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U.S. Sen.-elect Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., smiles after her victory over Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Sinema won Arizona’s open U.S. Senate seat in a race that was among the most closely watched in the nation, beating McSally in the battle to replace GOP Sen. Jeff Flake. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) AZRS103 AZRS103

November 12, 2018 at 8:59 pm

Democrat Sinema wins Arizona Senate seat running as centrist VIEW

Kyrsten Sinema's win achieves a longtime Democratic goal of making Arizona, with its growing Latino population, a competitive state. And she did it by pointedly...

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November 11, 2018 at 5:20 pm

Sinema continues to pull away in slow Arizona Senate count

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema continues to gain ground in Arizona's gradual Senate vote count. Sinema now leads Republican Martha McSally by more than 30,000 votes. Sunday's...

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November 10, 2018 at 4:48 pm

Sinema continues to inch ahead in slow Arizona vote count

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema is continuing to inch ahead in the slow-motion finish to Arizona's U.S. Senate race. On Saturday night, she remained a little more...

Nation & World

November 9, 2018 at 10:06 am

Nothing unusual about vote count in Arizona dragging on

Every election, it takes weeks for Arizona to count its ballots. But as the Democrat in the tight U.S. Senate race there jumped into the...

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Arizona Republican Party attorney Kory Langhofer speaks during a news conference at Maricopa County Superior Court Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Phoenix. Four local Republican parties filed a lawsuit Wednesday night challenging the state’s two biggest counties for allowing voters to help resolve problems with their mail-in ballot signatures after Election Day. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) AZRF103 AZRF103

November 8, 2018 at 11:15 pm

Settlement reached in tight Arizona Senate vote count VIEW

Arizona Republicans changed course Friday and agreed to settle their lawsuit if rural voters also get an extra chance to fix problems with ballots cast...

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November 8, 2018 at 9:57 am

Judge refuses to limit Arizona vote count, sets hearing VIEW

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Thursday rejected Republican demands to immediately limit vote counts in the razor-close U.S. Senate race in Arizona and has...

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November 7, 2018 at 10:31 pm

Arizona GOP sues to limit mail-in ballots in US Senate race VIEW

PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans filed a lawsuit Wednesday night to challenge the way some Arizona counties count mail-in ballots as election officials began to slowly...

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November 5, 2018 at 3:04 pm

Fractious Arizona Senate race heads into final hours VIEW

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Republican Rep. Martha McSally barnstormed rural Arizona on Monday while Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema dashed around its urban core in Phoenix...

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November 3, 2018 at 9:31 pm

Campaigns make final push to galvanize voters for midterms VIEW

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Republican, Rep. Martha McSally, wore a maroon-and-gold Arizona State University T-shirt and jeans as she belted out the national anthem...

November 3, 2018 at 7:16 pm

Anxious politicians and volunteers make final election push

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Republican, Rep. Martha McSally, wore a maroon and gold Arizona State University T-shirt and jeans as she belted out the...