Democrat Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally in Arizona Special Election
Capt. Mark Kelly has flown dozens of combat missions over Iraq, worked to expand gun-control in a state defined by its “Wild West” image, and spent nearly two months of his life in space. But of all the unlikely accomplishments in his life, Kelly’s victory as a first-time Democratic candidate in Arizona could outrank them all.
Kelly was declared the winner of one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country early Wednesday, defeating incumbent Sen. Martha McSally in a special-election victory that has the potential to deliver control of the Senate to the Democratic Party for the first time in six years.
Kelly, who will be sworn into office as early as November 30, will now complete the term through 2023.