Kyrsten Sinema wins in Arizona as Democrats capture a longtime GOP Senate seat

By Washington Post Staff
November 12 at 7:47 PM

Rep. Sinema narrowly edged out Republican Rep. Martha McSally in the open-seat race, the Associated Press projected. Sinema will replace retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R). Sinema’s win narrows the GOP majority in the Senate to 51-47.

Two other races remain unresolved, the close contest in Florida between Gov. Rick Scott (R) and Sen. Bill Nelson (D) and a Nov. 27 runoff in Mississippi, pitting appointed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith against Democrat Mike Espy.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/11/12/kyrsten-sinema-wins-in-arizona-as-democrats-capture-a-longtime-gop-senate-seat/?utm_term=.b910e25a280c

Maven

(10,533 posts)

3. Sinema is a WINEMA

Reply to BlueintheSTL (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 08:51 PM

Nov 2018

Sorry, someone had to

StevieM

(10,584 posts)

5. LOL, you edited your post between the time I saw it and the time I clicked reply.

Reply to Maven (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 08:55 PM

Nov 2018

I was about to say that they called it at exactly the right time.

Sneederbunk

(17,642 posts)

4. Expect Kyl to resign and McSally appointed for remainder of McCain term.

Reply to BlueintheSTL (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 08:53 PM

Nov 2018

triron

(22,240 posts)

6. About time.

Reply to BlueintheSTL (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 08:55 PM

Nov 2018

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)

7. Agree

Reply to triron (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:02 PM

Nov 2018

sheshe2

(98,466 posts)

8. Woot!

Reply to BlueintheSTL (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:11 PM

Nov 2018

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)

9. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to BlueintheSTL (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:12 PM

Nov 2018

LAS14

(15,537 posts)

10. Yay! & R

Reply to BlueintheSTL (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:14 PM

Nov 2018

In It to Win It

(12,829 posts)

11. Thanks for the Senate seat!

Reply to BlueintheSTL (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:17 PM

Nov 2018

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