2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

All 9 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the State of Arizona, one from all nine of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election will take place on a date that has not yet been announced.

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District 1

This district is based in northeastern Phoenix and Scottsdale. The incumbent is Republican David Schweikert, who was re-elected with 51.9% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Amish Shah, former state representative from the 5th district (2019–2024) and nominee for this district in 2024 [3]

District 2

The 2nd district encompasses much of northeastern Arizona. The incumbent is Republican Eli Crane, who was re-elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Republican primary

Potential

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

District 3

The 3rd district is majority-Latino and is based in downtown and western Phoenix. The incumbent is Democrat Yassamin Ansari, who was elected with 70.9% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Democratic primary

Potential

District 4

The incumbent is Democrat Greg Stanton, who was re-elected with 52.7% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Democratic primary

Potential

District 5

The incumbent is Republican Andy Biggs, who was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote in 2024. [1] Biggs is retiring to run for governor in 2026. [5]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Will McDermott [7]
  • Alex Stovall, reverend and perennial candidate [7]

Declined

District 6

The incumbent is Republican Juan Ciscomani, who was re-elected with 50.0% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

  • JoAnna Mendoza, veteran [9]

District 7

The 7th district is majority-Hispanic and covers most of the Mexico–United States border in Arizona, including parts of Tucson and Yuma. The incumbent is Democrat Raúl Grijalva, who was re-elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2024. [1] Grijalva is not running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Potential

Declined

District 8

The incumbent is Republican Abraham Hamadeh, who was elected in 2024 with 56.5% of the vote. [1]

Republican primary

Potential

District 9

The incumbent is Republican Paul Gosar, who was re-elected with 65.3% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Republican primary

Potential

Notes

  1. Numbered as the 9th district prior to the 2020 redistricting cycle

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