(The Center Square) – Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb filed his signatures to qualify for the Arizona Republican primary ballot for a competitive United States Senate seat up for grabs.
“I’m the only candidate that’s beaten Democrats, and I’m looking forward to actually representing not just Republicans. As a sheriff, I’ve represented Republicans, Democrats, and Independents,” Lamb said outside the Executive Tower in Phoenix on Monday afternoon. According to the sheriff, he obtained over 13,000 signatures, well above the 7,072 minimum required to make the ballot.
Lamb is running in the same primary as Kari Lake, who ran for governor in 2022 and is widely expected to win the Senate race nomination. A Noble Predictive Insights poll from Feb. 6-13 among 384 registered Republicans showed Lake leading with 54% compared with Lamb’s 21%.
Despite seeking the same office now, Lamb was supportive of Lake during her gubernatorial bid,
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