Teri Hourihan

Teri Hourihan

Arizona Independent Party

Candidate, Governor of Arizona

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November 3, 2026

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Teri Hourihan (Arizona Independent Party) is running for election for Governor of Arizona. Hourihan declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Hourihan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2026

See also: Arizona gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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.

General election for Governor of Arizona

Teri Hourihan (Arizona Independent Party), William Pounds (G), and Leezah Sun (Independent) are running in the general election for Governor of Arizona on November 3, 2026.

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	Submit photo	Teri Hourihan (Arizona Independent Party)
		William Pounds (G)
		Leezah Sun (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona

Incumbent Katie Hobbs (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona on August 4, 2026.

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		Katie Hobbs

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Arizona

Andy Biggs (R), David Schweikert (R), and Karrin Taylor Robson (R) are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona on August 4, 2026.

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		Andy Biggs
		David Schweikert
		Karrin Taylor Robson

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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Teri Hourihan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hourihan's responses.

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Teri Hourihan is focused on fixing the corruption in Arizona that is inundating all state agencies and governmental systems and hurting the public. Teri realizes that when the healthcare systems in Arizona are negatively effected the entire state suffers. Populations who suffer the most are the most vulnerable, to include homeless people, people addicted to substances, people with mental illness, and people on Medicare and Longterm Care.
• Teri Hourihan is not a career politician but instead a licensed professional counselor and PHD, business owner, CEO, and entering the race because she sees the wrong happening in Arizona to people, business owners, and her community, as a native of Arizona, and wants to macro and micro changes to positively impact all people and communities. Teri is different from other candidates by her being part of the public and community currently. Teri being part of the community and coming into the race is to give a voice to the community through her. Teri states "we need leaders who understand the problems the public experiences daily."
• Teri Hourihan chose to run for Governor in the Arizona Independent Party to be a voice needed to cut through the political "wars" happening in the two party system that is politics over people aimed. Teri wants to truly focus on people, not politics. Teri believes that an Independent voice as the top leader in Arizona is the answer to bringing peace into politics and the issues at the center to fix.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Teri Hourihan is most passionate about revamping the agencies, courts, systems, and oversights that are harming individuals in the public by their lack of care. This means creating new polices that protect the public from systematic harm. Teri is passionate about water policies to ensure for generations to come water is sustainable in Arizona, Education policy to bring the schools systems into a higher ranking, medicaid and health care policy is one of the most headlined for Teri to ensure Arizona's fraud issues are handled and stopped immediately, and voting integrity is reviewed and policies passed to ensure voting in Arizona is secure.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

I am seeking the endorsement of my party - Arizona Independent Party and Forward Party

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