Arizona legislative and governor elections
The gist
Democrats won both Arizona legislative chambers and kept the governor's office, a first since 1966.
The party now controls the state agenda after decades of divided power.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026General election held with governor plus 7 other statewide offices, 90 legislative seats and 8 ballot measures; last polls close at 9 PM ET.
- Nov 3, 2026At 10 p.m., Democrats held large leads in seven Senate seats and nine House seats held by Republicans, many in Maricopa County, which had not yet tallied Election Day votes or early ballots dropped at polling places. Democratic leaders Oscar De Los Santos and Priya Sundareshan claimed victory at the party's election night event in Phoenix.
- Nov 6, 2026The Associated Press called enough legislative races to confirm both chambers flipped. AP results with 92% counted showed Hobbs at 1,324,382 votes (55.4%) to Biggs's 1,022,354 (42.8%).
Key terms
- trifecta
- A situation in which one political party controls the presidency and both chambers of Congress.
- one-person, one-vote
- The principle that each person's vote should carry equal weight in elections and representation.
- ballot measures
- Proposals placed on the ballot for citizens to vote on directly, either enacting or rejecting legislation.
Source: Wikipedia