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PHOENIX (AP) If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOPs Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicating the path to confirmation for President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee.
Kelly has maintained a consistent polling lead over Republican Sen. Martha McSally, who was appointed to the seat held by John McCain, who died in 2018.
Because the contest is a special election to finish McCains term, the winner could be sworn in as soon as the results are officially certified. Other winners in the November election wont take office until January.
Trump has pledged to nominate a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal icon who died Friday, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed that Trumps nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.
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