Key facts
- Decision Desk HQ projected Republican Mark Lamb the winner over Democrat Elizabeth Lee in Arizona's 5th District.
- Lamb had about 51 percent of the vote to Lee's about 48 percent, with 93 percent counted, the report said.
- AZFamily reported Lee led by nearly five percentage points as Tuesday's results came in before Lamb moved ahead overnight.
- Republicans won the East Valley seat by more than 20 percentage points in 2024, AZFamily reported.
Republican Mark Lamb is projected to win Arizona's 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, the projection reported by the primary source. Lamb defeated Democrat Elizabeth Lee in the district southeast of Phoenix.
The count stood at about 51 percent for Lamb and about 48 percent for Lee, with 93 percent of the vote counted, the report said.
AZFamily reported that Lee had led Lamb by nearly five percentage points when Tuesday's results came in, and that Lamb took the lead overnight. It put the gap at 5 a.m. Wednesday in its account of the race. The outlet said Republican voters typically cast ballots on Election Day while Democratic voters tend to vote early.
Republicans won the East Valley seat by more than 20 percentage points in 2024, AZFamily reported.