Kari Lake Gains Ground in Arizona Senate Race, Remains Behind Gallego

Gallego and Lake are competing to fill a seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

(Left) Kari Lake speaks in Dallas on Aug. 5, 2022. (Right) Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., in the Capitol, on July 14, 2022. AP Photo

Republican Kari Lake has gained ground in the race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Arizona but is still behind Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).

Gallego was up by 2.5 percent on Nov. 6. That lead shrank to 1.7 percent on Nov. 7 and 1.5 percent on Friday with more ballots reported.