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 Candidate Kristie O’Brien is one of August's Top 10 Races
Kristie O’Brien is a mediator from Chandler running to flip her hometown district in the Arizona Senate this November.
News in Arizona
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DLCC Launches Arizona GOP Hall of ShameMeet some of the most detestable members of the AZ GOP
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State of the States: GOP Hypocrisy Starts in the StatesThere’s a lot going on, so every Wednesday, the DLCC is sending a roundup of the state legislative stories you might have missed. It's September 23rd and here is the state of the states.
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DLCC Expands Its Target Map in ArizonaDemocratic candidates in LD-11 added to DLCC Spotlight
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State of the States: Denial Isn't Just a River in EgyptThere’s a lot going on, so every Wednesday, the DLCC is sending a roundup of the state legislative stories you might have missed. It's September 16th and here is the state of the states.
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Six Month Update: Republicans’ Failed COVID-19 ResponseGOP legislators have done everything in their power to actively make this crisis worse
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State of the States: QAnon Believers Are Dangerously Close to Power in LegislaturesThere’s a lot going on, so every Wednesday, the DLCC is sending a roundup of the state legislative stories you might have missed. It's September 9th and here is the state of the states.
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RSLC Admits Democrats Are on OffenseIn a press call, Republican State Leadership Committee President Austin Chambers noted Democrats’ path to legislative majorities
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ICYMI: Arizona Republic, “Can Democrats take over the Arizona House and Senate? These 10 races will decide”WASHINGTON — Democrats are just seats away from flipping the Arizona legislature red to blue for the first time in over half a century. Democrats only need two seats in the House and three seats in the Senate to win the majority.
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State of the States: WI GOP Considered Police Reform for 30 Seconds (Seriously)It's September 2nd and here is the state of the states:
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Republican Legislators Vacation While Pandemic RagesLegislative leaders in AZ, FL, GA, IA, MI, MN, NC, and PA attend fancy retreat instead of doing their jobs