US midterm elections: Mark Kelly holds Arizona seat in critical win for Democrats

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Former astronaut’s campaign focused on winning over independent voters as he distanced himself from Biden

With the vice-president Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote, Democrats can retain control of the Senate by winning either the Nevada race, which remains too early to call, or next month’s runoff in Georgia. Republicans now must win both those races to take the majority.

Republican candidate for US senate Blake Masters speaks to supporters at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona on November 7th. Photograph: Ash Ponders/The New York Times He has said he will fight to protect access to abortion, which the majority of Arizonans believe should be a right. On border security, the senator has sought to distance himself from the Biden administration, calling the situation at the border a “mess”. Kelly has advocated against ending Title 42, a Trump-era public health policy that uses the Covid-19 pandemic as justification to expel migrants at the southern border.

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