Kari Lake was always seen as unbeatable in a Republican primary but an iffy prospect in a general election in Arizona.

One thing that may have made a difference is the 73,000-vote margin of this loss out of about 3.3 million ballots cast in the race. By contrast, Lake fell behind Democrat Katie Hobbs two years ago by a much smaller margin: just 17,117 votes.

Senate candidate Kari Lake has backed away from her efforts to sow doubt in elections. Her court filings tell a different story.

Kari Lake, one of Arizona’s most fervent election deniers, seems to have accepted her loss in last week’s race for U.S. Senate to U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego. At the same time, she’s still dealing with the fallout of her refusal to accept her loss in the 2022 election for Arizona governor.

Trump has reportedly considered Lake as his vice presidential pick, though her campaign has denied she is pursuing that role.

Kari Lake has conceded she lost her bid for the U.S. Senate. Sort of. In a 2 1/2-minute video posted Wednesday evening on X, the GOP contender thanked her supporters who she said have been with her from the time she announced for governor in 2021 and lost that race to Katie Hobbs through the 2024 campaign against Democrat Ruben Gallego.