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A general election will be held in theU.S. state ofArizona on November 3, 2026. Primary elections will take place on August 4, 2026.[1] The state-wide races in Arizona as well as theHouse races are expected to get significant attention due to its status as abattleground state.[2] Arizona used to be a solidred state but had drifted into being a purple state by the 2020s, withDemocrats holding bothSenate seats and thegovernorship, in addition to DemocratJoe Biden winning the state in the2020 presidential election. However, RepublicanDonald Trump won by a 5 point margin in2024, showing his strongest performance out of every battleground state in that election. This is the first election cycle since2014 that Arizona will not have aU.S. Senate election.[3]
Arizona has nine seats in theUnited States House of Representatives, which are currently held by threeDemocrats and sixRepublicans.
In the lastHouse election, Republicans won six seats, Democrats won three, with a total of 4 seats being decided by under 10 points in either direction.[4]
Incumbent DemocraticGovernorKatie Hobbs is running for re-election to a second term in 2026. Hobbs narrowly defeated Republican nomineeKari Lake in2022 with 50.32% of the vote. This is widely expected to be a close election.[5]
Incumbent Democraticsecretary of stateAdrian Fontes has declared his intention to run for a second term in 2026.[6] He won in2022 with 52.38% of the vote, giving him thebiggest margin of victory out of every statewide Arizona Democrat in 2022.[7]
Incumbent Democraticattorney generalKris Mayes has declared her intention to run for a second term in 2026.[8] She won in2022 with 50.01% of the vote, making it theclosest statewide race in Arizona in 2022.[9]
Incumbent Republicanstate treasurerKimberly Yee is term limited and can not seek re-election for a third term. She won in2022 with 55.67% of the vote, thebest state-wide Republican showing in Arizona.[10]
Incumbent RepublicanTom Horne is eligible to run for re-election in 2026. He won a close election against then incumbent DemocratKathy Hoffman in2022, with 50.18% of the vote. However, incumbent State treasurer Kimberly Yee has announced her intention to primary him for this position in 2026.
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Incumbent RepublicanLes Presmyk was appointed byKatie Hobbs on September 15, 2025, afterPaul Marsh resigned and has announced his intention to run for a full term in 2026.[11] Marsh, who won a full-term in2022 with 98% against only a write-in Democratic candidate, had previously announced his intention to run for re-election in 2026.[12]
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Two of the five seats on theCorporation Commission are up for election, elected byplurality block voting. IncumbentsKevin Thompson andNick Myers, both Republicans, are running for re-election. The ArizonaFreedom Caucus announced it would target Thompson and Myers with primary challenges from twostate representatives.[14]
All 90 seats in both chambers of theArizona State Legislature are up for election in 2026. Republicans held small majorities in both chambers, with a17-13 majority in theState Senate, and33-27 in theState House. These chambers will be highly competitive and are being targeted by Democrats.[16]
Supreme Court chief justiceJohn Lopez IV is up for a retention election in 2026. He was appointed by former Governor Doug Ducey in 2016 and has not stated his intention to run again.[17]
There are so far threeballot propositions which will appear before voters of Arizona in 2026.
Introduced by State House SpeakerSteve Montenegro (R-LD29), would "Declaredrug cartels to beterrorist organizations".[18][19]
Sponsored by State Sen.Jake Hoffman (R–LD15), would "Prohibit the state and local governments from imposing taxes or fees based onvehicle miles traveled and from enacting rules to monitor or limit vehicle miles traveled without the person’s consent".[18][19]
Sponsored by State Rep.Leo Biasiucci (R–LD30), would "Prohibit local government from imposing or increasing a tax on the sale of food items without voter approval and cap the tax rate at 2%".[18][19]