Arizona primary results: Kari Lake wins, but hot Congressional races too close to call

CD8: Abe Hamadeh was leading friend-turned-foe Blake Masters 29.8% to 25.3% in the West Valley-based 8th Congressional District.

• CD8 is heavily Republican, and the primary winner is likely to cruise to victory in the November general election.

CD3: Former Phoenix Council Member Yassamin Ansari was leading in the 3rd Congressional District primary against former state lawmaker Raquel Terán 46.1% to 42.7%.

• The south and west Phoenix district is overwhelmingly Democratic, so the winner is unlikely to see a competitive general election.

Meanwhile, Amish Shah has the lead in a six-way Democratic primary in the Scottsdale- and Phoenix-based 1st Congressional District with 24% to Andrei Cherny's 21.4%.

• The winner will face longtime Republican incumbent David Schweikert in the general election.
• CD1 is highly competitive and is a top pickup opportunity for Democrats.

In rural Arizona, Crane fended off a challenge from Jack Smith in the Republican primary for the 2nd Congressional District.

• Crane was one of eight House Republicans who voted with Democrats to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year.

Between the lines: In the U.S. Senate race, former Fox 10 anchor and 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidate Lake defeated Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, as was widely expected.

• But Lamb has 39.2% of the vote, despite being an underdog in the race to replace Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
• Lake will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego in the general election.