Arizona Voter Guide 2026
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State Snapshot
2026 Statewide Races
Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Arizona's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.
Governor
2 candidatesKatie Hobbs (D)Incumbent
Katie Hobbs is Arizona's incumbent governor and a Democratic candidate for re-election. Before becoming governor, she served as Arizona secretary of state and in the state Legislature; her campaign and governing record emphasize affordability, water, public education, reproductive rights, and pragmatic state management.Priorities: Lower costs and expand economic opportunity · Protect water, public schools, and reproductive rights · Manage state government pragmaticallyCampaign site →Andy Biggs (R)
Andy Biggs is the Republican nominee for Arizona governor and a U.S. representative from Arizona's 5th District. A former Arizona Senate president and Trump-endorsed conservative, he won the July 21, 2026 Republican primary and faces incumbent Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs in November.Priorities: Secure the southern border and fully fund public safety · Incrementally eliminate Arizona's income tax and cut state spending · Expand reliable energy to lower utility and gas costsCampaign site →
Attorney General
2 candidatesKris Mayes (D)Incumbent
Kris Mayes is Arizona's incumbent attorney general and a Democratic candidate for re-election. Her office has focused on consumer protection, water and environmental enforcement, reproductive-rights litigation, election-related cases, and public-safety prosecutions.Priorities: Protect consumers and public safety · Defend water, environmental, and reproductive-rights enforcement · Use the attorney general's office in state and federal litigationCampaign site →Warren Petersen (R)
Warren Petersen is the Republican nominee for Arizona attorney general and president of the Arizona Senate. He won the July 21, 2026 Republican primary and faces incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes in November. His record centers on conservative legislation, litigation against federal policy, taxation, regulation, election policy, and public safety.Priorities: Challenge federal policy through state legal action · Strengthen public safety and border enforcement · Defend conservative legal prioritiesCampaign site →
Secretary Of State
2 candidatesAdrian Fontes (D)Incumbent
Adrian Fontes is Arizona's incumbent secretary of state and a Democratic candidate for re-election. A former Maricopa County recorder and Marine Corps veteran, he oversees statewide election administration, business filings, public records, and the state library and archives.Priorities: Protect election access and security · Improve voter confidence and election administration · Modernize public records and business servicesCampaign site →Alex Kolodin (R)
Alex Kolodin is the Republican nominee for Arizona secretary of state, an attorney, and a state representative. He won the July 21, 2026 Republican primary and faces incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes in November. His campaign emphasizes election integrity, transparency, conservative legal priorities, and changes to how Arizona administers elections.Priorities: Change election administration and auditing practices · Increase transparency in state filings · Advance conservative legal prioritiesCampaign site →
Treasurer
2 candidatesElijah Norton (R)
Elijah Norton is the Republican nominee for Arizona's open state treasurer seat, a former Arizona Republican Party treasurer, and a business owner. He won the July 21, 2026 Republican primary and now faces Democrat Nick Mansour in November. His campaign emphasizes investment oversight, conservative fiscal policy, transparency, and a private-sector approach to managing public money.Priorities: Strengthen investment and cash-management oversight · Promote conservative fiscal policy · Improve transparency in state financeCampaign site →Nick Mansour (D)
Nick Mansour is the Democratic nominee for Arizona state treasurer and a former nursing-college executive. He faces Republican Elijah Norton in the November general election. His campaign emphasizes responsible investment, education and workforce experience, transparency, and using the treasurer's office to serve families and communities.Priorities: Manage state investments responsibly · Use education and workforce experience in public finance · Increase transparency and service in the treasurer's officeCampaign site →
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
2 candidatesKimberly Yee (R)
Kimberly Yee is Arizona's state treasurer and the Republican nominee for superintendent of public instruction. A former state legislator, she won the July 21, 2026 Republican primary over incumbent Tom Horne and faces Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz in November, with a campaign focused on school accountability, parental involvement, workforce readiness, and conservative education policy.Priorities: Increase school accountability and transparency · Support parental involvement and school choice · Connect education to workforce readinessCampaign site →Teresa Leyba Ruiz (D)
Teresa Leyba Ruiz is the Democratic nominee for Arizona superintendent of public instruction and a former president of Glendale Community College with more than three decades in education. She won the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary and faces Republican Kimberly Yee in November. Her campaign emphasizes restoring trust in educators, oversight of the ESA voucher program, and stronger public-school funding.Priorities: Restore trust in educators and rebuild the teacher pipeline · Audit and add transparency to the ESA voucher program · Increase state funding for public schoolsCampaign site →
Statewide Ballot Measures
10 statewide measures are on Arizona's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.
Designate Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations and Require State DHS to Address Threats Measure
Declare drug cartels to be terrorist organizations.State statute (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Limit Local Tax Rate on Groceries to 2% of Base Price and Require Voter Approval to Increase Tax Rate Measure
Prohibit local government from imposing or increasing a tax on the sale of food items without voter approval and cap the tax rate at 2%.State statute (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Prohibit New Photo Traffic Enforcement Systems Measure
Prohibit the government from using traffic photo enforcement systems without voter approval.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Prohibit Race- or Ethnicity-Based Preferential Treatment, Public Education Offices, and Disciplinary Policies Amendment
Prohibit the government from requiring an individual to endorse preferential treatment toward or discrimination against an individual on the basis of race or ethnicity.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Prohibit School District Payroll Deductions for Labor Organization Dues and Collective Bargaining Agreements Amendment
Prohibit school district employee payroll deductions and collective bargaining for labor unions.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Prohibit State Confiscation of Military Family Empowerment Scholarship Account Funds and Void Conflicting Laws Amendment
Prohibit the state from confiscating money from a scholarship account of a student who is a child of a military family.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Prohibit Taxes or Fees on Miles Traveled in Motor Vehicle Amendment
Prohibit the government from imposing taxes or fees based on vehicle miles traveled and from enacting rules to monitor or limit vehicle miles traveled without the person's consent.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Require Certain School Districts to Spend 60% of Operational Spending on Direct Instruction Measure
Require certain school districts to spend at least 60% of their budget on direct instructional expenses.State statute (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Require Schools and Athletic Associations to Restrict Use of Restrooms, Locker Rooms, and Other Private Spaces Based on Sex Measure
Prohibit schools and athletic associations from allowing a student, athlete, employee, or other individual from using a restroom, locker room, shower room, or other private space that is not designated for their sex.State statute (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Voter Identification and Citizenship Voting Requirements Amendment
Make a number of changes to the state's election laws, including specifying that only citizens may vote in any Arizona election and requiring voters to show a government-issued ID to cast a ballot.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →
Places We’re Tracking
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Mohave County
41 candidates- 41 tracked candidate profiles
- 17 office types represented
Balance of Maricopa County
25 candidates- 25 tracked candidate profiles
- 10 office types represented
Navajo County
16 candidates- 16 tracked candidate profiles
- 14 office types represented
Phoenix city
14 candidates- 14 tracked candidate profiles
- 7 office types represented
Balance of Navajo County
13 candidates- 13 tracked candidate profiles
- 7 office types represented
Yuma County
11 candidates- 11 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 office types represented
Cochise County
9 candidates- 9 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 office types represented
Scottsdale city
9 candidates- 9 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 office types represented
Flagstaff city
8 candidates- 8 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 office types represented
Maricopa
8 candidates- 8 tracked candidate profiles
- 8 office types represented
Yavapai County
6 candidates- 6 tracked candidate profiles
- 4 office types represented
Queen Creek town (pt.)
5 candidates- 5 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 office type represented
Glendale city
3 candidates- 3 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 office types represented
Chandler city
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 office types represented
Goodyear city
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 office type represented
Mesa city
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 office type represented
Pinal County
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 office type represented
Balance of Mohave County
1 candidates- 1 tracked candidate profile
- 1 office type represented
Balance of Pima County
1 candidates- 1 tracked candidate profile
- 1 office type represented
Balance of Yavapai County
1 candidates- 1 tracked candidate profile
- 1 office type represented
Casa Grande city
1 candidates- 1 tracked candidate profile
- 1 office type represented
Coconino County
1 candidates- 1 tracked candidate profile
- 1 office type represented
Pima County
1 candidates- 1 tracked candidate profile
- 1 office type represented
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