But Lake has already proven to be a controversial candidate after challenging her election loss to new Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ).

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/gop-struggling-to-find-ways-to-keep-2022-midterm-losers-out-of-2024-contests/article_f5b69014-4259-51d9-a529-74b6292cc13c.html

Katie Hobbs (D-AZ), launched her bid for the GOP nomination in October.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wex/2024-senate-retirement-watch-bernie-sanders-and-kyrsten-sinema/article_a20e48e9-56c5-5cc0-80d5-feef73911f6b.html

On the Democratic side, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is vying for the seat currently held by independent Sen. (I-AZ), who has not yet announced whether she's seeking reelection.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wex/kari-lake-says-biden-unleashed-border-crisis-intentionally-to-destabilize-our-country/article_a25698bc-3a0c-5127-8230-9510dd900f29.html

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) stated that he disagrees with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that the U.S. has operational control of the border and maintained that the border is “not secure.”

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/03/16/dem-sen-kelly-border-is-not-secure-and-dhs-is-wrong-when-they-say-we-have-control-of-it/