Ruben Gallego has been elected to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate, while Rep. Greg Stanton was reelected to Arizona's 4th Congressional District.
Democrat Gallego has won Arizona's second seat in the Senate, taking the position held by independent Kyrsten Sinema since 2019.
With his victory, Gallego will conclude his term representing Arizona's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, taking a seat alongside Democrat Mark Kelly in the Senate.
Gallego won the seat by about 70,000 votes or 2.2 percentage points. His victory further impacts the balance of power in the branch of Congress, as 34 seats, or nearly one-third, were up for grabs in this election.
Going into the election, Democrats clung to a 51 to 49 seat majority in the Senate. However, by the end of the race, the Republican party gained four seats, claiming a 53 to 46 majority.
Gallego attended numerous campaign events at ASU in an attempt to bolster Gen Z support for his campaign, most recently appearing at a "Fighting for Reproductive Freedom" bus tour on Nov. 4.
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At these events, Gallego focused on his goals to "defend our Democracy, hold corrupt politicians accountable, and preserve a woman's right to have an abortion," according to his campaign website.
Additionally, Gallego formerly served in the U.S. Marine Corps, making veterans' rights a centerpiece of his policy plans for when he takes office.
The Associated Press announced Gallego's victory at 9:50 p.m.
Democrat Stanton has been reelected to represent Arizona's 4th Congressional District this term.
The race was called with a difference of about 23,000 votes between Stanton and his opponent, Kelly Cooper.
Stanton went into the election with an incumbency advantage and already won against Cooper in the 2022 midterm elections for the same House seat.
Stanton has represented the Maricopa County area since 2023 and served as the City of Phoenix mayor from 2012 to 2018.
He is on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee. One of his main platforms is securing the border and working with law enforcement to monitor illegal drug trafficking.
Stanton has also said he is a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and will work in Congress to protect women's health care.
Arizona's 4th Congressional District includes the entirety of the University's Tempe campus and has wavered between Democratic and Republican representation.
Stanton's first term representing the 4th Congressional District in 2023 broke an eight-year period of Republicans holding the seat.
The Associated Press announced Stanton's victory on Sunday at 12:20 p.m.
"This race was hard-fought, but it serves as proof that Arizonans want a leader who puts common sense, bipartisan solutions first," Stanton said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter after the race was called on Sunday.
Edited by George Headley, Abigail Beck and Natalia Jarrett.
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Ellis is a sophomore studying journalism and mass communication. This is her first semester with The State Press. She has also worked at Arizona PBS and Blaze Radio.
