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Democratic Party primaries, 2026

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Primary Date
August 4, 2026

Federal elections
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Arizona
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that will take place in Arizona on August 4, 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.

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Arizona, 2026 (August 4 Democratic primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Arizona are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect nine candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's nine U.S. House districts. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is April 6, 2026. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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Did not make the ballot:
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District 7

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 9

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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State elections

State Senate

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2026
Elections for the Arizona State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is April 6, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Arizona State Senate elections, 2026

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1


Mark Finchem (i)

District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5

Christine Marsh


District 6
District 7


Wendy Rogers (i)

District 8
District 9


Did not make the ballot:
Eva Burch 


District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17

Hunter Holt  Candidate Connection


District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21

Rosanna Gabaldón (i)


District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30


House of Representatives

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2026
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is April 6, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2026

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  • The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1  (2 seats)


Selina Bliss (i)

District 2  (2 seats)
District 3  (2 seats)


George Khalaf

District 4  (2 seats)


Pamela Carter (i)

District 5  (2 seats)

Lela Alston


District 6  (2 seats)
District 7  (2 seats)
District 8  (2 seats)
District 9  (2 seats)

Lorena Austin (i)
Seth Blattman (i)


District 10  (2 seats)
District 11  (2 seats)
District 12  (2 seats)
District 13  (2 seats)
District 14  (2 seats)
District 15  (2 seats)
District 16  (2 seats)
District 17  (2 seats)
District 18  (2 seats)
District 19  (2 seats)
District 20  (2 seats)
District 21  (2 seats)

Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (i)


District 22  (2 seats)
District 23  (2 seats)
District 24  (2 seats)
District 25  (2 seats)
District 26  (2 seats)
District 27  (2 seats)
District 28  (2 seats)
District 29  (2 seats)


James Taylor (i)

District 30  (2 seats)


David Rose


State executive offices

See also: Arizona state executive official elections, 2026

Nine state executive offices are up for election in Arizona in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Mine Inspector
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Treasurer
Corporation Commission (2 seats)


To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor of Arizona

Democratic primary candidates

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Attorney General of Arizona

Democratic primary candidates

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Arizona Secretary of State

Democratic primary candidates

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Arizona Treasurer

Democratic primary candidates

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Arizona State Mine Inspector

Democratic primary candidates

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    Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction

    Democratic primary candidates

    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

    Arizona Corporation Commission

    Democratic primary candidates

    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      Voting information

      See also: Voting in Arizona

      Election information in Arizona: Aug. 4, 2026, election.

      What is the voter registration deadline?

      • In-person: July 6, 2026
      • By mail: Postmarked by July 6, 2026
      • Online: July 6, 2026

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

      N/A

      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)


      Context of the 2026 elections

      Arizona Party Control: 1992-2025
      No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
      Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

      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

      State party overview

      Democratic Party of Arizona

      See also: Democratic Party of Arizona


      State political party revenue

      See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

      State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

      The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


      Pivot Counties

      See also: Pivot Counties by state

      Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Arizona are Pivot Counties.

      Donald Trump (R) defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election. Trump won 48.7 percent of the vote, while Clinton won 45.1 percent. Arizona was one of 12 key battleground states in 2016. Of the 30 states won by Trump in 2016, Arizona had the fifth closest margin. From when it became a state in 1912 to 2016, Arizona voted Republican in 66.7 percent of presidential elections. It voted Republican in all presidential elections from 2000 to 2016.

      Presidential results by legislative district

      The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Arizona. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

      In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 12 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 25 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 14 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 27.5 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
      In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 18 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 22.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 16 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 21.5 points.


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