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ELECTION 2026

Bernadette Greene-Placentia takes narrow early lead over Hamadeh in CD8

Democrat candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia took a narrow early lead over incumbent Republican Abe Hamadeh in early returnss for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District released on Tuesday night.

Surprise resident Greene-Placentia received 100,376 votes for 50.95%. The Maricopa County election site does not list one of the district's 186 precincts as fully reporting.

Hamadeh has a residence in the district but lives in Scottsdale. He had 96,293 votes for 48.87%.

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