Unofficial results show Democrat Mike Nickerson captured 58% of more than 57,000 early votes compared to 42% for MAGA Republican Justine Wadsack.
Carol Ann Alaimo Early voters in Senate District 17 have given the lead to a Democrat running against a MAGA Republican for the seat, unofficial results show.
Nickerson, 72, who once interned for a Republican congressman in Washington, D.C., is making his first attempt at public office, and campaigned on the need to reform Arizona politics, which he said is “poisoned by a lack of integrity” and by the influence of money and extreme partisanship. Wadsack, 48, a licensed real-estate agent who describes herself as a"Pro Trump America First conservative," won the Republican nomination for the District 17 senate seat by defeating longtime Arizona legislator Vince Leach in a primary race. It's her second try for a state Senate seat after losing in another district in the last election.
Wadsack has proposed defunding the child safety agency she clashed with and also wants to defund Planned Parenthood and the U.S. Department of Education. She has pledged to “stop all stages of abortion” and opposes gun safety measures such as red flag laws. She supports using public funds for private school vouchers and last year took part in storming a Vail school board meeting to protest mask requirements for students during the pandemic.
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