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Article snippet: Rep. MORE (R-Ariz.) won a nasty Republican Senate primary in Arizona on Tuesday, setting up a marquee fight against fellow Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (D) that could help decide which party controls the Senate. McSally, the GOP establishment favorite, won 51.3 percent of the primary vote with 9 percent of precincts reporting, according to a projection from The Associated Press. She beat two Republicans who ran to her right: former state Sen. Kelli Ward, who won 28.5 percent of the vote, and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who ended up with 20.2 percent. Like other Republican primaries this year, the costly contest largely became a competition about which candidate was most closely aligned to MORE, who opted not to endorse anybody in the race because of personal connections he had with all three of them. McSally’s victory gives national Republicans a sigh of relief, boosting their hopes of retaining a Senate seat being left vacant by retiring Sen. MORE (R) – and one that has been in the party's hands for decades. Trump sent a tweet congratulating McSally for her victory -- while taking a dig at Flake, who has been an ardent critic of the president. "Martha McSally, running in the Arizona Primary for U.S. Senate, was endorsed by rejected Senator Jeff Flake....and turned it down - a first! Now Martha, a great U.S. Military fighter jet pilot and highly respected member of Congress, WINS BIG. Congratulations, and on to November!," Trump wrote. At her el... Link to the full article to read more