Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins, makes history as first woman governor of Arkansas

Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary for Trump, has just won the governor race in Arkansas.

BREAKING: Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins election for governor in Arkansas. #APracecall at 7:30 p.m. CST. https://t.co/2nlgpji7ac

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 9, 2022

FOX News reports:

Arkansas governor: Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders defeats Chris Jones

Republican candidate and former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is projected to win the governor’s race. She replaces term-limited Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson.

Sanders was the White House Press Secretary under former President Trump from 2017 to 2019.

She defeats Democrat Chris Jones, who is a nuclear engineer and ordained Baptist minister.

Huckabee Sanders is making history as the first woman governor of the state.

History is made! Arkansas elects its first-ever female governor: https://t.co/ytycxnF2YB

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 9, 2022

Breaking news: Donald Trump's former press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been elected Arkansas' first female governorhttps://t.co/2vrqWxkulz pic.twitter.com/LBSk86Lyoe

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 9, 2022

Lefties are going to lose their minds. LOL.

“Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders” pic.twitter.com/uTVdTkcbE5

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) November 9, 2022

Congrats to the new governor!

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Congrats to new Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) November 9, 2022

Congratulations, @SarahHuckabee!

I'm grateful to call you a friend and now our governor-elect.

Arkansans will be safer and more prosperous with your conservative leadership.

— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) November 9, 2022

Congratulations to @SarahHuckabee on a well-deserved win in Arkansas tonight! pic.twitter.com/KC8XxsUQ0z

— GOP (@GOP) November 9, 2022

Good move, Arkansas.

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