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Mark Kelly defeats Blake Masters in Arizona, leaving Democrats 1 seat away from holding the Senate
Andrew Romano
Andrew Romano·West Coast Correspondent
Fri, November 11, 2022 at 8:45 PM·5 min read
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Mark Kelly
American astronaut and politician
Catherine Cortez Masto
American politician
Adam Laxalt
33rd Attorney General of Nevada
Incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly has defeated his Republican challenger, Blake Masters, in Arizona, boosting Democratic hopes of holding onto the Senate.
With 83% of votes counted, the Associated Press called the race Friday evening for Kelly — a Navy combat veteran, retired NASA astronaut and the husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz. He leads Masters, a 36-year-old “anti-progressive” venture capitalist, by an insurmountable 52% to 46% margin.
Both parties now eagerly await the results from the Silver State, where the incumbent Democrat, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, is locked in a close contest with her Republican challenger, Adam Laxalt.
Although Laxalt has led narrowly for much of the week, analysts predict that his rural firewall will ultimately not be strong enough to withstand Cortez Masto’s 2-to-1 advantage among the tens of thousands of eleventh-hour mail-in voters from in and around Las Vegas and Reno, whose ballots are being counted last. The Nevada race could be called over the weekend.
GEORGIA RECOUNT/RUN OFF THEN BECOMES A NON ISSUE.......remember when I stated ECLIPSES r huge factors,we r seeing that in the UNEXPECTED positive results of a "lame duck" president.
