Who won Arizona’s Senate seat? What to know about the close race between Lake and Gallego

Election Day was yesterday in Arizona, and voters had a chance to fill one seat in the race for the state’s Senate seat.

Currently held by independent Kyrsten Sinema, the seat is a six-year term that overlaps current Senator Mark Kelly. Sinema did not run for reelection.

On Tuesday, Arizona voters had a chance to elect either Democrat Ruben Gallego, an Iraq War veteran and former congressman, or Republican Kari Lake, a former television news anchor and staunch Donald Trump ally.

Gallego ran on a platform of protecting abortion access, housing affordability and Arizona’s water supply. Lake ran on a platform of preventing abortion access and securing the border.

Here’s who is winning the US Senate election right now, including when we might find out who won.

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Who is winning the US Senate race?

Gallego is leading current polling but by a smaller margin than some may have thought.

With an estimated 60% of the vote counted, Gallego leads Lake by 2.3 percentage points.

When will we find out who won?

Votes are still being counted across the state. Though roughly 60% of the vote has been counted, election officials say counting would continue for a few days after the election. State law gives county election officials about two weeks to wrap up counting.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Who won Arizona’s senate seat? What to know Lake, Gallego race