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 Election Update (as of 11/14/18 @ 12PM)The DLCC breaks down need-to-know statehouse results. As results come in, here's what you need to know...
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DLCC Election Update (as of 11/8/18 @ 6:30PM)The DLCC breaks down need-to-know statehouse results. As results come in, here's what you need to know...
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DLCC Election Update (as of 5pm)The DLCC break's down need-to-know statehouse results. As results come in, here's what you need to know...
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DLCC Election Update (as of 9am)The DLCC and state Democrats have changed the face of power in state legislatures across the country. So far this cycle, the DLCC has regained majorities in seven chambers and flipped 350 seats from red to blue nationwide. Democrats have also gained six new trifectas. The DLCC invested a record $35 million in our efforts to flip chambers, elect state Democrats, and rebuild the Democratic Party from the ground up.
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DLCC Shares Breakdown of 2018 Democratic Legislative CandidatesToday the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) released a new report highlighting the record number of Democrats running for state legislatures nationwide, including the number of men and women, first-time candidates, veterans, and educators who are running this fall.
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MEMO: DEMOCRATS POSITIONED TO FLIP STATE LEGISLATURESWith less than 30 days left until Election Day, there is no question this is the most important election of our lifetime.
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DLCC Releases September “State of Play” MemoWith less than 40 days until Election Day, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) has released a new memo highlighting state Democrats’ progress in battleground states across the country.
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DLCC Announces Additional Races to Watch in 2018With less than 100 days until Election Day, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) is highlighting additional state Democrats to watch on its Spotlight Races page.
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State Democrats Announce the 17 seats Needed to Flip 8 Chambers This FallToday the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced the 17 seats state Democrats need to win in order to flip eight state legislative chambers this fall. The organization plans to spend $6 million over the rest of the summer toward their efforts to win more legislative majorities.
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DLCC Adds New Races To Watch in 2018DLCC Executive Director Jessica Post announced the committee is highlighting several more critical 2018 midterm races on its Spotlight Races page. This group of Democrats to know include candidates running in critical battleground states such as Colorado, Florida, and Iowa.