Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona US Senate seat
Source: AP
Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has won Arizonas open U.S. Senate seat, beating Republican Rep. Martha McSally.
The race between Sinema and McSally was one of the most closely watched in the nation. Sinema was declared the winner Monday as her lead grew insurmountable during Arizonas lengthy vote-count.
Sinema is a former liberal activist who became a centrist member of Congress. Her win follows years of Democratic shutouts at the statewide level in Arizona and shows that the longtime Republican bastion is becoming a swing state.
McSally hammered Sinema over her former liberal stances and claimed she was pretending to be a centrist.
Read more: https://apnews.com/406e8885842342a2a0dbbdb7e98c2cdb
AP has called it.
3catwoman3
(24,072 posts)-HAW!!!
My older son moved to Phoenix this past June, so he was one more vote for Sinema. I am thrilled he will have a Democratic Senator. Here in Illinois, we have Durbin and Duckworth
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)Bradshaw3
(7,533 posts)As an Arizonan I'm so proud of having Sinema as our new senator.
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Glad you reposted it, keep your fingers crossed.
This is great win for Democrats, gets us one closer to 50 (we actually need 51)
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)SpankMe
(2,970 posts)ChazII
(6,206 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)dbackjon
(6,578 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)meow2u3
(24,774 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)a long reply.
Thought I would try returning to an afternoon nap/meditation Monday. Unfortunately my inner clock is out of sync and I am up early reading a diary on dkos about the Arizona Senate race.
Gov. Ducey could replace Kyl with McCain or McSally. These are the two most discussed but Ducey may have his own sycophant in waiting. We will know soon enough.
If you care to read the entire diary on dkos, the link is below.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/11/12/1812312/-No-Way-In-Hell-Will-Martha-McSally-Be-Appointed-To-John-McCain-s-Old-Senate-Seat
The author includes a link to an old Arizona Republic article with local sourcing.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/09/02/doug-ducey-appears-ready-move-quickly-john-mccain-replacement/1147748002/
Gov. Doug Ducey expected to move quickly on appointing a John McCain replacement
9/2/2018
snip
Other possible candidates include:
Eileen Klein, the former president of the Arizona Board of Regents whom Ducey appointed as state treasurer in April.
Kirk Adams, Ducey's chief of staff who runs the governor's day-to-day operations.
Barbara Barrett, a business executive and the first Republican woman to run for governor in Arizona.
Michael Bidwill, the president of the Arizona Cardinals and longtime Ducey ally who went to prep school with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
Jon Kyl, a former three-term senator and mentor to Ducey. (fait accompli*)
Former congressmen John Shadegg and Matt Salmon
*my addition, not in original
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)But at this point, I think it is down to:
Kyl staying, or McSally getting appointed.
If Gaynor somehow manages to win the Secretary of State race (he's trailing) I could see Ducey resign, and have now Governor Gaynor appoint him. But Hobbs winning would be an end to that.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)mcar
(42,403 posts)Congratulations Senator-elect Sinema!
lilactime
(657 posts)True_Blue
(3,063 posts)AZ finally turned blue! The Republican stronghold here has been broken!
ChazII
(6,206 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)Go Dems
StarzGuy
(254 posts)...a US Senate candidate that reflects more of my views. I voted for Sinema in both the primary and the mid term elections. Yea!
PatrickforO
(14,595 posts)How can you help but be excited about us flipping a US Senate seat in AZ?
Fantastic!
bluestarone
(17,067 posts)REALLY GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!
julia b.
(4 posts)congratulations arizona!
now, maybe start cleaning up that water..contain that uranium seeping into the aquifers
just to let everyone know, i lived there 8 years under mccain, i know of what i speak. apache county needs serious repair.water causing way too much cancer
maricopa has to realize it is trickling down state, get that dem to make some major changes, change those emissions standards while she's at it
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DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Ann Kirkpatrick flipped AZ CD2 to blue. So it was twofer!
onetexan
(13,071 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)...GOP net gained 0 or 1 or 2.
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