After the U.S. Senate race in Arizona was called for incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly over Republican challenger Blake Masters, former President Donald Trump criticized the result.
He added:"This is a scam and voter fraud, no different than stuffing the ballot boxes. They stole the Electron from Blake Masters. Do Election over again!"
Left: Mark Kelly in New York on February 22, 2018. Right: Blake Masters in Phoenix, Arizona on August 1, 2022. The race remained under the national spotlight since the primaries as Republicans highly anticipated winning the seat, as it was one of the best pickup opportunities for them to do so.one seat away with two remaining, of a majority.
The victorious Kelly, a former NASA astronaut, will now serve his first official term as Senator of Arizona, after he won a 2020 race against then-Sen. Martha McSally, a Republican who was appointed to serve the rest of"Thank you to the people of Arizona for re-electing me to the United States Senate," Kelly wrote in a statement to his supporters after the race was called.
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