Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly is the winner of the Arizona Senate race, NBC News projects, defeating Blake Masters, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump.
“Thank you to the people of Arizona for re-electing me to the United States Senate,” Kelly said in a statement.
Kelly carried moderates by a margin of 63% to 33% and independents by a margin of 55% to 39%, NBC News exit polls showed.
Kelly and Masters broke even with white voters but Kelly carried the state's large Latino electorate by 18 points, assuring his victory.
Republican Senate challenger Blake Masters in Phoenix on Oct. 6.
Abortion was close behind as the top issue for 32% of voters, and Kelly dominated them by 84 points.
Arizona, once a Republican stronghold, had trended toward Democrats in recent years, narrowly voting for Biden in 2020 and electing Democratic senators in 2018 and 2020. »