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A minute debate recap will follow the event. Follow Arizona politics? Our reporters stay on top of it all. Subscribe now to azcentral. Kelly must hold his own while McSally needs to land punches, said professor emeritus Richard Herrera, who studies politics and voter sentiments at ASU.

There's reason to be extremely careful on Kelly's side, but he is in the lead, and that gives him a little more leeway. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey eventually appointed her to the Senate seat once held by the late Sen. Kelly, a first-time candidate, faced perhaps his toughest challenge of the race after spending much of the year campaigning through virtual events from his home. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, to be majority leader if his party takes control of the Senate.

He offered no further clarity on either question Tuesday. The faceoff provided McSally a much-needed chance to gain ground on Kelly, who has consistently led the race in polling and fundraising, just before voters begin casting ballots.

In-person early voting begins Wednesday and election officials around the state will begin dropping absentee ballots in the mail the same day. Throughout the campaign McSally has carefully avoided criticizing Trump, who maintains overwhelming support within her Republican base but is unpopular with many of the more moderate voters who will decide the election. But she did offer a rare criticism of the president for his repeated comments critical of the late Sen.

McSally repeatedly suggested that Kelly was beholden to China due to his participation in US-China forums, and Kelly defended himself by pointing to his military record. At one point, McSally was asked about Trump's reported comments that American war dead were "losers" and "suckers.

She said she would not comment on "anonymous sources" but that she has worked with the Trump administration to rebuild the military. Kelly said those comments from the commander in chief "absolutely" concerned him, and said McSally did not defend McCain, who Trump ridiculed for being captured and tortured during the Vietnam War. More on Voting.

McSally responded that she repeatedly asked the President both in private and public settings to stop attacking McCain. The candidates are running for the seat previously held by two icons in the Republican party: McCain and Barry Goldwater. From to , the county added over , people, according to the US Census Bureau , second only to the county that includes Houston, Texas. It was the fastest growing county in the country from to In that time, the county and state have turned increasingly blue.

In , Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton lost it by three points. In , then-Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema beat McSally by four points on her way to winning the seat of retiring Republican Sen.

Jeff Flake. Election John McCain. Follow Arizona politics? Our reporters stay on top of it all. Subscribe now to azcentral. Kelly, who is running as a centrist candidate, almost certainly will seek to question her alliance with President Donald Trump and whether her decisions in the Senate have been in the best interest of Arizonans, or her party.