Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats MAGA favorite Kari Lake in high-stakes race for governor in Arizona [View all]

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Source: Arizona Republic

Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s Democratic election chief who built a national profile by standing up to false claims about the 2020 presidential election, has won the state’s race for governor.

NBC News and CNN called the race for Hobbs after 7 p.m. Monday, following a nail-biter week of election returns that highlighted the competitiveness of politics in the state.

Late-in-the-race polling showed her Republican opponent Kari Lake, the former television news anchor, with the momentum as Nov. 8 neared. Instead, voters offered a stunning rebuke of Lake, who was one of the nation’s most prominent election deniers.

With Hobbs’ win, Arizonans followed voters in other battleground states who rejected gubernatorial candidates who pushed false claims about election results.

Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/14/katie-hobbs-elected-arizona-governor-defeating-kari-lake/10700050002/