{"id":1735720,"date":"2022-11-11T22:40:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T03:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735720"},"modified":"2022-11-11T22:47:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T03:47:51","slug":"mark-kelly-defeats-republican-challenger-blake-masters-in-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-defeats-republican-challenger-blake-masters-in-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Kelly Defeats Republican Challenger Blake Masters in Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-kelly-defeats-republican-challenger-blake-masters-in-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">The Fox News Decision Desk can project that Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has won re-election in Arizona. He defeats Republican challenger Blake Masters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Kelly, a former NASA astronaut, was seeking a full term as Senator of Arizona in the 2022 race, after winning the 2020 race against Martha McSally, the Republican who was serving the rest of John McCain&#8217;s term after he passed away while in office.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the election cycle, the race was under the national spotlight, being one of the best pickup opportunities for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Republicans<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/live-news\/2022-midterm-elections-voting-results-predictions-candidates-updates\"><strong>MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2022: LIVE UPDATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/640\/320\/b1383c3f-Kelly-Masters.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly (left) and Republican senatorial candidate Blake Masters (right).\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly (left) and Republican senatorial candidate Blake Masters (right).<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Dimitrios Kambouris\/Brandon Bell)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Masters, the wealthy businessman turned GOP Senate candidate, was backed by former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> early in the summer before winning the Arizona GOP primary in August.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly and Masters only participated in a single debate, but the pair lit up the stage in one of the most closely watched matchups of the cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mark-kelly-arizona-become-southern-border-crisis-blake-masters\"><strong><u>MARK KELLY LIKES WHAT ARIZONA HAS BECOME AS A RESULT OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS: BLAKE MASTERS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the heated face off, Masters suggested that Kelly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a> were central contributing factors to rising costs, the crisis at the southern border, and crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Abortion was also a centerpiece of the race, after Masters openly voiced his pro-life views, believing abortion should be banned with exceptions, while Kelly would not specify his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-abortion position<\/a> despite using it as a talking point throughout his campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/AP22280054254909.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Republican Arizona Senate nominee Blake Masters smiles on stage prior to a televised debate with Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Libertarian candidate Marc Victor in Phoenix.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Republican Arizona Senate nominee Blake Masters smiles on stage prior to a televised debate with Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Libertarian candidate Marc Victor in Phoenix.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Ross D. Franklin)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During their debate, Kelly was asked by the moderator if he supported abortion after six, seven or even eight months of viability. &#8220;I have supported Roe v. Wade,&#8221; Kelly responded, avoiding a clear response to the question.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his campaign, Kelly touted his pro-abortion views, but would not say which restrictions, if any, he supported when pressed by his opponent and asked Fox News Digital on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kelly greatly outraised Masters, reportedly raking in $21 million from the July to September fundraising period, while Masters only added $4 million to his campaign wallet during the same time frame.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Kelly thanked Arizona voters in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to the people of Arizona for re-electing me to the United States Senate. From day one, this campaign has been about the many Arizonans &#8211; Democrats, Independents, and Republicans &#8211; who believe in working together to tackle the significant challenges we face. That\u2019s exactly what I\u2019ve done in my first two years in office and what I will continue to do for as long as I\u2019m there. It\u2019s been one of the great honors of my life to serve as Arizona\u2019s Senator. I\u2019m humbled by the trust our state has placed in me to continue this work,&#8221; Kelly said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Aubrie Spady is a Freelance Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fox News Decision Desk can project that Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has won re-election in Arizona. 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