Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs has defeated Republican Kari Lake in Arizona’s race for governor.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the result is a rebuke of Ms Lake, who has peddled the false claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 US election.
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In her victory statement, Ms Hobbs said that “in this moment of division” she would work for everyone in the state.
Ms Lake appeared to suggest that the result was incorrect and that some votes for her had not been counted.
Elsewhere, almost a week after votes were cast, the race to control the House of Representatives remains tight.
Republicans must win at least 218 seats to claim a majority in the House of Representatives, a prospect that has sharply narrowed.
The party has currently won 215 seats while Democrats have won 211.
In a midterm election that has further highlighted the stark partisan divisions in America, Ms Hobbs called for unity, saying she would work for those Arizonans who did not vote for her.
“Even in this moment of division, I believe there is so much more that connects us,” she said.
Her opponent, Ms Lake – who was endorsed by Mr Trump said during campaigning that the former president should not need to run again in the 2024 election because “he won the last election”. She predicted he would “come back with a vengeance”.
There is no evidence that the 2020 election was stolen.
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Ms Lake’s defeat sees her join the ranks of pre-eminent Trump-backed election deniers who lost last week. But a tally of results found at least 125 election deniers have won races for the House, Senate, and governorships.
Source: BBC
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