Republican Eli Crane has defeated Democratic incumbent Tom O’Halleran in Tuesday’s election bid for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, according to projections.
Polls ahead of Tuesday night had shown that Crane was leading and would likely take O’Halleran’s seat.
Crane was leading with 53.7 percent of the vote as of Wednesday evening, while to O’Halleran’ held 46.3 percent, according to projections from the Associated Press, bringing Republicans one step closer to control of the House.
NBC and ABC called the race in favor of Crane.
Crane, a former Navy SEAL, has been deployed five times, including three times to the Middle East. He is also a businessman and shares a company called Bottle Breacher with his wife which focuses on employing and giving back to veterans nationwide….