Kari Lake Wins GOP Senate Primary in Arizona, Setting Up Showdown With Rep. Ruben Gallego

Lake won the Republican primary with approximately 53 percent of the vote, while Gallego ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

(Left) Kari Lake speaks in Dallas on Aug. 5, 2022, and (right) Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in the Capitol on July 14, 2022. AP Photo

PHOENIX—Kari Lake has won Arizona’s Republican Senate primary, defeating Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and Elizabeth Reye.

“If you think this is a battle between Democrats and Republicans, you’re still sleeping,” Lake said in her victory speech, calling on Trump Republicans, traditional Republicans, “disaffected Democrats,” and others to come together.