Arizona AG Brnovich falls out of first place in Senate GOP primary

JTN

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has slipped from his first place position in the state’s GOP Senate primary. 

Since last year, Brnovich has held a consistent lead in the primary to go up against Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly as the GOP attempts to reclaim majority control of the Senate.

Arizona, a state that went to President Joe Biden in the last presidential election, became a hotbed for election controversy following the 2020 race as election integrity measures and a highly publicized audit became the central focuses of Republicans in the state legislature.

Brnovich, who has avoided weighing in to the election controversy with too loud a voice, recently slipped from his top position as his opponents outspend him in ads during thee lead up to the August 2 primary.

Politico reports that polling shows Jim Lamon, a self-funded solar power executive who says he is willing to spend up to $50 million to win the seat, has surged ahead of Brnovich in the polls after spending $3.8 million on ads. 

Brnovich maintains a 22% share of the potential votes, just ahead of populist conservative candidate Blake Masters, who is holding onto 16% of the vote. At present, 31% of Arizonian GOP voters say they remain undecided.  more