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
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election63

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

Endorsements

David Schweikert (not declared)

Organizations

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Brandon Donnelly, event coordinator [6]
  • Amish Shah, former state representative from the 5th district (2019–2024) and nominee for this district in 2024 (announcement expected summer 2025) [6]
  • Brian Del Vecchio, administrative law judge at the Arizona Office Of Administrative Hearings [6]

Potential

Declined

  • Conor O'Callaghan, global trading executive and candidate for this district in 2024 [6]

Endorsements

Marlene Galán Woods

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] TossupFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Tilt RMarch 7, 2025

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

Filed paperwork

Endorsements

Eli Crane (not declared)

Organizations

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Likely RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Likely RMarch 7, 2025

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

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Solid DMarch 7, 2025

District 4

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

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Solid DMarch 7, 2025

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. [16]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Will McDermott [18]
  • Alex Stovall, reverend and perennial candidate [18]

Potential

Declined

Green primary

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Solid RMarch 7, 2025

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

  • Chris Donat, mechanical engineer [22]
  • JoAnna Mendoza, former veteran services representative for U.S. Representative Tom O'Halleran [23]

Filed paperwork

Declined

Endorsements

JoAnna Mendoza
Organizations

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] TossupFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] TossupMarch 7, 2025

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 was Democrat Raúl Grijalva, who died on March 13, 2025. [26] Grijalva's successor will be determined in a 2025 special election.

Democratic primary

Potential

Declined

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Daniel Butierez, painting contractor and nominee for this district in 2024 [29]
  • Jorge Rivas, restaurant owner [30]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Solid DMarch 7, 2025

District 8

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

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Bernadette Greene-Placentia, truck driver [32]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Solid RMarch 7, 2025

District 9

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

Republican primary

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [11] Solid RMarch 7, 2025

Notes

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

References

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