Democrat Gallego leads GOP's Kari Lake by 10 points in Arizona Senate race ahead of Wednesday debate

Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake by 10 points as of Monday, according to a Napolitan News Service poll that was released ahead of the candidates' first and only debate on Wednesday night. 

The poll, conducted from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, found that 52% of respondents indicated they would support Gallego, while 42% said they would vote for Lake. Five percent said they were not sure which candidate they would cast a ballot for, and one percent said they support another candidate.

Gallego also saw a higher approval rating than Lake, where 58% of respondents said they had an unfavorable view of Lake and 38% had a favorable view. Gallego had an equal favorable and unfavorable rating of 46% each.

The poll also found that 95% of Democratic voters supported Gallego, while only 81% of Republican voters said they support Lake.

Gallego additionally polled higher than Lake among young voters (56% to 32%) and female voters (54% to 37%).

The poll comes as the duo prepares for their only debate ahead of next month's election. The debate will be hosted by the nonpartisan Clean Elections Commission.

The survey polled a total of 783 likely voters online, and had a margin of error of plus and minus 3.5 percentage points.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.