McSally wins Arizona GOP Senate primary, defeating Ward and Arpaio

Martha McSally.
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Rep. Martha McSally defeated Kelli Ward and Joe Arpaio in Tuesday's Arizona Republican Senate primary, several media outlets are projecting. She will face Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, who easily beat Deedra Abboud in the Democratic Senate primary.

McSally, a veteran, has 51.3 percent of the vote, with just 5.6 percent of precincts reporting. Ward, a doctor, made headlines for criticizing the late Sen. John McCain, and Arpaio, the former Maricopa County Sheriff, is known for being pardoned by President Trump after being convicted of criminal contempt of court.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.