Katie Hobbs wins race for Arizona governor, defeating GOP election denier Kari Lake, NBC News projects

Democratic candidate for Governor of Arizona Katie Hobbs reacts at a 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Phoenix, Arizona, November 8, 2022.

The race for governor of Arizona was won by a democrat.

The secretary of state defeated the Republican nominee.

Lake was a leading denier of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

She didn't want the GOP nominee to be able to spread conspiracy theories. Lake was accused of being only interested in creating a spectacle and of being a Coward for not debating.

The 2020 election was decided by Arizona. The state and the national vote went to President Joe Biden.

Trump and his allies tried to overturn the results in Arizona.

Lake refused to say if she would accept the results of the election if she lost.