The race for Arizona Senate between incumbent Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly and GOP tech investor Blake Masters was one of the top races of the midterm cycle.
Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, defeated Republican tech investor Blake Masters in one of the hardest-fought Senate races of the election season.With the win in Arizona, Democrats are just one seat away from retaining their 50-seat majority in the Senate. The Nevada contest between Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and her GOP challenger, Adam Laxalt, remains too close to call, and a fellow Democratic incumbent, Sen.
Masters, a 36-year-old political novice, similarly owed his success in the primary to Trump’s endorsement, as well as ample financial backing from tech titan Peter Thiel. But his candidacy prompted concerns among the GOP establishment that his embrace of Trump’s election lies and a call to privatize Social Security would be a drag on his candidacy.
Republicans sought to paint Kelly as a loyal ally of Biden, who has a dismal approval rating in Arizona. In Washington, he was a reliable Democratic vote — a contrast to his fellow Arizona Democrat, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who often upended her party’s agenda.
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