Marine veteran JoAnna Mendoza flips Arizona House seat, defeating Republican Juan Ciscomani
The gist
Decision Desk HQ called Arizona's 6th District for Democrat JoAnna Mendoza, who led 58 to 40 percent.
Her toss-up win chips at Republican control of the U.S. House.
How it unfolded
- Sep 10, 2025GIFFORDS publishes a candidate profile describing Mendoza as a Navy and Marine veteran, single mother and community advocate running in Southern Arizona.
- Sep 10, 2026Ciscomani and Mendoza meet in a Clean Elections debate.
- Sep 17, 2026Arizona Mirror reports the CD6 race is one of the toss-ups that could decide control of the U.S. House; Democrats need to flip three seats nationwide.