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Kari Lake wins Arizona GOP Senate primary
Kari Lake on Tuesday won Arizona's Republican primary in the state's closely watched Senate race, AP projects.
Why it matters: Lake will face off with Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in the race to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), a contest that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.
Lake is an ally of former President Trump and has echoed his false claims about the 2020 election being stolen.
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Lake, who has outraised Gallego, has attacked her Democratic opponent on issues of crime and immigration.
Arizona is a critical battleground state in the 2024 presidential race and could tilt the balance of power in the Senate if Lake wins in November.
Sinema — a longtime Democrat who became an independent in December 2022 — announced in March that she would not seek re-election this year.
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Lake previously ran for governor of Arizona in 2022 and has yet to accept her defeat in that race.
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