Mark Kelly defeated an incumbent Republican president for the Arizona US Senate seat.
Washington:
Retired Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly won a US Senate seat in Arizona, US media screened early Wednesday, defeating a Republican president and bringing Democrats’ faint hopes of taking over the chamber to life .
“I am also convinced that when the votes are counted that we will be successful in this mission,” Kelly, 56, told supporters hours before Fox News and the New York Times cast him victorious over Senator Martha McSally. . a former pioneer fighter pilot.
.@GabbyGiffords and I want to thank you all for your hard work and support over the past 630 days. This mission would not have been possible without you. #Full speedpic.twitter.com/mGu5i88pI5
– Captain Mark Kelly (@CaptMarkKelly) November 4, 2020
McSally was aligned with President Donald Trump earlier this year, but has distanced himself over the past month in Southwestern state, where demographics and conservative moderate frustrations with Trump helped Democrat Joe Biden win the state in the presidential race.
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