Kari Lake Leads in Arizona Senate Race Poll Amid Controversy

Despite her lead, Lake faces skepticism from centrist Republicans due to her promotion of Trump's stolen election claims and defense of Jan. 6 Capitol attackers.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake has taken a significant lead in the latest general election poll for the race in Arizona, with 41% support compared to Democratic front-runner Rep. Ruben Gallego's 35% and independent incumbent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's 16%.
Despite her lead, Lake is facing skepticism as she attempts to court centrist Republicans, due to her vocal promotion of former President Donald Trump's stolen election claims and her defense of those who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Lake, a former Phoenix news anchor, is positioning herself as a conservative who can reach beyond her base of Trump supporters to win over the John McCain wing of the Republican Party and even soft Democratic voters.
Despite her outreach efforts, many centrist Republicans in the state are not ready to forgive and forget, with some expressing concern over her continued focus on the outcome of the last election and her insistence that recent elections were stolen from the GOP.
National Republicans, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee, are beginning to take Lake's candidacy more seriously and are considering an endorsement, with Lake having already earned endorsements from Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR).