Yuma County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

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.

Timothy "Tim" Dunn is the Republican candidate for Arizona Senate District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Timothy "Tim" Dunn is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Dunn is a lifelong Yuma resident from a farm family and currently serves as a state representative, per campaign site.

Huber is a licensed professional counselor who comes from five generations of Arizona farming and ranching families, per the campaign site. She has worked as a counselor in a jail setting, overseen crisis mobile teams, and worked in psychiatric hospitals and homeless outreach, 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.

Michael Carbone is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. A small business owner with more than 14 years of education-policy involvement, including as a former school board member, he relocated to Arizona from Illinois.

Tiffany Byrne is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. With more than 20 years as a classroom teacher and education leader, she has lived in Arizona more than 30 years and raised her children in the district.