Republican Party of Arizona
| Republican Party of Arizona | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Top official: | Sergio Arellano, Chair |
| Year founded: | 1912 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Republican Party of Arizona is the Arizona political party affiliate of the national Republican Party. The group is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Party chair
Sergio Arellano was elected chairman on January 24, 2026.[1]
Party leadership
The website for the Arizona Republican Party listed the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of February 2026.[2]
- Sergio Arellano, Chairman
For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.
Party platform
The state party follows the platform of the Republican National Committee. Click here to view the full platform.
Party rules and bylaws
For complete information on the party's bylaws, please click here.
Background
Arizona has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of March 3, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Arizona had a Republican trifecta. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.
Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
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2025
Arizona
| candidate | office | party | status | Election Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Republican | Lost General | Nov 4, 2025 | |
Republican | Lost General | Nov 4, 2025 |
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Noteworthy events
2024 Jeff DeWit Resignation
On January 23, 2024, the Daily Mail published a recorded conversation between Jeff DeWit, then state party chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, and Kari Lake, who was a candidate for the U.S. Senate representing Arizona at the time. The recording captured a conversation between DeWit and Lake in which DeWit appears to offer Lake a job, in exchange for Lake's abstinence from the state's Senate race. [3]
On January 24, 2024, DeWit resigned from his position as Arizona Republican Party Chairman. DeWit told the Associated Press, “Our relationship was based on friendship, and the conversation that is now being scrutinized was an open, unguarded exchange between friends in the living room of her house. I genuinely believed I was offering a helpful perspective to someone I considered a friend.”[4]
See also
- List of political parties in the United States
- Political parties in Arizona
- Republican Party
- Arizona
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Arizona Republican Party Website
- Arizona Republican Party on Facebook
- Arizona Republican Party on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Capitol Times, "Swoboda steps back as Republican Party of Arizona appoints new chair," accessed February 3, 2026
- ↑ Republican Party of Arizona, "State Party," accessed February 3, 2026
- ↑ ‘’DailyMail.com,’’ “Audio recording reveals the moment that senior Republican figure tried to bribe Kari Lake not to run for Senate,” accessed January 25, 2024
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Arizona GOP boss quits after leaked tape shows him floating a job for Kari Lake to skip Senate race," accessed January 25, 2024
