2024 race briefing
Ruben Gallego is Arizona’s junior U.S. Senator, sworn in on January 3, 2025 after defeating Republican Kari Lake in the November 5, 2024 general election (50.06%–47.65%). A progressive Democrat and former U.S. representative from Arizona’s 3rd District (2015–2025), he won the open Senate seat created by Kyrsten Sinema’s retirement. PolRev supported his campaigns. He is not on the 2026 ballot; his current term runs into the early 2030s, with the next election in 2030.