2018 United States Senate election in Arizona facts for kids

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2018 United States Senate election in Arizona

November 6, 2018
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

Republican primary
Candidate		Votes	%
	Martha McSally	356,758	54.6
	Kelli Ward	180,501	27.6
	Joe Arpaio	116,246	17.8
Total		653,505	100.0%

Democratic

Candidates

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

Results

Republican primary
Candidate		Votes	%
	Kyrsten Sinema	402,591	79.3
	Deedra Abboud	105,014	20.7
Total		507,605	100.0%

Libertarian

Candidates

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

Green

Candidates

• Angela Green.

Polling

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	100 Tossup	August 24, 2018
Inside Elections	100 Tossup	July 6, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball	100 Tossup	July 24, 2018
Daily Kos	100 Tossup	July 24, 2018
Fox News	100 Tossup	August 24, 2018
CNN	100 Tossup	July 12, 2018
RealClearPolitics	100 Tossup	August 23, 2018

General election

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

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kyrsten Sinema	1,191,100	49.9
	Republican	Martha McSally	1,135,200	47.6
	Green	Angela Green	57,442	2.4
Total			2,383,742	100.0%

Images for kids

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  U.S. Congresswoman Martha McSally at the launch of her Senatorial bid in January 2018.

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

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  Sinema and McSally in a 2018 senatorial debate.