Summary

Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego has won the Arizona Senate race, becoming the state’s first Latino senator and defeating far-right candidate Kari Lake.

Gallego will replace Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat turned independent who did not seek re-election.

Gallego’s lead in fundraising and consistent polling advantage helped secure his 50% to 48% victory. Lake struggled to attract moderate Republicans and independents, partly due to her past criticisms of John McCain.

This win gives Republicans a 52-47 Senate majority, as Democrats lost seats in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Montana.

  • @makyo
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    312 days ago

    I love the logic of electing their first Latino senator at the same time as a president to boot him out of the country

    • @aesthelete
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      132 days ago

      The American electorate is nothing if not incoherent.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 day ago

        It’s really weird how much ticket splitting there’s been in those battleground states. Harris lost them, but the state wide races generally went well for the Dems.

        Who’s this Trump-Gallego voter?

        • TheRealKuni
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          21 day ago

          Disillusionment campaigns worked. Same as in 2016 with the Bernie bros refusing to back Clinton.

          Just needed enough noise about reasons NOT to vote for Kamala. And people would still vote the rest of the ticket, but not for her. Because we all forgot about the importance of strategic voting in FPTP.