Arizona readies for Kari Lake and a contentious Senate race
by Julia Mueller - 08/26/23 6:00 AM ET
Kari Lake’s announcement that she’ll decide by the end of the year whether she’s running for Senate in Arizona adds to growing signals that the Grand Canyon State is headed toward a contentious, high-stakes race for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I) seat.
Sinema’s seat is a top 2024 target for Republicans looking to seize control of the upper chamber, where Democrats hold a tenuous 51-49 lead that includes Sinema — who dropped her affiliation as a Democrat after last year’s midterm elections.
Liberals want to knock Sinema out and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) has already launched a bid to for the Senate seat.
The Trump-aligned Lake lost her gubernatorial bid last year and some Republicans think she could doom the party to defeat if she wins the GOP’s Senate nomination.
But if it is a three-way race with Gallego, Sinema and Lake, few are entirely sure how it would turn out.
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