A closely watched Senate race in a presidential battleground has been decided: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) defeated former newscaster Kari Lake.
As of 9:52 p.m, Gallego had 50 percent of the vote, while Lake had 47.8 percent—a gap of 72,626 votes—according to The Associated Press.
That was with 95 percent of the vote counted.
“Gracias, Arizona!” Gallego posted to X shortly after the result of the race was called at 9:50 p.m. on Nov. 11.
Lake hasn’t publicly commented on the result as of publication time.
The result comes two years after Lake was defeated by Katie Hobbs in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race, a contest marked by allegations of fraud from the Republican….