PHOENIX — Abraham Hamadeh was ahead by 3,900 votes in the crowded Republican primary in Arizona's 8th Congressional District.
As of 8 p.m., the unofficial election results show Abe Hamadeh with 25,938 votes, Blake Masters with 22,021 votes, Ben Toma with 18,511 votes, Trent Franks with 14,432 votes and Anthony Kern with 4,137 votes.
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Masters and Hamadeh both lost statewide races to Democrats in 2022. Toma and Kern are both currently serving as members of the Arizona Legislature.
Franks had represented Arizona in Congress until his resignation in 2017 after two aides accused Franks of sexually harassing them by asking them to carry a child through surrogacy.
CD8 is a reliably red district encompassing the suburban neighborhoods north and west of Phoenix. The district is currently represented by Republican Debbie Lesko, who chose not to seek re-election this year.