Sinema Increases Her Lead Over McSally in Arizona Senate Race

By Sarah Quinlan | 8:35 PM on November 09, 2018

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U.S. Senate candidates, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., left, and U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., prepare their remarks in a television studio prior to a televised debate, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

It’s looking more and more likely that Arizona will have a Democrat Senator, as Representative Kyrsten Sinema (D) has increased her lead over Representative Martha McSally (R) by more than 20,000 votes.

Update in Arizona Senate Race. Sinema expands her lead. Yesterday she was leading by 2,000 votes, today she's leading by 21,000 votes

Kyrsten Sinema – 991,189
Martha McSally – 970, 986 https://t.co/TZytCKrNuY

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 10, 2018

However, even if Sinema wins the race for the seat currently held by Jeff Flake, it’s possible McSally will still end up in the Senate.

When Arizona Governor Doug Ducey chose former senator Jon Kyl to hold John McCain’s Senate seat after McCain passed away, Kyl committed to serving through the end of the year, saying, “I’m willing to serve, certainly, through the end of the session … but I don’t want to make a commitment beyond that.”

Many have speculated that this was intended to leave an opening for Ducey to appoint McSally to the seat if she loses her race.

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