Kyrsten Sinema becomes Arizona Senator-Faith Wangermann

In an article published by the New York Times today, November 12, by Simon Romero, Kyrsten Sinema's historic victory in Arizona is given background and context. The article explains that Sinema's victory is the first democratic victory over a Senate seat since 1976. Her seat guarantees 47 democrat Senate seats, and 51 republican, with two still undecided in Florida, where there will be a recount, and Mississippi, where there will be a runoff. The victory is thought to be in part a result of voter drives to register more Latinos, who generally vote democratic in Arizona. The added voters affecting the election reflects how the enfranchisement of non-property owning white men in the early 1800s led to the election of Andrew Jackson, the president of the "common man". When groups of people who weren't voting before start to vote, the results of the election can shift to fit their beliefs.