Blake Masters

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Blake Masters
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Last election

July 30, 2024

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Blake Masters (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.

Biography

Masters received a bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford University in 2008 and a J.D. from Stanford University Law School in 2012. In 2012, Masters co-founded Judicata, a software startup focused on legal research, and in 2014, he co-authored the bestselling business book Zero to One: Notes on a Startup, alongside Peter Thiel. In 2014, Masters joined Thiel Capital, and in 2015, he was named president of the Thiel Foundation.[1][2]

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Abraham Hamadeh defeated Gregory Whitten in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh (R)
 
56.5
 
208,269
Image of Gregory Whitten
Gregory Whitten (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.5
 
160,344

Total votes: 368,613
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Gregory Whitten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory Whitten
Gregory Whitten Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
47,406

Total votes: 47,406
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh
 
29.9
 
30,686
Image of Blake Masters
Blake Masters
 
25.7
 
26,422
Image of Ben Toma
Ben Toma
 
21.0
 
21,549
Image of Trent Franks
Trent Franks
 
16.3
 
16,714
Image of Anthony Kern
Anthony Kern
 
4.8
 
4,922
Image of Patrick Briody
Patrick Briody Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
2,336
Image of Isiah Gallegos
Isiah Gallegos (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
35

Total votes: 102,664
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Endorsements

Masters received the following endorsements.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Arizona

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Arizona on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly (D)
 
51.4
 
1,322,027
Image of Blake Masters
Blake Masters (R)
 
46.5
 
1,196,308
Image of Marc Victor
Marc Victor (L) (Unofficially withdrew) Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
53,762
Lester Ralph Maul Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
95
Christopher Bullock (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
27
Ty McLean Jr. (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
21
Image of Roxanne Rodriguez
Roxanne Rodriguez (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
20
Sherrise Bordes (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
17
Image of William Taylor
William Taylor (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
8
Image of Todd Smeltzer
Todd Smeltzer (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
6
Image of Edward Davida
Edward Davida (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3

Total votes: 2,572,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

Incumbent Mark Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
 
100.0
 
589,400

Total votes: 589,400
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Masters
Blake Masters
 
40.2
 
327,198
Image of Jim Lamon
Jim Lamon
 
28.1
 
228,467
Image of Mark Brnovich
Mark Brnovich
 
17.7
 
144,092
Image of Michael McGuire
Michael McGuire Candidate Connection
 
8.7
 
71,100
Image of Justin Olson
Justin Olson
 
5.2
 
41,985
Image of David Bozic
David Bozic (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
138
Image of Frank Bertone
Frank Bertone (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
88

Total votes: 813,068
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

Marc Victor advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marc Victor
Marc Victor Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,065

Total votes: 3,065
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Blake Masters campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Arizona District 8Lost primary$4,223,399 $4,216,339
2022U.S. Senate ArizonaLost general$15,659,649 $15,559,519
Grand total$19,883,048 $19,775,857
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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