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Senate Tracker: Arizona Set To Elect 1st Female Senator In Its History

Republican U.S. Rep. Martha McSally and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema. (Getty Images)
Republican U.S. Rep. Martha McSally and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema. (Getty Images)

This story is part of our Senate Tracker series, looking at Senate races across the country ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Check out all of our election coverage.


Later this fall, Arizona will elect a woman to the Senate for the first time. Republican U.S. Rep. Martha McSally is up against Democratic U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate. Polls show the race is a toss up in a reliably red state.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd checks in with Bret Jaspers (@bretjaspers), senior field correspondent at KJZZ.

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