2018 United States Senate election in Arizona facts for kids

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2018 United States Senate election in Arizona

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Turnout	64.85%
Nominee Kyrsten Sinema Martha McSally Party Democrat Republican Popular vote 1,191,100 1,135,200 Percentage 50.0% 47.6%
County results Sinema:      50–60%      60–70% McSally:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Senator before election Jeff Flake Republican Elected U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema Democrat

The 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 6, 2018.

The election was between Republican Martha McSally, and Democrat Kyrsten Sinema.

Kyrsten Sinema won the election.

Primary election

Republican

Candidates

Below is a list of the major Republican candidates.

• Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County sheriff.
• Martha McSally, combat veteran, and U.S. Representative.
• Kelli Ward, former Arizona Senator.

Results

Democratic

Candidates

• Deedra Abboud, an attorney.
• Kyrsten Sinema, U.S. Representative.

Results

Libertarian

Candidates

• Adam Kokesh, combat veteran, and anti-war activist.

Green

Candidates

• Angela Green.

Polling

Predictions

General election

Results by Arizona's counties      McSally—70-80%      McSally—60-70%      McSally—50-60%      Sinema—50-60%      Sinema—60-70%

Images for kids

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  U.S. Representative Martha McSally at the launch of her senatorial bid in January 2018.

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  Former State Senator Kelli Ward at a campaign event prior to the Republican primary in August 2018.

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  U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema at a campaign event in October 2018.

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  Attorney Deedra Abboud at a campaign event in April 2017.

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  Sinema and McSally in a 2018 senatorial debate.