Pinal County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Lloyd Johnson is the Republican candidate for Arizona Senate District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Johnson has over 20 years of experience in maintenance management and serves as maintenance manager for concessions at Petrified Forest National Park, per campaign site. Johnson relocated to Arizona in 2011 and became a Navajo County Republican Committee precinct committeeman in 2022, per campaign site.

Wendy Rogers is the Republican candidate for Arizona Senate District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Wendy Rogers is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Rogers is a retired member of the U.S. Air Force, per campaign site.

Michiel "Mike" Montiel is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Montiel is a disabled combat veteran who served in artillery and infantry with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq, and is an educator, per campaign site.

Blair Moses is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Moses is a retired attorney with a 30-year career in healthcare and has reviewed hundreds of bills at the State Capitol, per campaign site.

Jayme Accalia is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 15 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Accalia is a native Arizonan and Arizona State University graduate in Sustainable Food Systems who works in culinary Career and Technical Education, per campaign site.

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.

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.

Ian Teller is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Teller is a Diné leader from Tsaile, Arizona with a background in community advocacy and youth engagement, per campaign site.

Trachsel is a Flagstaff based organizer and two time Northern Arizona University graduate with degrees in parks and recreation management and counseling for student affairs, per the campaign site. He organized a coalition effort that led the city of Flagstaff to cancel a surveillance contract in December 2025, per the campaign site. He is running as a Green Party candidate, per the campaign site.

Walter "Walt" Blackman is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Walter "Walt" Blackman is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature).

James Rogers is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. He is a public interest attorney specializing in election law and a sixth-generation Arizonan whose family has been in the East Valley since 1877. He is running as part of a slate with Rep. Justin Olson.

Brian Calaway is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. He has 20 years in public service, has worked with children in public schools, and holds a degree in sociology.

Helen Hunter is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A minister and educator with a Doctor of Ministry degree, she has served on the Mesa Police Department's Use of Force Committee and the Department of Public Safety's African American Community Advisory Board.

David Scott is the Independent candidate for Arizona House District 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. He has more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in banking and has served on governance boards focused on education and workforce development. He lives in Mesa with his wife and two children.

Neal Carter is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 15 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).

Michael Way is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 15 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. His campaign site describes him as a family man and business executive rather than a career politician.

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).

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.