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The 2022 AZ Gubernatorial Election, a contest between Former News Anchor Kari Lake and incumbent Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a slight upset in favor of Hobbs this election was one that embodied the unexpectedly favorable night that Democrats found in the 2022 Midterm elections.
A Stinging Defeat for Former president Trump, this eletion was embodied by Kari Lakes' sycophancy towards the former president, with the claim that the 2020 Presidential Election was Stolen From Trump acting as an Anchor on Lake's campaign by Lake's own design.
Because of this, it is no suprise that Lake underperformed Trump in Arizona's Left trending suburban areas in Maricopa and Pima counties, as the aformentioned sycophancy turned suburban voters away from her.
Despite that, Lake did see improvements from the 2020 presidential election in the Latino areas of Arizona, though, the fact that Hispanics had atrocious turnout throughout the nation, and in AZ likely accounts for the lions share of the underperformance Hobbs saw in those areas.
With regards to this, it should also be noted that a few scandals dogged Hobbs' campaign, such as not showing up to a Latino Town hall hosted by republican alligned groups, and not Debating Lake at all, among others.
But in the end, Lake's perception as a Trump fanatic cost her the race, and handed currently Governor-Elect Hobbs the Governor's mansion.
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