A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 3, 2026. Primary elections will take place on August 4, 2026.[1] The state-wide races in Arizona as well as the House races are expected to get significant attention due to its status as a battleground state.[2] Arizona used to be a solid red state but had drifted into being a purple state by the 2020s, with Democrats holding both Senate seats and the governorship, in addition to Democrat Joe Biden winning the state in the 2020 presidential election. However, Republican Donald Trump won by a 5 point margin in 2024, showing his strongest performance out of every battleground state in that election. This is the first election cycle since 2014 that Arizona will not have a U.S. Senate election.[3]
Arizona has nine seats in the United States House of Representatives, which are currently held by two Democrats and six Republicans with one vacancy, (the vacant seat was won in a September special election by Adelita Grivalja, a Democrat, but she has not been seated yet as of October 10, keeping the seat vacant).[4]
In the last House election, Republicans won six seats, Democrats won three, with a total of 4 seats being decided by under 10 points in either direction.[5]
Incumbent Democratic GovernorKatie Hobbs is running for re-election to a second term in 2026. Hobbs narrowly defeated Republican nominee Kari Lake in 2022 with 50.32% of the vote. This is widely expected to be a close election.[6]
Incumbent Republican Tom Horne is eligible to run for re-election in 2026. He won a close election against then incumbent Democrat Kathy Hoffman in 2022, with 50.18% of the vote. However, incumbent State treasurer Kimberly Yee has announced her intention to primary him for this position in 2026.
Incumbent Republican Les Presmyk was appointed by Katie Hobbs on September 15, 2025, after Paul Marsh resigned and has announced his intention to run for a full term in 2026.[12] Marsh, who won a full-term in 2022 with 98% against only a write-in Democratic candidate, had previously announced his intention to run for re-election in 2026.[13]
All 90 seats in both chambers of the Arizona State Legislature are up for election in 2026. Republicans held small majorities in both chambers, with a 17-13 majority in the State Senate, and 33-27 in the State House. These chambers will be highly competitive and are being targeted by Democrats.[16]
Supreme Court
Supreme Court chief justice John 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]
Ballot propositions
There are so far three ballot propositions which will appear before voters of Arizona in 2026.
Sponsored by State Sen. Jake Hoffman (R–LD15), would "Prohibit the state and local governments from imposing taxes or fees based on vehicle 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]
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