Republicans will keep the Arizona House seat but with a much smaller margin than Trump got

Harris L 2018 elections, Politics April 25, 2018April 29, 2018 1 Minute

The Republicans will hold onto Arizona Congressional District 8. The current margin is 52.7% to 46.9%. Trump won this district by 21%.

This graph shows that many areas went more Democratic while none went more Republican:

In #AZ08, a referendum on Trumpism looks like this. pic.twitter.com/Nj3uXhiDFN

— Winifred (@WaywardWinifred) April 25, 2018

Regardless of the exact outcome though, this is just another terrible special election result for the Republicans. Zero excuse, given the permanent absentee list.
And you're feeling great if you're, say, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Arizona

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) April 25, 2018

Analysis of the results

Republicans lost support in every special administration during the Trump presidency

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Published April 25, 2018April 29, 2018

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