Democrats flip Arizona US Senate seat with Sinema victory. Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema will win Arizona's US Senate race, defeating Republican Rep. Martha McSally and flipping a seat that had been in GOP hands for 24 years.
McSally conceded the race on Monday night -- six days after the election -- as county-by-county tallies of mailed-in ballots continued to increase Sinema's lead.
"I just called Kyrsten Sinema and congratulated her on becoming Arizona's first female senator after a hard-fought battle. I wish her all success as she represents Arizona in the Senate," McSally said in a video posted on Twitter Monday night. Ref. CNN.
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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says she is switching to independent, cutting into Democrats' fragile majority in the Senate. In an interview Friday in The Arizona Republic, Sinema said she doesn't plan to change her voting habits: often aligning with Democrats but backing Republicans on certain issues. Still, Sinema’s move will jar Democrats who had hoped Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory in Georgia would provide the party a measure of breathing room on close votes. Source 9i.