Arizona Treasurer Doug Ducey emerged from a field of six Republicans to win the party's gubernatorial primary and advance to the November race for the seat of retiring GOP Gov. Jan Brewer.
With 31 percent of the precincts reporting, Ducey had 37 percent of the vote, compared to 23 percent for his closest rival, former Mesa mayor Scott Smith.
In the general election, Ducey will face Democrat Doug DuVal, a former Clinton administration appointee who ran unopposed in his party's primary.
Ducey started Cold Stone Creamery in Arizona and built it into a well-known national chain before selling the company in 2007 and getting into politics.
He has been state treasurer for the last four years, serving as the chief steward of Arizona's finances during a period that included the collapse of the housing market in the state.
The race to replace Brewer began as a fairly quiet contest focused on health care and jobs before shifting abruptly when thousands of immigrant children began pouring into the country and some settled in Arizona.
In the quest for right-leaning Republican primary voters, the six candidates quickly staked out hard-line positions on immigration and repeatedly attacked the Obama administration for failing to secure the border.
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