Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats Republican Kari Lake in Arizona's race for governor, NBC News projects.
Hobbs' victory is key for Democrats in a presidential battleground and a rebuke to a prominent election denier — though the closeness of the contest left the result up in the air for nearly a week.in Maricopa County, officials said, which had to be processed in a more time-intensive manner that includes signature verification.
But Arizona was subjected to some of the highest inflation rates anywhere in the country, and voters were also concerned over high levels of undocumented immigrants crossing into their state from Mexico. In the closing weeks of her campaign, Lake focused on the economy, education and crime rather than her push to change election laws.
“We will declare victory and we will get to work turning this around,” she said. “No more in competency and no more corruption in Arizona elections. I love you.”, had hoped that her refusal to moderate her stances, which include declaring an invasion at the southern border and to enforce new abortion bans following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in June, would help Hobbs court independent voters.
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