Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Arizona, Kari Lake, lost last week to Rep. Ruben Gallego in the elections. The race was called earlier this week, but while Lake hasn’t conceded yet, the latest video from her campaign may be as close as she comes to conceding defeat.
In the two-minute clip uploaded to XLake thanks Arizonans for her support and President-elect Donald Trump. ‘I can’t thank you enough for that. It was a movement of love for family, for Arizona and for America,” she said.
“As for me? Well, I can say with certainty that the truth will always be important to me,” Lake continued. “You will never stop being important to me. These memories we made together will never go away. They will grow sweeter over time and I will never stop fighting for the state I love.”
Did Kari Lake lose by a narrow margin?
As of Friday evening, Gallego was ahead by nearly 80,000 votes, with an estimated 86,000 unprocessed ballots remaining. Elections are very common in the swing state of Arizona. This time, President-elect Trump won Arizona by more than 185,000 votes, which equates to 52.2% support. Lake also lost by a narrow margin, but despite her failed campaign, Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate.
Lake has not indicated whether she plans to take legal action against state election officials, as she did following the results of the 2022 governor’s race.
“For thirty years you trusted me to bring the news to your home and tell you the truth,” Lake said. “About three years ago, I walked away from a seven-figure contract in fake news because I couldn’t lie to you. What good is money if it comes at the expense of your soul?”
What’s next for Kari Lake?
Lake, a former news anchor, did not say what’s next for her. But she promised one thing: “I will never stop fighting for the state I love,” Lake said.
A Phoenix political expert, Stan Barnes of Copper State Consulting, speculated in an interview with KTAR that this isn’t the last time Lake will be in the public eye.
She could run for office again if a new opportunity presents itself, be picked to serve under the Trump White House communications team, or return to the news business as a commentator, Barnes said.
“She appears to be full of ambition and seems unmoved by two very high-profile losses at the national level,” he added. “Maybe she’ll cut back and do a little less than the entire state.”
