Trump-backed candidate wins in Arizona primary race
![Abe Hamedeh, seen here in a 2022 photo, beat out a crowded field in the Republican race for Arizona](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5246x3584+0+0/resize/5246x3584!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2F91%2Fdcb6c66342dbb288b70e554b9947%2Fgettyimages-1440166330.jpg)
With former President Donald Trump’s blessing, Abe Hamadeh beat a crowded field in the Republican race for Arizona's 8th Congressional District — even after Trump endorsed his top rival, too.
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