Recent polling shows Kari Lake taking a slim lead in the Arizona Senate race‚ with election day approaching fast. Data Orbitalʼs latest numbers (from Oct 26-28) put the GOP candidate at 45.2% versus Ruben Gallegoʼs 44.5%‚ marking her first lead since mid-summer
The race could tip Senate control — currently split 51-49 for Democrats — in a new direction. Its especially important given Arizonaʼs border-state status and growing political significance
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During a heated back-and-forth with CNN this week Lake side-stepped questions about her previous governorʼs race loss (which had a 17000-vote gap). Instead she re-directed focus to hot-button topics like border control: a key issue in her home-state
The ex-news anchorʼs campaign faces push-back from some GOP donors due to her past election-related statements and McCain family conflicts. The senate seat up-for-grabs belonged to Kyrsten Sinema — who switched from democrat to independent about a year ago. Arizonaʼs political landscape has changed since 2018 when it first started shifting from its long-time red-state status
The survey included 550 likely voters through mixed-method polling (combining phone and web-based responses)