Democrat Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s secretary of state, narrowly beat Republican Kari Lake, a former TV news anchor endorsed by former President Donald Trump, in Arizona’s race for governor, The Associated Press and major television networks projected on Monday. “Democracy is well worth the wait,” Hobbs said via Twitter. “Thanks, Arizona. I’m so honored and so proud to be your next governor.” Hobbs, because the state’s election chief, stood as much as unfounded claims that Trump had lost the 2020 presidential vote as a consequence of widespread fraud. She had called Lake, who made election denial a central a part of her campaign, a threat to democracy. Lake declined to concede, casting doubt on the count, saying, “Arizonans know BS after they see it.”