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Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (July 21 Democratic primary)

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Arizona's 6th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 23, 2026
Primary: July 21, 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: Toss-up
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Toss-up
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
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A Democratic Party primary takes place on July 21, 2026, in Arizona's 6th Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 23, 2026
July 21, 2026
November 3, 2026



A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arizona utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may choose which party's primary they will vote in, but voters registered with a party can only vote in that party's primary.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Arizona's 6th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on July 21, 2026.

Candidate
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Iman Bah
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Johnathan Buma
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Chris Donat
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JoAnna Mendoza
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Carter Weeks

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Samantha Severson

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Samantha Severson was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, earned their BA in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University and currently works in higher education. They are vitally interested in the issues that are key to Arizona and the United States."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Samantha believes a fully-funded public education system is essential to maintaining our democratic republic. They support student debt relief, and working toward publicly funded higher education.

Severson will fight to enforce fair housing laws and will work to pass legislation that will prevent property owners from using services that coordinate rents, thereby increasing housing costs beyond the average American threshold. She supports Senate bill S.2224 - Stop Predatory Investing Act, which proposes to remove tax benefits for Wall Street firms that buy up large numbers of single-family homes

As a born and raised Arizonan, Severson advocates for immigration reform that will result in strong border security coupled with an earned pathway to citizenship. Severson was a vocal supporter of the bipartisan bill H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act, which would have funded additional border agents and closed the border if too crowded. The immigration system is broken and needs to be fixed, and Severson will take up the mantle to fight for the rights of all people, regardless of their immigration status, and will ensure laws about asylum seekers are enforced.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Arizona

Election information in Arizona: July 21, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: June 22, 2026
  • By mail: Postmarked by June 22, 2026
  • Online: June 22, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: July 24, 2026
  • By mail: Received by July 24, 2026
  • Online: July 24, 2026

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 4, 2026
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 4, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

July 8, 2026 to July 31, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (MT)

Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Iman Bah Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Johnathan Buma Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Chris Donat Democratic Party $21,062 $17,289 $3,773 As of December 31, 2025
JoAnna Mendoza Democratic Party $2,900,387 $1,357,927 $1,542,461 As of December 31, 2025
Samantha Severson Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Carter Weeks Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

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.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made Arizona's 6th the 221st most Republican district nationally.[2]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Arizona's 6th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
49.0%50.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Arizona, 2024

Arizona presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 9 Democratic wins
  • 20 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party N/A N/A N/A D D R R R D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R D R R R R R D R
See also: Party control of Arizona state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Arizona's congressional delegation as of January 2026.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Arizona
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 3 5
Republican 0 6 6
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 9 11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Arizona's top three state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Arizona, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Katie Hobbs
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Adrian Fontes
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Kris Mayes

State legislature

Arizona State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 13
     Republican Party 17
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 30

Arizona House of Representatives

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 27
     Republican Party 33
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 60

Trifecta control

Arizona Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Arizona in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Arizona, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Arizona U.S. House Democrat 1/2 of 1% of the total qualified signers in the state as of January 2, 2026 N/A 3/23/2026 Source
Arizona U.S. House Republican 1/2 of 1% of the total qualified signers in the state as of January 2, 2026 N/A 3/23/2026 Source
Arizona U.S. House Libertarian 1/2 of 1% of the total qualified signers in the state as of January 2, 2026 N/A 3/23/2026 Source
Arizona U.S. House Unaffiliated 3% of the total registered voters who are not members of a political party that is qualified for representation as of January 2, 2026 N/A 3/23/2026 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-467," accessed November 25, 2025
  2. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Ruben Gallego (D)
Mark Kelly (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Eli Crane (R)
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
Republican Party (6)
Democratic Party (5)


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