Live Results: Arizona Midterm Primary Elections

Arizona voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose candidates for big races across the state. Republicans are picking someone to run against Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs in November. The results will also decide who runs for several seats in the U.S. House and for many state and local offices. Arizona is considered one of the most important battleground states in the country, making this primary especially important.

The Arizona governor's race is one Republicans really want to win. In midterm elections, the party that does not hold the White House often does well. Since President Donald Trump is a Republican, Democrats like Governor Hobbs face a tough fight. The winner of this race could also play a big role in the 2028 presidential election, because Arizona is expected to be a key state once again.

Four Republicans are running for the chance to face Hobbs in November. Two are members of Congress: five-term Rep. Andy Biggs and eight-term Rep. David Schweikert. Two businessmen, Ken Miceli and Scott Neely, are also in the race. Both Miceli and Neely have worked in the construction industry.

Biggs has received an important endorsement from President Trump. Trump had first backed a different candidate, billionaire developer Karrin Taylor Robson, but then also endorsed Biggs after he joined the race in early 2025. Taylor Robson later dropped out in February. Trump has been known to endorse more than one person in the same race — he recently endorsed both candidates in a South Carolina governor's primary.

Rep. Schweikert is giving up his seat in Arizona's 1st Congressional District to run for governor. Several people are trying to fill that open seat. On the Republican side, the candidates include state Rep. Joseph Chaplik, former NFL placekicker and sportscaster Jay Feely, and tech executive John Trobough. Trump endorsed Feely for the race after nudging him to switch from the 5th District.

On the Democratic side in the 1st District race, two familiar faces are running. Former state Rep. Amish Shah won the Democratic nomination two years ago and got 48% of the vote against Schweikert in the general election. Former news anchor Marlene Galán-Woods, who finished third in 2024, is also running again. Publisher Rick McCartney and entrepreneur Jonathan Treble round out the Democratic field.

The 1st Congressional District sits just northeast of Phoenix and includes the city of Scottsdale. It is entirely inside Maricopa County. Schweikert won his last two elections with just over 50% of the vote each time. In 2024, Trump got about 51% in that district, while then-Vice President Kamala Harris got about 48%.

Another important House race is in the 6th Congressional District, where Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani is running for a third term. His Democratic challenger is Marine Corps veteran JoAnna Mendoza. Neither candidate faces a primary opponent, so both move straight to November's general election.

All 30 state Senate seats and all 60 state House seats are also on the ballot this year. Republicans hold slim majorities in both chambers. Democrats have not controlled the state Senate since 1992 and have not held the state House since 1966.

Maricopa County is by far the largest and most powerful county in Arizona. It is home to major cities like Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Mesa, and it made up about 61% of total votes in the 2024 presidential election. Pima County came in a distant second with about 15% of the vote.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. local time, which is 10 p.m. Eastern Time for most of the state, and no results were released before 11 p.m. ET. Most of Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, but the Navajo Nation is an exception, so polls there closed at 9 p.m. ET.

Arizona conducts most of its elections by mail. In the 2022 primaries, about 93% of Democratic votes and 79% of Republican votes were cast early or by mail. As of the Thursday before Election Day, about 755,000 ballots had already been turned in.

As of July, Arizona had about 4.3 million registered voters, including about 1.5 million Republicans, 1.2 million Democrats, and 1.5 million independents. Independent voters can choose to vote in either primary. In the 2022 governor's primaries, about 596,000 Democratic and 831,000 Republican votes were cast.

The AP does not declare a winner until it is sure the leading candidate cannot be caught. If a race is too close to call, the AP keeps covering it and reports on major developments. Arizona also has an automatic recount rule: if the margin is 0.5% or less, a recount happens automatically. As of Tuesday, there are 105 days left until the 2026 midterm elections.