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Blake Masters
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Abraham Hamadeh (R) | 56.5 | 208,269 |
 | Gregory Whitten (D)  | 43.5 | 160,344 | |
| Total votes: 368,613 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeremy Spreitzer (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Whitten | 100.0 | 47,406 |
| Total votes: 47,406 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Abraham Hamadeh | 29.9 | 30,686 |
 | Blake Masters | 25.7 | 26,422 | |
 | Ben Toma | 21.0 | 21,549 | |
 | Trent Franks | 16.3 | 16,714 | |
 | Anthony Kern | 4.8 | 4,922 | |
 | Patrick Briody | 2.3 | 2,336 | |
 | Isiah Gallegos (Write-in) | 0.0 | 35 | |
| Total votes: 102,664 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Debbie Lesko (R)
Endorsements
Masters received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R)
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Kelly (D) | 51.4 | 1,322,027 |
| Blake Masters (R) | 46.5 | 1,196,308 | |
 | Marc Victor (L) (Unofficially withdrew) | 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 | ||
 | Roxanne Rodriguez (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 20 | |
| Sherrise Bordes (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 17 | ||
 | William Taylor (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | |
 | Todd Smeltzer (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
 | Edward Davida (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 2,572,294 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Weed (R)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Blake Masters | 40.2 | 327,198 |
 | Jim Lamon | 28.1 | 228,467 | |
 | Mark Brnovich | 17.7 | 144,092 | |
 | Michael McGuire | 8.7 | 71,100 | |
 | Justin Olson | 5.2 | 41,985 | |
 | David Bozic (Write-in) | 0.0 | 138 | |
 | Frank Bertone (Write-in) | 0.0 | 88 | |
| Total votes: 813,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Paveza (R)
- James Streeter (R)
- Keerthi Prabhala (R)
- Craig Brittain (R)
Green primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Isaiah Motta (G)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Victor | 100.0 | 3,065 |
| Total votes: 3,065 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Blake Masters did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Blake Masters did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
