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By Kevin Stone | KTAR
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, who faces reelection in 2022, holds comfortable but not insurmountable leads over his potential Republican challengers, according to recent polling of speculative head-to-head matchups.
OH Predictive Insights got an early look at how Kelly might fare against seven high-profile Republicans during a poll of registered Arizona voters conducted May 3-5 and released last week.
None of the Republicans included by the Phoenix-based research firm have announced their intention to run for Senate, and one of them, Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee, launched a campaign for a different office, governor, on Monday.
Kelly unseated Republican Martha McSally in November’s special election for the final two years of the late John McCain’s sixth Senate term. McSally had been appointed to the office by Gov. Doug Ducey.
The former astronaut had a double-digit lead over all but one of the potential GOP candidates for a full term, but he was below 50% in all cases because of voters who were unsure.
