Arizona Republican holds House seat, surviving re-election scare
BLUE WAVE NEARLY SWALLOWED SOME OF AMERICA'S REDDEST STATES AS ELECTION DATA EXPOSES GOP'S CLOSE CALLS In a post on X, Crane thanked rural Arizonans and his staff while praising Nez for stepping into the arena again.
Key points
- Crane, a former Navy SEAL combat veteran, previously defeated Nez, a former president of the Navajo Nation, in the 2024 general election.
- REPUBLICANS SAY THEY’RE JUST FLIP-FLOPPING "He wants massive Tax Increases, Open Borders, Men playing in Women’s Sports, and Transgender Mutilation of your Children.
- Crane noted that he will stand in the way of anyone "trying to move this country in the wrong direction.".
The Fox News Power Rankings had rated the seat Likely R in the lead-up to Election Day.
Eli Crane, R-Ariz., narrowly won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Jonathan Nez in a tight rematch, The Associated Press projected Monday.
Additional details
- "I'm going to keep fighting against the status quo in Congress," Crane wrote.
- Crane and Nez were separated by 3,834 votes at the time of the AP race call.
- 5, said that counting every ballot "takes time" in the large district.
- Jonathan Nez is Reckless, Radical, and Dangerous!" Trump wrote.
- His most recent social media post, from Nov.
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