{"id":2316574,"date":"2024-07-31T10:28:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamadeh-leading-masters-in-race-to-succeed-lasko-in-congressional-gop-primary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T10:32:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:32:33","slug":"hamadeh-leading-masters-in-race-to-succeed-lasko-in-congressional-gop-primary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamadeh-leading-masters-in-race-to-succeed-lasko-in-congressional-gop-primary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamadeh leading Masters in race to succeed Lasko in congressional GOP primary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamadeh-leading-masters-in-race-to-succeed-lasko-in-congressional-gop-primary-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316574&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Abe Hamadeh, a Republican candidate endorsed by former President \u200bDonald \u2063Trump, is leading in the Arizona congressional District 8 Republican primary. As of late Tuesday night, Hamadeh garnered approximately 30% of the votes, slightly ahead of fellow Trump-endorsed candidate Blake Masters, who received 23%. The results come shortly after the Arizona Appeals Court dismissed \u200cHamadeh&#8217;s challenge against his loss in the 2022\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> race. His key priorities \u2064include addressing illegal immigration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-introduces-legislation-classifying-drug-cartels-as-terrorist-organizations\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Legislation Classifying Drug Cartels As Terrorist Organizations\">classifying drug cartels<\/a> as terrorist organizations, and ensuring the integrity of elections, the latter being a direct response to\u200c his ongoing dissatisfaction with the recent electoral outcomes. Other candidates in the race include Ben\u200d Toma, Trent Franks, Anthony\u200c Kern, \u200cand Pat\u200b Briody. Hamadeh\u2019s campaign emphasizes the necessity for free\u200b and fair elections in America, vowing to continue \u2064his fight for electoral\u200c integrity and accountability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hamadeh leading Masters in race to succeed Lasko in congressional GOP primary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716803\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Abe Hamadeh, one of two Republican candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump, had a narrow lead in Arizona&rsquo;s congressional District 8 Republican primary late Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>If Hamadeh&rsquo;s lead holds, his win would come only a few months after the Arizona Appeals court rejected his challenge to his loss in the 2022 race for attorney general against Democrat Kris Mayes. Hamadeh was also endorsed by the U.S. Senate GOP primary winner Kari Lake, another individual contesting her election loss to Gov. Katie Hobbs in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Just before midnight, the Secretary of State reported that Hamdeh was narrowly in the lead above venture capitalist Blake Masters, the other Republican candidate endorsed by Trump. The former president endorsed Masters on Saturday, days before the election and long after mail-in ballots had been sent out.<\/p>\n<p>The latest results show Hamadeh received 30% of votes and Masters received 23% of votes. Arizona Speaker of the House Ben Toma is not far behind with 22.25% of the votes. Other Republican candidates included Trent Franks, 17.34%, Anthony Kern, 4.62% and Pat Briody, 2.57%.<\/p>\n<p>Hamadeh is the former Maricopa County prosecutor and the son of immigrants. His priorities if elected to congress are allocating resources to end illegal border crossings and crime at the border, passing a bill that classifies drug cartels as terrorist organizations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-ceo-condemns-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure\/\" title=\"Coca-Cola CEO condemns Ga. voting law amid boycott pressure\">ensuring election integrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hamadeh stands by his challenge to his 2022 election loss.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America cannot exist without free and fair elections,&rdquo; reads Hamadeh&rsquo;s campaign website. &ldquo;What we witnessed in the 2020 and 2022 elections should never happen again and there must be accountability. I am still fighting for those that were disenfranchised last November in court and will never waver in fighting for the integrity of our elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Hamadeh plans to work to lower inflation and the cost of living in addition to lowering abortion rates and providing pro-life resources to mothers.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the GOP primary will be going against Democratic candidate and Biosecurity Expert Gregory Whitten, though the heavily-Republican district is likely to carry tonight&rsquo;s winner through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the Pentagon Greg served as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs,&rdquo; reads Whitten&rsquo;s campaign website.<\/p>\n<p>Whitten&rsquo;s priorities include ensuring economic security for Arizonans, solving Arizona water challenges, ensuring that women have the freedom to make reproductive decisions without influence from the government and creating border security at the southern border without building a wall.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The choice couldn&rsquo;t be clearer for #CD08,&rdquo; reads a post by Whitten on X, referring to the Republican candidates. &ldquo;They don&rsquo;t care about those in the district. They follow a convicted felon who&rsquo;s stated that he&rsquo;d be a dictator from day 1.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If results hold, Hamadeh and Whitten will be competing for the District 8 seat in the general election Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716803\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716803\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abe Hamadeh, one of the two Republican candidates backed by former President Donald Trump, was slightly ahead in the Republican primary for Arizona&#8217;s congressional District 8 late Tuesday night. Should his lead remain, it would mark a victory just months after the Arizona Appeals Court dismissed his challenge regarding his defeat in the 2022 attorney general race against Democrat Kris Mayes. Hamadeh also received support from Kari Lake, who won the GOP primary for U.S. Senate and is contesting her own election loss to Governor Katie Hobbs in 2022. As of just before midnight, state officials reported that Hamadeh was leading venture capitalist Blake Masters\u2014also endorsed by Trump\u2014by a narrow margin. Trump had endorsed Masters only days before the election and after mail-in ballots were already distributed. The latest figures indicated that Hamadeh garnered 30% of votes while Masters secured 23%. Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma followed closely with 22.25%, while other Republican candidates included Trent Franks at 17.34%, Anthony Kern at 4.62%, and Pat Briody at 2.57%. A former Maricopa County prosecutor and son of immigrants, Hamadeh&#8217;s congressional priorities include addressing illegal border crossings and crime, designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations, and ensuring election integrity\u2014a stance he maintains following his previous electoral loss: \u201cAmerica cannot exist without free and fair elections,\u201d states his campaign website, emphasizing accountability for past elections&#8217; issues.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he aims to tackle inflation and living costs while promoting pro-life initiatives to reduce abortion rates. The winner of this GOP primary will face Democratic candidate Gregory Whitten in November\u2019s general election; however, given the district&#8217;s strong Republican leanings, tonight\u2019s victor is expected to have an advantage going into that contest.<\/p>\n<p>Whitten\u2019s campaign highlights his experience as a Special Assistant at the Pentagon focused on defense programs related to nuclear threats as well as outlining priorities such as economic security for Arizonans and addressing water challenges without government interference in reproductive choices or constructing a border wall.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Whitten criticized the Republican candidates: \u201cThe choice couldn\u2019t be clearer for #CD08&#8230; They don\u2019t care about those in the district.\u201d If current results hold true, Hamadeh will compete against Whitten for District 8 during the general election scheduled for November 5th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2316575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24211597969676-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36760,8215,36759,10827,32076],"class_list":["post-2316574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-congressional-gop-primary","tag-hamadeh","tag-lasko","tag-masters","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24211597969676-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}