Kari Lake to announce Arizona Senate bid on Oct. 10

Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake will soon announce a bid for the U.S. Senate to unseat independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024.

Lake plans to officially declare her campaign at a rally on Oct. 10, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing senior Lake advisor Caroline Wren. The conservative firebrand narrowly lost the 2022 gubernatorial race to then-Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. She has since launched a litany of thus-far-unsuccessful election challenges.

Her victory in the Republican primary is far from a sure thing, however, as former Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters is also reportedly mulling another campaign. Masters failed to boot Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly from the upper chamber in the 2022 cycle.

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, consultant George Nicholson, and engineer Brian Wright have already entered the party primary.

Complicating matters is the possible three-way contest given Sinema's disaffiliation from the Democrats in December of last year, though Sinema has not announced her reelection plans. On the Democratic side, Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego is the only major candidate in the race.

Arizona's Senate race is likely to be among the most competitive in a cycle likely to favor the Republicans.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.