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AZ House Speaker Toma Announces Run for CD8

November 2, 2023 2:55 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:55 pm

The water’s warm in CD8 and lots of Republicans are jumping in. In a prolix announcement made moments ago on X, AZ House Speaker Ben Toma (R-22) announced that he would seek the CD8 seat being vacated by Debbie Lesko....

Anthony Kern Joins CD8 Congressional Race

November 1, 2023 3:05 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:56 pm

I can tell I’m getting old because the references in my leads are all way past their sell-by date. So in a story about a third Republican candidate entering the CD8 race and a fourth considering doing so, I’ll resist...

Blake Masters Unveils First Two CD8 Endorsements

October 27, 2023 2:48 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:56 pm

Earlier this week, the Globe described the steady slate of GOP endorsements Abe Hamadeh had been amassing for his Congressional run in CD8. Apparently, our mesmerizing turn of phrase ‘cascade of invincibility’™ caught on at least a little bit because...

Blake Masters Jumps Into CD8 Race

October 26, 2023 1:40 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:56 pm

As the Arizona Globe has been predicting since the moment Debbie Lesko announced her retirement from Congress, Blake Masters has now officially thrown his hat into the ring 2022 for the nomination to the CD8 seat in the northwest suburbs...

GLOBE EARLY LOOK: First Real Poll of CD8 Has Good News for Hamadeh

October 25, 2023 6:00 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:56 pm

In a three-way primary, Abraham Hamadeh is leading with 31%, Blake Masters is at 24%, and Speaker of the Arizona House Ben Toma is at 11%. That news will be well received by Team Abe, not only because of an...

Hamadeh Unfurls Steady Slate of Endorsers in CD8

October 24, 2023 6:44 amNovember 21, 2024 12:57 pm

The Arizona Globe is already on record expressing our opinion that endorsements of candidates by elected officials and other notables usually don’t matter so much at the ballot box. You don’t walk in to vote and think “I wanted to...

Data: Abe Hamadeh has Clear Edge Over Blake Masters in CD8

October 18, 2023 10:53 amNovember 21, 2024 1:00 pm

If you love politics and you love numbers, then what you do the day after the surprise retirement of an incumbent Republican US Representative is pore through the data of that district’s most recent election. So far, 2022 candidate for...