Tucson Weekly

McSally Has Early Lead Over Sinema in US Senate Race; Kirkpatrick Ahead of Marquez Peterson in CD2

TW Election Night Squad Nov 6, 2018 20:25 PM
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Kyrsten Sinema
With the latest release of election results:

In the marquee race of the night that will decide Arizona’s next U.S. senator, Republican Martha McSally has retaken the lead over Democrat Krysten Sinema, 49.24 percent to 48.47 percent.

In Southern Arizona’s highly competitive Congressional District 2, we're still awaiting results in the race between Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick is crushing Republican Lea Marquez Peterson, 58 percent to 42 percent.

Meanwhile, in Congressional District 1, incumbent Democrat Tom O’Halleran has a tighter lead over Republican Wendy Rogers. O'Halleran has nearly 51 percent of the vote to Rogers' 49 percent

In the heavily Democratic Congressional District 3, Democratic U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva is crushing Republican challenger Nick Pierson, 60 percent to 40 percent.