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called the race for Gallego at 11:49 p.m. ET p.m. Monday. With 95% of the ballots counted, Gallego led with 50% of the vote to Lake’s 48%. Gallego will become Arizona’s first Latino senator.
Gallego’s win is one bright spot for Democrats, who lost control of the Senate with Republicans defeating incumbents in Ohio, Montana, and Pennsylvania for a 53-seat majority. Lake, a former news anchor, was the GOP nominee for governor in 2022 and championed a brash style popularized by the former president. She lost that race but didn’t concede, citing election fraud, which has divided the Republican Party. Lake gained ground on Gallego in the final two weeks of voting. Six different polls published before the election by six different organizations collectively showed Gallego leading Lake by an average of 50% to 43%.
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