The Associated Press declared Democrat Ruben Gallego the winner of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat after vote updates on Monday and over the weekend increased his statewide lead and closed off any remainin

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) defeated Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate race to replace outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).

Democrat Ruben Gallego has won the U.S. Senate race in Arizona, defeating his far-right Republican rival, Kari Lake, according to a race call by Associated Press late on Monday, Nov. 11.