Amish Shah Wins Arizona House Primary, Handing DCCC 3rd Defeat Since June
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 23
Amish Shah Wins Arizona House Primary, Handing DCCC 3rd Defeat Since June
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 23
Summary
Arizona Democrat Amish Shah captured a battleground House primary, beating a rival heavily backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee despite limited ideological distance between the two moderates.
The upset underscored voter anger at party leadership and Washington intervention, with Shah casting himself as willing to stand up to an establishment many grass-roots Democrats see as controlled by insiders and donors.
The loss marked the DCCC’s third primary defeat since June after similar setbacks in Maine and California, even as the committee has intensified efforts to shape high-profile House contests.
Shah now advances to face Republican Jay Feely in a costly general-election race for a district central to Democrats’ bid to win back the House.