Ann Kirkpatrick heading back to Congress as Dems pick up seat in Arizona
Former Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is heading back to Congress after defeating Republican Lea Marquez Peterson in the race to replace Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), who is running for the Senate.
Kirkpatrick, who was favored in the race, picks up a seat for Democrats in the 2nd district, located in the southeast corner of Arizona along the Mexican border.
Kirkpatrick, 68, previously represented Arizona’s neighboring 1st district. A former state lawmaker and county prosecutor, Kirkpatrick first won that seat in 2008, lost it in the 2010 Tea Party wave election that swept Republicans into power, then reclaimed it in in the 2012 election.
She decided to challenge then-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2016 but lost by 13 percentage points.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/414355-dems-pick-up-seat-in-arizona