(The Center Square) – As votes continue to get counted across Arizona, the Democratic Party is on the cusp of historic victories at the state and federal level.
As of Wednesday morning, four of the state’s nine Congressional races have been called by various media outlets, with Arizona’s 3rd, 4th and 7th districts going to the Democrats and the 9th District going to the GOP.
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