Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is projected to beat Republican rabble-rouser Kari Lake in the race to become Arizona’s next U.S. senator after Lake seemed to struggle to win over moderate and independent voters.

The Associated Press declared Democrat Ruben Gallego the winner of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat after vote updates on Monday and over the weekend increased his statewide lead and closed off any remaining paths to victory for Republican Kari Lake.

Democrat Ruben Gallego has defeated Republican Kari Lake in the race for Arizona’s open Senate seat. The Arizona race for retiring independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s seat was the last race to be called by the Associated Press,