Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) defeated Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate race to replace outgoing Sen.

Ruben Gallego is 2 percentage points, or 72,626 votes, ahead of Kari Lake with more than 93% of the ballots counted.

The Democratic congressman had led Ms. Lake, a former television anchor and bombastic Trump ally, in most polls.

The final call in the chamber caps the incoming GOP majority at 53 seats to the Democrats’ 47 seats.

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Democrat Ruben Gallego has won the U.S. Senate race in Arizona, defeating his far-right Republican rival, Kari Lake, ...

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"And for those who did not support me, or did not vote for me, please know I will always still fight for you," Ruben Gallego ...