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Amish Shah beats Democratic establishment pick in House primary in Arizona

Shah won the Democratic nomination for a competitive Arizona House seat and will face Republican Jay Feely in the general election.

Amish Shah beats Democratic establishment pick in House primary in Arizona
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Amish Shah won the Democratic nomination for a competitive Arizona House seat, defeating the candidate backed by the party establishment. The article also surveys other Arizona primary results, including Republican nominations for governor and several congressional contests.

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Amish Shah
D · AZ

Democratic nominee for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Democratic primary candidate defeated by Shah

John McCain
Former U.S. Senator (R-AZ)

Former senator from Arizona

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose preferred Arizona candidates won nominations

Greg Stanton
D · AZ-4

Representative and Democratic primary winner in Arizona’s 4th Congressional District

Former president and winner of Arizona in the 2020 presidential election

Kari Lake
R · AZ

Arizona Republican whose earlier statewide campaigns are referenced

Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican nominee for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District

Democratic candidate in California mentioned as a DCCC-backed primary loser

Burgess Owens
R · UT-4

Representative from Utah and former NFL player

Democratic candidate in Maine mentioned as a DCCC-backed primary loser

Representative and defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate

Republican candidate for Arizona secretary of state

Democratic primary challenger to Greg Stanton

Colin Z. Allred
Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)

Former representative and House candidate in Texas

Andy Biggs
R · AZ-5

Representative and Republican nominee for governor

ALSO MENTIONED  Adrian Fontes, Arizona secretary of state and Democratic incumbent; Alexander Kolodin, Arizona state representative and Republican nominee for secretary of state; Doug Ducey, Former Arizona governor; Grant Woods, Former Arizona attorney general; Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor and Democratic nominee; Warren Petersen, Arizona Senate president and Republican nominee for attorney general

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Jay Feely and Amish Shah Win Arizona Congressional Primaries

Outlets report that Amish Shah won the Democratic primary and Jay Feely won the Republican primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, setting up a general-election matchup. Left-leaning outlets frame the matchup around Feely’s MAGA identity and Trump ties. Center outlets stress Shah’s defeat of a party-backed rival and the race’s potential House-control stakes. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the candidates’ former Jets connection and present the contest as favorable to Feely.

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