{"id":11494,"date":"2022-08-03T14:53:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T14:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/03\/blake-masters-wins-arizona-republican-senate-primary\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T14:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T14:53:10","slug":"blake-masters-wins-arizona-republican-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/03\/blake-masters-wins-arizona-republican-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Masters wins Arizona Republican Senate primary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/3\/23289316\/blake-masters-donald-trump-peter-thiel-arizona-senate-jd-vance-yarvin<\/a>
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Blake Masters, protege to billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel<\/a>, has won the Arizona\u2019s Republican nomination for US Senate late Tuesday night, the Associated Press<\/em><\/a> <\/em>and New York Times<\/em> are reporting<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Masters\u2019 triumph over solar power executive Jim Lamon installs the Trump-endorsed candidate as the GOP\u2019s choice to take on former NASA astronaut Sen. Mark Kelly (D)<\/a> this fall. Arizona is one of a handful of toss-up races that could decide which party controls the Senate come November. <\/p>\n

Prior to Masters\u2019 campaign announcement<\/a> last summer, Politico <\/em>reported that controversial tech investor Thiel funneled millions into the new Saving Arizona PAC in anticipation of his pupil\u2019s Senate race. Thiel has donated at least $15 million to the PAC as of election day, according to campaign finance records<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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