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Crypto-backed Candidate Ansari Narrowly Wins Arizona Primary by 39 Votes

The industry's top campaign-finance operation poured about $1.4 million into advertising to help secure Ansari's victory in a U.S. House primary, which was finalized in a recount this week.

Updated Aug 21, 2024, 12:47 a.m. Published Aug 20, 2024, 8:20 p.m.
Yassamin Ansari, a crypto-friendly Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona, held on to a 39-vote lead after a recount. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
Yassamin Ansari, a crypto-friendly Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona, held on to a 39-vote lead after a recount. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)