Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona's first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.

Exit polls show Vice President Kamala Harris lost Latino men to President-elect Donald Trump — a significant blow to a party that's long relied on them as part of a broad coalition. The results were openly feared most of the past year by Democratic Party leaders and operatives.

Democrat Ruben Gallego has defeated Republican Kari Lake in the race for Arizona’s open Senate seat. The Arizona race for retiring independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s seat was the last race to be called by the Associated Press,