Last Democrat standing: Ruben Gallego on how he won Senate race in “red wave” year that sunk other Dems
PHOENIX — Democratic Senator-elect Ruben Gallego of Phoenix declared victory late Monday night and made history: He will be the first Latino senator in Arizona's 112 years as a state. With 99.55% of all ballots counted statewide, Gallego leads Republican Kari Lake by 79,000 votes, 51.1% to 47.7%.