Photos: McSally, behind in polls, launches campaign-end swing through Az

Posted Nov 2, 2020

Paul Ingram
TucsonSentinel.com

Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comSen. Martha McSally launched a two-day tour of 11 cities and towns in Arizona, as she hopes to win her seat against challenger Mark Kelly.
Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comArizona GOP chairwoman Kelli Ward—who challenged McSally for the Senate seat in 2018 in a three-way primary with former sheriff Joe Arpaio—presses the case for McSally during an event in Tucson.
Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comSen. Ted Cruz during an event in Tucson.
Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comMcSally with her dog Boomer during an event in Tucson to launch her "#AZFighter" tour of the state.
Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comMcSally rubs boomer's head before her speech to the crowd.
Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comAround 50 people to hear McSally speak during an event in Tucson.
Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comMcSally during her speech to the crowd.
Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comCruz stumps for McSally during an event in Tucson.

Sen. Martha McSally launched a two-day tour of 11 cities and towns in Arizona, as she hopes to win her U.S. Senate seat against Democratic challenger Mark Kelly.

Behind in the polls, McSally began the campaign's final leg with an event in Tucson on Sunday.

Joined by Senator Ted Cruz, and Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward, state treasurer Kimberly Yee, McSally — along with her golden retriever Boomer — kicked things off at HT Metals, a metal machine shop, and spoke to a crowd of about 50 people.

Called the "#AZFighter Tour," the circuit had the Republican winging from Tucson to Sierra Vista, before she headed to Casa Grande, Payson and Show Low, Arizona. On Monday, she will attend events in Flagstaff, Safford, and Phoenix, before traveling south to Yuma, and then up to Kingman and Prescott.

McSally has polled behind Kelly in nearly every poll conducted this year, and the most recent poll conducted by Emerson shows McSally down three percentage points against Kelly. However, at least three percent of voters told Emerson that they were undecided, while another two percent said they would vote for someone else, giving some room for the appointed incumbent senator to win the election.

McSally lost her last Senate election to Krysten Sinema in 2018, however, she was appointed to the Senate seat by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey in December 2018, after the death of Sen. John McCain. Sen. Jon Kyl temporarily filled the seat, until after McSally's loss.