Everyone who filed to run for Arizona’s state, legislative and federal offices in 2026

More than 260 candidates filed to run in a primary election for Arizona state and federal office in 2026 before Monday’s deadline for would-be elected officials to turn in nominating petitions for this year’s election.

Of those, almost 230 are running for the 90 seats in the Arizona Legislature’s 30 districts. There are 31 candidates who hope to qualify for the seven statewide offices that will be on the ballot this year, including Democrats who won races for governor, secretary of state and attorney general in 2022 and aim to serve a second term.

There are also 41 candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s nine districts, including 13 in a Scottsdale-based district who are vying to replace Republican U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, who announced last year that he was running for governor.

To run for elected office in Arizona, candidates must gather signatures from voters on nominating petitions. The number of signatures required depends on which office a candidate is seeking and their party registration. 

Not all of the candidates who filed for this year’s election will end up on the ballot, however. State law allows challenges to a candidate’s nominating petitions within 10 business days of the filing deadline — April 6 this year. The trial court has just 10 days to consider the challenge and issue a ruling; appeals to those rulings must happen within five days and are filed directly with the Arizona Supreme Court, which must rule “promptly.” 

The primary election this year is July 21.

Find out your district and who represents you here. See detailed candidate information below:

***UPDATE: This article was updated to clarify that the candidates included are only those running in the partisan primary elections. Candidates who are not a member of any party advance directly to the November election, and are not incuded here.