YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Democrat Ruben Gallego was announced as the winner of the U.S. Senate race for Arizona Monday night, defeating Republican Kari Lake. Gallego, who is a five-term House member and Iraq War Veteran, will be the state's first Latino U.S. Senator and will be replacing Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). Following his win, Gallego thanked his supporters later that night and released a video on hix X account on Tuesday saying, "To my c…

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In a victory for progressives in Arizona politics, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego has defeated former local television news personality Kari Lake, a MAGA-aligned hardliner, to secure the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. The Democrat won in a state where Republican President-elect Donald Trump claimed victory during the same election. Sinema, the first out bisexual member of the Senate, left the Democratic Party in 2022 to become…

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Victory for Democracy: Ruben Gallego’s Triumph Since Tuesday, I’ve been eagerly refreshing my computer, waiting for updates on the U.S. Senate race between our champion, Congressman Ruben Gallego, and Kari Lake, who previously lost her bid for governor. Many of you remember how Lake repeatedly claimed voter fraud after her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs in 2022. She filed multiple lawsuits, all of which were rejected, and just this week, the Ari…

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Democrat Rubén Gallego became Arizona’s first Latino senator after defeating Kari Lake, and prevents Republicans from further expanding their majority in the Senate. Gallego’s victory continues a series of Democratic successes in a state that was traditionally Republican until Donald Trump was elected to the White House in 2016. Arizona voters had rejected Trump-backed candidates in every election since then, but the elected president imposed hi…

El demócrata Rubén Gallego se convirtió en el primer senador latino de Arizona tras derrotar a Kari Lake, y evita que los republicanos amplíen aún más su mayoría en el Senado. La victoria de Gallego continúa una serie de éxitos demócratas en un estado que era tradicionalmente republicano hasta que Donald Trump fue elegido para la Casa Blanca en 2016. Los votantes de Arizona habían rechazado a los candidatos respaldados por Trump en cada elección…

Rubén Gallego gana la contienda al Senado por Arizona

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Rubén Gallego Wins Senate Contest for Arizona · Global Voices

Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego defeated former TV host Kari Lake in the race for the federal Senate seat from Arizona. The victory did not change the majority in the Senate, as the Republican Party will now have 53 seats, while the Democrats will have 47, according to Politico and other American media.

Demokratski kongresnik Ruben Gallego je v tekmi za sedež v zveznem senatu iz Arizone premagal nekdanjo televizijsko voditeljico Kari Lake. Zmaga pa ni spremenila večina v senatu, saj bo imela republikanska stranka po novem 53 sedežev, demokrati pa 47, poroča Politico in drugi ameriški mediji.

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