Mark Lamb wins Arizona House GOP primary after misconduct allegations

Former sheriff Mark Lamb pulled disconnected a triumph successful Arizona's 5th Congressional District Republican superior connected Tuesday, the Associated Press projects, contempt allegations of intersexual misconduct that Lamb has denied.

The triumph sets up Lamb to regenerate outgoing GOP Rep. Andy Biggs successful the deep-red territory aft the November election. Biggs, who has served 5 presumption successful the House, won the Republican information for Arizona governor. 

Lamb, who served arsenic Pinal County sheriff from 2017 to 2024, defeated operation concern proprietor Daniel Keenan, who poured much than $1.5 cardinal of his wealth into the campaign. 

After a monthslong investigation, the Arizona Republic reported that respective women alleged Lamb had sent explicit messages and nude photos and past utilized threats oregon intimidation to screen it up, initiated intersexual encounters betwixt him, his woman and others, and made a racist joke and cheered different derogatory remarks successful messages with a borderline extremist. One pistillate besides accused the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of burying her complaints aft she reported Lamb's alleged behaviour to religion leaders. 

Lamb's run has denied allegations of misconduct. In a Facebook post successful May, Lamb's woman said "after each we've been through, a monolithic smear run is surely not going to halt america from doing what's right." 

President Trump's backing whitethorn person helped the scandal-plagued Lamb summation an borderline implicit Keenan. Mr. Trump first endorsed Lamb past year, encouraging 1 of his superior opponents, NFL seasoned Jay Feely, to tally successful different district. Feely switched to the 1st Congressional District. The president stood by Lamb and reaffirmed his endorsement earlier this month, calling it his "great honor" to enactment him.