Arizona LD-02 (S)
Battleground State
Arizona
Senate: GOP Majority
13D
17R
House: GOP Majority
27D
33R
Arizona is a top DLCC Battleground State in 2026.
Arizona is one of our top opportunities to turn a state blue in this once-in-a-generation election. We are aiming to flip both chambers in the state legislature for the first time since the 1960s.
Arizona is home to some of the nation’s most extreme MAGA Republicans who have focused on undermining our democracy and chasing conspiracy theories rather than addressing the issues facing Arizonans. We have an opportunity to let Democrats drive the state’s agenda for the first time since the Civil Rights era by electing legislators who believe that government should help, not harm, the people it represents.
After chipping away at GOP power, Democrats are now poised to flip both chambers. DLCC is supporting Target Races featuring the Democratic candidates running in the most competitive districts that will determine which party controls Arizona next year.
Meet the DLCC’s Arizona Target Race Candidates
The DLCC is targeting 17 crucial races in Arizona in order to seize the opportunity to flip the Arizona Legislature from red to blue and establish a new Democratic trifecta – adding to the firewall in the states against the chaos from the Trump administration.
DLCC Target Races
Arizona LD-23 (H)
Emilia Cortez
Arizona LD-17 (H)
Hollace "Holly" Lyon
Arizona LD-13 (H)
Jacob Weinberg
Arizona LD-16 (H)
Julia Romero Gusse
Arizona LD-4 (H)
Tammy Caputi
Arizona LD-9 (H)
Lorena Austin
Arizona LD-17 (H)
Kevin Volk
Arizona LD-13 (H)
Racquel "Rockee" Armstrong
Arizona LD-09 (H)
Jacob Martinez
Arizona LD-4 (H)
Karen Gresham
Arizona LD-2 (H)
Stephanie Simacek
Arizona LD-09 (S)
Kiana Sears
Arizona LD-04 (S)
Aaron Lieberman
Arizona LD-13 (S)
Kristie O’Brien
Arizona LD-17 (S)
Edgar Soto
Arizona LD-23 (S)
Brian Fernandez
DLCC Target Race Candidate Jacob Martinez is one of October's Top 10 Races
Jacob Martinez is a lifelong Mesa resident and a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, running to represent LD-09 in the Arizona House.
News in Arizona
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ICYMI: State Republicans Introduce Bills to Override Popular VoteGOP legislators are making sure their next attempt to overturn election results will be a success
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ICYMI: Arizona Republicans Refuse to Disclose Records About Capitol Riot ActivitiesReps. Finchem and Kern cite threat of being prosecuted
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State of the States: New Administration, Same GOPIt’s a new year, so we’re bringing back State of the States. It goes without saying that there’s a lot going on, and Republicans are still up to their old tricks: spreading conspiracies, using dangerous rhetoric, denying reality, etc.
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DLCC Launches Database and Digital Campaign Highlighting GOP InsurrectionistsCampaign will hold the 508 (and counting) GOP lawmakers who undermined our democracy accountable
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What They’re Saying: State Republicans Culpable in U.S. Capitol InsurrectionGOP state lawmakers fueled the lies that led to the deadly attack; some directly involved in riots
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Responsibility for Stopping Statehouse Riots Falls to GOP State LegislatorsDLCC calls on Republican state lawmakers to prevent upcoming armed riots in state capitols; reaffirm Biden victory
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NEW: At Least 13 Republican State Legislators Participated in Insurrection in WashingtonDLCC renews calls for these members to resign
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A Tale of Two LegislaturesNew Mexico Democrats pass COVID relief, Arizona Republicans spread COVID
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State of the States: It’s the Final CountdownThis will be our last edition of State of the States for the year. We hope you’ve enjoyed these roundups of what you need to know in the states, the utter depravity of the GOP, and stories of Democrats getting things done in office.