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Astronaut Mark Kelly speaks onstage during MTV's 2017 College Signing Day With Michelle Obama at The Public Theater on May 5, 2017 in New York City. Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for MTV

Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Martha McSally greets her supporters on election night after winning the Republican primary for the open Senate seat in Tempe, Arizona. Photo by Nicole Neri/Reuters

McSally appointed to McCain’s seat after losing Senate race in November

Rep. Martha McSally, a former air force colonel, lost to Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in November after a bruising contest in which she contended Sinema committed "treason" by making anti-war remarks in 2003. Now, McSally will join the Senate the…

By Nicholas Riccardi, Terry Tang, Associated Press

Krysten Sinema, Democratic Senate candidate from Arizona, speaks to members of the media during a campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona Senate seat

Sinema becomes Arizona's first Democratic U.S. senator since 1994, cementing Arizona as a swing state after years of Republican dominance.

By Associated Press

Senate candidate Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) speaks during her primary election night gathering at Culinary Drop Out at The Yard in Tempe, Arizona. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Settlement reached in tight Arizona Senate vote count

Arizona Republicans and Democrats agreed Friday to give rural voters an extra chance to fix problems with their ballots in the count of the state's tight Senate race, resolving a GOP lawsuit that sought to stop urban voters from using…

By Bob Christie, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Campaigns make final push to galvanize voters for midterms

Democrats are counting on wresting control of the House from Republicans and hoping for a longshot series of wins to take back the Senate as well. But Republicans are optimistic they can gain seats in a Senate map heavy on…

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

In Arizona, courting the independent vote requires a new playbook

By Daniel Bush

The old assumption in Arizona was that registered independents “were really Republicans” at heart. Now Republicans can’t take independent voters for granted.

Arizona Senate candidates in a balancing act amid Kavanaugh confirmation battle

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Rep. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, who are in a heated race for the U.S. Senate, have chosen their words carefully when discussing the controversial confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

What Arizona and Florida primary winners mean for November

In Florida, Democratic Mayor Andrew Gillum pulled off a historic upset Tuesday, setting up a battle with GOP nominee Rep. Ron DeSantis. In Arizona, Rep. Martha McSally topped the Republican candidates to face off against Rep. Kyrsten Sinema to become…

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Rep. Martha McSally locks down GOP nomination for Arizona Senate seat

By Nicholas Riccardi, Terry Tang, Associated Press

McSally, a former Air Force colonel who represents a Tucson-area swing district and was the first woman to fly a jet in combat, defeated former State Senator Kelli Ward and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

In Arizona, liberals debate forgiving candidate’s moderation

By Thomas Beaumont, Melissa Daniels, Associated Press

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, a former Green Party activist, is attempting to become the first member of her party to represent Arizona in the Senate in 30 years.