Former television news anchor Kari Lake is projected to win Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial nomination, handing a high-profile win to former President Trump.
The Associated Press called the race at 10:09 p.m. ET on Thursday, two days after votes were cast.
Polls in the lead up to Election Day showed Lake leading Karrin Taylor Robson.
Trump last year endorsed Lake, who touted the former president’s unfounded claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Meanwhile, Robson’s victory is a loss for the GOP establishment. Robson was endorsed by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and former Vice President Mike Pence.
The campaign turned into a proxy battle between Trump and Pence, with the former president and vice president holding dueling rallies in the lead-up to the election.