A race that began as a potential historic three-way contest ends as a stark choice between Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego, two very different people.

Despite pulling into the lead in two recent polls, Kari Lake still trails Ruben Gallego in polling averages and betting odds.

Arizona voters are deciding on their next U.S. senator, Ruben Gallego or Kari Lake, with control of the Senate hanging in the balance.

Since then, Gallego has carved out a lane not as the progressive warrior he was in the House of Representatives, but as the kind of small-i independent that Arizonans like to send to the Senate. Think of their past several elected senators: Mark Kelly, Krysten Sinema, Jeff Flake, and John McCain. None of them screams rabid partisanship.

In Arizona, Senate candidates Gallego and Lake rally voters on Election Eve, emphasizing issues from reproductive rights to election security.

Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego's advantage over the Republican appears to be narrowing just before Election Day.

In Arizona's closely-watched Senate race, Rep. Ruben Gallego is hoping to lasso undecided Latino voters, while Republican challenger Kari Lake is seeking to harness voter angst over immigration and inflation.