Hamadeh Wins Reelection in Arizona’s 8th District
Hamadeh pulled ahead on Wednesday after Greene-Placentia led early on election night, and his advantage grew as votes were counted. The race was projected on the morning of November 6, 2026.
Hamadeh won the West Valley district by 13 percentage points in 2024. He is Arizona’s first Arab American member of Congress, and President Donald Trump endorsed his reelection bid.
Greene-Placentia, a long-haul trucker, centered her campaign on safeguarding abortion access and bolstering Social Security and Medicare. She also said that in August, two men knocked her unconscious and sexually assaulted her while she was fixing campaign signs in Sun City. Hamadeh offered a reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
Hamadeh Holds Arizona Seat as Greene-Placentia’s Agenda Falls Short
Hamadeh secured 51.3% of the vote to Greene-Placentia’s 48.7%, overcoming her early election-night lead. The race was projected on the morning of November 6, 2026.
Greene-Placentia made access to reproductive care and bolstering Social Security and Medicare central to her campaign. Her loss leaves those priorities without a new advocate from this district in Congress, while Hamadeh returns with President Donald Trump’s endorsement.
The campaign also unfolded after Greene-Placentia said two men knocked her unconscious and sexually assaulted her while she was putting up campaign signs in Sun City in August. Hamadeh offered a reward for information leading to an arrest. He won the district by 13 percentage points in 2024, but this contest was much closer.
Trump-Endorsed Hamadeh Wins Another Term in Arizona
Hamadeh’s victory keeps the West Valley seat in Republican hands. After Greene-Placentia led early on election night, he moved ahead on Wednesday and expanded his lead; the race was projected on the morning of November 6, 2026.
President Donald Trump endorsed Hamadeh, who won the district by 13 percentage points in 2024. His reelection comes as Greene-Placentia campaigned on safeguarding reproductive choice and bolstering Social Security and Medicare—issues that did not carry her to victory in the district.
Greene-Placentia recounted that two men assaulted her after rendering her unconscious as she worked on campaign signs in Sun City in August. Hamadeh offered a reward for information leading to an arrest. Hamadeh is Arizona’s first Arab American member of Congress.
Reported by WTOP, AZFamily, KJZZ.
