With primary complete, November general election matchups set

Tuesday was Primary Election Day in Arizona, and while votes in close races are still being counted, most matchups for the November election are now set. 

Federal

• The race to fill the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Kyrsten Sinema (I) is set, with Kari Lake securing the Republican nomination to face Rep. Ruben Gallego, the Democratic contender, in November.
  
• In a three-way Democratic primary to fill the vacancy left by Gallego in the Third Congressional District, Democrat Yassamin Ansari leads Raquel Terán.
  
• Republican Abraham Hamadeh secured a victory in a six-way Republican primary for the West Valley Congressional District 8 after current Rep. Debbie Lesko (R) announced she would not seek reelection and instead run for Maricopa County supervisor.
  
• Incumbent Republican Congressmen David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani easily defeated their primary opponents. Schweikert is likely to face Democrat Dr. Amish Shah, a former state legislator who on Wednesday morning was leading his own six-way primary, while Ciscomani is set for a rematch against Democrat Kirsten Engel, whom he narrowly defeated in 2022. These two races are expected to be among the most closely watched in November. 

Notable state legislative races

• Senate District 1: In the GOP primary, Mark Finchem, a former lawmaker, bested incumbent Sen. Ken Bennett.
  
• Legislative District 7: Sen. Wendy Rogers outpaced challenger David Cook to secure her state Senate seat. In the district’s six-way Republican primary battle for the House, incumbent Rep. David Marshall and former lawmaker Walt Blackman came out on top to advance to the general election.
  
• Senate District 9: Republican Robert Scantlebury won his primary and will face Sen. Eva Burch in November, a rematch from 2022.
  
• Senate District 17: Republican state Sen. Justine Wadsack trails challenger Vince Leach, a former lawmaker whom Wadsack defeated in 2022. Leach received strong support from the business community.

Maricopa County

• Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell cruised to victory against her primary opponent.
  
• Lesko, who decided not to seek reelection to Congress and instead pursue a West Valley county supervisor seat, easily won her primary, as did incumbent Scottsdale-area Supervisor Thomas Galvin.  

The business community view

As of Wednesday morning, nearly 50 candidates endorsed by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry are poised to appear on the November ballot.

“Congratulations to the winners of last night’s primary election. Arizona Chamber-endorsed candidates had a great night,” Chamber President and CEO Danny Seiden said. “Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell and Maricopa County Supervisor Tom Galvin won big, and at the legislative level we are pleased that strong, pro-business candidates saw wins across the state, from Pima County to Mohave County. As we enter the general election, the Chamber will continue to back candidates from both parties who support commonsense policies to create jobs and grow Arizona’s economy.”