Trump-backed ex-NFL kicker Jay Feely shocks Arizona GOP with unexpected primary victory—what’s next?
President Donald Trump-backed candidate and former NFL kicker Jay Feely has won the Republican primary in Arizona’s key swing Congressional District 1, the Associated Press and NBC News have projected.
With nearly 69% of the vote in, Feely handily defeated former state Rep. Joe Chaplik and businessman John Trobough. Feely is seeking to replace retiring GOP Congressman and current Arizona gubernatorial candidate David Schweikert in the wealthy, metro-Phoenix-based congressional seat.
Feely initially ran for Congress for Arizona’s 5th District, but switched to District 1 after Trump endorsed former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who became the clear front-runner.
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