Kyrsten Sinema

Rep. Martha McSally, R-Tucson, and Gov. Doug Ducey in October, when she was still a candidate for Senate. She lost that race to Sen.-elect Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat, but Ducey on Tuesday tapped McSally to replace the late Sen. John McCain and serve alongside Sinema. (

Ducey taps McSally for McCain’s seat; state to have two women senators

Martha McSally lost her bid to replace Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake this fall but won the chance Tuesday to take a seat in the Senate after all.