Democrat Kyrsten Sinema takes lead in Arizona Senate race

Kyrsten Sinema.
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Democrat Kyrsten Sinema now has a narrow lead over Republican Martha McSally in the Arizona Senate race.

The Arizona secretary of state posted the latest numbers on Thursday evening, and Sinema now has 932,870 votes statewide to McSally's 923,260 votes. The winner will take over the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, who decided not to run for re-election.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.