as sheriff of Pinal County since 2017, has tried to pitch himself as the more electable candidate in the race but has struggled to raise money on the same level as his opponent. Through the end of June, Lake had raised about $10 million compared with Lamb’s $2 million.

The Republican who wins the nomination will face off against Democrat Ruben Gallego in the general election. Gallego didn’t have any primary challengers for his party’s nomination.

The candidates will be running to fill a seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the former Democrat who is not seeking another term. Sinema won the seat in 2018 as a Democrat against Republican Martha McSally by about 55,000 votes.