Pima County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Thomas "T.J." Shope is the Republican candidate for Arizona Senate District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Thomas "T.J." Shope is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Shope's family has operated an independent grocery store in Arizona for sixty years, where he continues to work, per campaign site.

Aldrete is an Arizona small business owner and instructor who founded Teaching Life Choices, a nonprofit that distributes educational books to schools and offers scholarships to low income college students, per the campaign site. She serves as treasurer for Boxes of Hope, sits on the Drexel Heights Fire District governing board, and is first vice chair of the Legislative District 16 Democrats, per the campaign site.

Christopher King is the Republican candidate for Arizona Senate District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. King is a veteran and educator who holds a B.A. in Government and Public Service, an M.A. in International Security, and an M.Ed. in Educational Administration, per campaign site.

Edgar Soto is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Soto is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and educator with more than 30 years in education, from K-12 to higher education, per campaign site.

Douglas Everett is the Republican candidate for Arizona Senate District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Everett is an engineer who describes applying logic to seek solutions to complex problems, per campaign site.

Priya Sundareshan is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Priya Sundareshan is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Sundareshan teaches natural resources law at the University of Arizona and previously worked as an advocate for sustainable resource management with the Environmental Defense Fund, per campaign site. Sundareshan holds degrees from MIT in engineering and from the University of Arizona in law and natural resource economics, per campaign site.

Bob Karp is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Karp's campaign site highlights news coverage describing his run as focused on establishing real term limits for Arizona lawmakers, per the campaign site. Karp's campaign site highlights news coverage describing his run as focused on establishing real term limits for Arizona lawmakers, per the campaign site.

Alma Hernandez is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 20 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Hernandez is a Tucson native and Sunnyside School District graduate who has served in the Arizona House since 2018, when she became the youngest woman ever elected to that chamber, per Tucson Spotlight. Hernandez holds bachelor's and master's degrees in public health from the University of Arizona, per Tucson Spotlight.

Flores is a native of South Tucson who studied nursing at the University of Arizona before earning an associate degree in liberal arts from Pima Community College, per the campaign site. He has worked as a medical technician in anesthesia, radiology, MRI, CT and endoscopy departments at several Tucson facilities and previously served as a youth pastor, per the campaign site. He ran for the TUSD school board in 2024, per the campaign site.

Rosanna Gabaldón is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Rosanna Gabaldón is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Gabaldón previously served as a Sahuarita Town Council member from 2009 to 2012 before joining the Arizona House in 2013 and later the Senate, per Arizona Legislature record (leg.colorado.gov-equivalent azleg.gov service history). Gabaldón currently serves as Minority Whip for the Arizona State Senate, per Arizona Legislature record. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate listing is the only verifiable source for Rosanna Gabaldón.

Altherr is a fashion designer who served 15 years in the U.S. Air Force as a liaison between command staff and enlisted personnel, per the campaign site. She has since been active in Maricopa County Republican Party leadership, serving as secretary of the county committee and as an AZGOP member-at-large, per the campaign site.

Fernandez is an Arizona state senator with more than five years of public service in the state legislature, per the campaign site. A sixth-generation Arizonan with family roots in Yuma dating to the Gadsden Purchase era, he has focused on rural development, public schools and workforce training, per the campaign site.

Chris Lopez is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Born and raised in Casa Grande, he is a small business owner who chose to raise his own family there, and currently serves alongside Rep. Teresa Martinez.

Julia Romero Gusse is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. An Air Force veteran and small business owner, she previously served on the Maricopa City Council.

John Winchester is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A lifelong Tucsonan and minister, he has worked in leadership roles at the Northwest YMCA and in higher education and community development.

Hollace "Holly" Lyon is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel with 26 years of military service, she has since taught middle school, worked as an IT consultant and served as an Arizona Judicial Nominating Commissioner.

Kevin Volk is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A small business owner and former teacher born and raised in Southern Arizona, he is the sitting representative for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature).

Bob Dohse is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. He supports keeping Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program at its current scale while adding oversight and staff to prevent fraud, waste and abuse, per Tucson Sentinel election-guide coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate listing is the only verifiable source for Bob Dohse.

Nancy Gutierrez is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A career educator with 30 years of teaching experience in Arizona public schools, she is the sitting representative for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature), and serves as Assistant Minority Leader and chairs the Education Committee.

Chris Mathis is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. He is the sitting representative for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature), and teaches health care law and policy as a Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona's law school while practicing elder law.

Lupe Diaz is the Republican State Representative for Arizona House District 19, per the campaign site, previously having served as chaplain to the legislative district before being asked to serve as State Representative.

Jackie O'Donnell Anderson is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A retired emergency department registered nurse with 42 years of experience, including 19 years at a critical access hospital, per the Sierra Vista Herald/Review. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate listing is the only verifiable source for Jackie O'Donnell Anderson.

Aiden Nicholette Swallow is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A former U.S. Army Human Intelligence professional with 20 years of military service, she grew up in poverty in the district.

Betty Villegas is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 20 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A third-generation Tucsonan, she has 25 years of public service experience managing affordable housing and community development programs.

Christopher Kibbey is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. His campaign site did not provide detailed biographical or occupational information.

Consuelo Hernandez is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. She is the sitting representative for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature), and serves as president of the Sunnyside Unified School District governing board.

Lopez is a community organizer with eight years of experience advocating on behalf of working people in southern Arizona, per the campaign site.

Gary Garcia Snyder is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 23 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. He describes himself as a community-focused candidate who wants to prioritize education and remain accessible to residents, per KYMA. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate listing is the only verifiable source for Gary Garcia Snyder.

Emilia Cortez is a bilingual public affairs professional running for Arizona House District 23, per her campaign site. She currently serves as an Economic Development Specialist with the Quechan Indian Tribe and holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration and an MBA with a minor in Leadership.

Mariana Sandoval is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 23 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. She is the sitting representative for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature), and describes herself as a working-class wife, mother and community member.