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(NewsNation) — NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ has called the contention for the U.S. Senate spot for Arizona successful favour of Ruben Gallego. See all Arizona contention results here.
The contention betwixt U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Republican Kari Lake, who unsuccessfully ran for Arizona politician 2 years ago, was 1 of the closest watched Senate races this predetermination cycle.
The conflict to regenerate outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., who decided not to question reelection, has been a captious contention for Democrats to support their razor-thin bulk successful the U.S. Senate. Arizona has besides been a battleground authorities that is captious for Democrats to triumph successful bid to enactment successful the White House.
Gallego, a Marine combat seasoned erstwhile serving successful the Iraqi invasion, received endorsements from dozens of Republicans, including erstwhile aides to the precocious Republican Sen. John McCain, who was besides a veteran. He was besides endorsed by the Arizona Police Association, a stroke to Lake who’d been backed by the radical successful 2022.
Lake, a erstwhile quality anchor, has been a staunch protagonist of former President Donald Trump, vehemently repeating his unfounded claims that helium won the 2020 election. Her enactment was reciprocated with endorsements from the erstwhile president successful some 2022 and 2024.
“If you privation to get to President Trump, you person to get done me,” her Senate run website reads.
Lake narrowly mislaid her 2022 gubernatorial bid to then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs but refused to judge the results, falsely blaming predetermination fraud and elector disenfranchisement.
Gallego’s run centered astir raising the national minimum wage, reinstating termination rights and improving veterans' rights. The lad of a single, migrant mother, Gallego has voted for backing to prosecute and deploy thousands much Border Patrol agents and says helium supports borderline security.
Lake’s run besides focused connected accrued borderline security, on with making America energy-dominant, reducing ostentation and returning termination argumentation decision-making to the states.
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As of precocious September, Gallego held a 3-1 fundraising vantage and a double-digit polling advantage implicit Lake.
This was 1 of 8 unfastened Senate races wherever the incumbent did not tally for re-election. A full of 34 Senate seats are up successful 2024 with 23 being held by Democrats and independents. Republicans tin retake power of the precocious enclosure of Congress by stealing 2 seats from Democrats oregon by winning the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination and stealing conscionable 1 different seat. As a result, the result of this contention volition impact the equilibrium of powerfulness wrong the Senate successful 2025.
