Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2026

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Arizona's 9th 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: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 9th 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 9th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 4 Democratic primary)
• Arizona's 9th 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. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Danielle Sterbinsky is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
		Danielle Sterbinsky

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Paul Gosar is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
		Paul Gosar

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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Arizona

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

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Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Paul Gosar	Republican Party	$155,233	$134,095	$112,735	As of June 30, 2025
Danielle Sterbinsky	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Earl Guy	Green 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.

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 9th Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/23/2025	9/16/2025	9/9/2025	9/2/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe 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 9th Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Paul Gosar defeated Quacy Smith in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar (R)	65.3	249,583
		Quacy Smith (D)	34.7	132,640

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382,223
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Quacy Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Quacy Smith	100.0	33,784

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,784
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Lucier (D)
• Brandon Donnelly (D)
• Nicholas Blair (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Paul Gosar advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar	100.0	89,308

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,308
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2022

See also: Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Paul Gosar defeated Richard Grayson and Thomas Tzitzura in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar (R)	97.8	192,796
		Richard Grayson (D) (Write-in)	1.8	3,531
	Submit photo	Thomas Tzitzura (D) (Write-in)	0.4	858

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 197,185
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gareth Gilsdorf (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		David Lucier (Write-in)	72.7	1,319
		Gene Scharer (Write-in)	27.3	496

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Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,815
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Paul Gosar defeated Randy Kutz, Adam Morgan, Sandra Dowling, and Jack Harper in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar	65.9	67,340
		Randy Kutz	13.1	13,387
		Adam Morgan	12.2	12,508
		Sandra Dowling	8.7	8,851
		Jack Harper (Write-in)	0.1	76

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,162
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Saul Rodriguez (R)
• Orlando Johnson (R)
• Jana Jackson (R)

2020

See also: Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Greg Stanton defeated Dave Giles in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Stanton (D)	61.6	217,094
		Dave Giles (R)	38.4	135,180

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 352,274
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Irina Baroness Von Behr (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Incumbent Greg Stanton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Stanton	100.0	83,508

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Talia Fuentes-Wolfe (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9

Dave Giles defeated Sam Huang and Nicholas Tutora in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Giles	53.7	28,488
		Sam Huang	23.6	12,532
		Nicholas Tutora	22.7	12,059

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,079
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michelle DePalma (R)
• Zack Kreisheimer (R)
• Jason Walker (R)
• Tim Taylor (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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