Democrat Ruben Gallego has gained the open Senate seat in Arizona, defeating GOP opponent Kari Lake.
Gallego’s victory marks the ultimate Senate race name of the 2024 elections. Together with two independents who caucus with Democrats, Republicans will maintain 53 seats to Democrats’ 47 when the brand new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3.
Gallego is making the leap to the Senate from the Home, the place he was first elected in 2014. Gallego was a powerful fundraiser and ran advertisements targeted on his private story and army service — however not on his progressive voting document representing a secure seat in Phoenix.
Lake, a bombastic former TV anchor and Donald Trump acolyte, has now fallen brief in two consecutive elections, after a slender defeat for the governorship in 2022. Regardless of Arizona’s standing as a battleground state dwelling to shut races, main nationwide Republican teams principally stayed out of the race, whereas Gallego and nationwide Democrats loved a large spending benefit.
The seat was vacated by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), who was elected as a Democrat however left the get together in late 2022 and completed her time period as an unbiased.
