Democrat Ruben Gallego beats far-right Republican Kari Lake to win Arizona senate seat

Gallego will be the first Latino to represent the state, filling the seat of Democrat turned independent senator Krysten Sinema

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Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego has won the race for US Senate in Arizona, becoming the first Latino to represent the state in the Senate, beating out the far-right firebrand Kari Lake.

Gallego will replace the Democrat turned independent senator Kyrsten Sinema, who ran for office as a centrist and charted a way for Democrats to win statewide elections in the right-leaning state, but then consistently stood in the way of her party's priorities in the Senate. She did not seek re-election.