With Trump’s Help, Kari Lake Defies the Haters to Win Her Senate Primary

Kari Lake, a former local news anchor-turned-conspiracy minded Republican firebrand, is projected to win the party’s Arizona Senate primary Tuesday and will head to a general election this November whose winner will replace outgoing independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

With 66% of the votes counted, Lake was projected to win the primary with 53.3% of the vote, according to The New York Times. The Associated Press also confirmed her win.

Lake’s biggest challenger was Mark Lamb, the former sheriff of Pinal County. Both Lamb and Lake largely agreed on many major issues, including immigration, border security, and abortion. Lamb sought to portray himself as a more electable candidate.

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