Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

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Arizona's 2nd Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: April 6, 2026
Primary: August 4, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Arizona
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Arizona, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is April 6, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (August 4 Democratic primary)
• Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Eli Crane and Eric Descheenie are running in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Eli Crane (R)
		Eric Descheenie (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Jonathan Nez is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jonathan Nez

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Candidate profiles

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• Eli Crane

Voting information

See also: Voting in Arizona

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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• Eli Crane

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Eli Crane	Republican Party	$2,410,377	$1,527,726	$1,200,021	As of June 30, 2025
Eric Descheenie	Democratic Party	$188	$7	$181	As of June 30, 2025
Jonathan Nez	Democratic Party	$80,280	$81,084	$64,372	As of June 30, 2025
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/2/2025	8/26/2025	8/19/2025	8/12/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Eli Crane defeated Jonathan Nez, Richard Ester, David Alexander, and Charles Holt Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane (R)	54.5	221,413
		Jonathan Nez (D)	45.5	184,963
		Richard Ester (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	28
	Submit photo	David Alexander (D) (Write-in)	0.0	22
	Submit photo	Charles Holt Jr. (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	5

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 406,431
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Jonathan Nez advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Nez	100.0	62,033

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,033
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lindsay Bowe (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Eli Crane defeated Jack Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane	80.5	89,480
		Jack Smith	19.5	21,637

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111,117
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Walter Blackman (R)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Bies (L)

2022

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Eli Crane defeated incumbent Tom O'Halleran and Chris Sarappo in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane (R)	53.9	174,169
		Tom O'Halleran (D)	46.1	149,151
		Chris Sarappo (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	76

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,396
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran	100.0	71,391

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,391
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Randall Friese (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane	35.8	38,681
		Walter Blackman	24.4	26,399
		Mark DeLuzio	17.1	18,515
		Andy Yates	6.9	7,467
		John W. Moore	6.8	7,327
		Steven Krystofiak	5.5	5,905
		Ron Watkins	3.5	3,810

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,104
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marissa Mitchell (R)
• Myron Lizer (R)

2020

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick defeated Brandon Martin, Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah, and Brandon Schlass in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Kirkpatrick (D)	55.1	209,945
		Brandon Martin (R)	44.9	170,975
		Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	99
	Submit photo	Brandon Schlass (Common Sense Moderate) (Write-in)	0.0	35

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 381,054
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick defeated Peter Quilter in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Kirkpatrick	76.3	77,517
		Peter Quilter	23.7	24,035

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,552
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nevin Kohler (D)
• Andres Portela (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Brandon Martin defeated Noran Ruden, Joseph Morgan, and Jordan Flayer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Martin	42.5	31,730
		Noran Ruden	33.6	25,049
		Joseph Morgan	23.9	17,802
	Submit photo	Jordan Flayer (Write-in)	0.1	52

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,633
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Boyd (R)
• Justine Wadsack (R)
• Mike Ligon (R)
• Shay Stautz (R)
• Jason Bacon (R)
• James Schmidt (R)

District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ruben Gallego (D)

Mark Kelly (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Yassamin Ansari (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Vacancies (1)

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