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A new poll commissioned by AARP shows Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs holding a sizable 8 point lead over Republican Congressman Andy Biggs in Arizona’s gubernatorial race.
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Oct. 5 - Registration deadline
Oct. 7 — Early voting begins
Oct. 23 — Deadline to request ballot-by-mail
Nov. 3 — Election Day
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FAQs About Voting In Arizona
Here are the 10 measures lawmakers sent to the Arizona ballot in November
Arizonans will get to decide whether to add voter ID requirements to state elections, keep transgender children out of peer’s bathrooms and more in November, as lawmakers passed a series of last minute ballot measures.
2026 Arizona primary election results
Follow Arizona and Maricopa County results. Associated Press will continue to update returns as data is made available. Get the latest on individual races at elections.kjzz.org.
Q&AZ: How do Arizona ballot propositions get their numbers?
There are 13 statewide ballot propositions that Arizonans will get to vote on this year. Here's what their numbers mean,
Watch 2026 Arizona political debates
Hear directly from the 2026 Arizona primary election candidates in several statewide Arizona races and U.S. congressional districts, as well as debates about select ballot propositions. Brought to you by Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission and Arizona Media Association.
Q&AZ: Why are candidates ordered the way they are on Arizona ballots? It comes down to state law
It's broken down by which party's candidate got more votes in each county.
Has your Arizona early ballot arrived in the mail yet? Here's how to track it
Early ballots for the general election are starting to arrive in the mailboxes of Arizona voters. The Maricopa County Recorder's Office says all 1.9 million early ballots have been given to the U.S. Postal Service for delivery.
Q&AZ: Why does vote counting take so long in Arizona?
Every two years, Arizonans cast their votes in primary and general elections. And every two years, critics complain it takes too many days for all the votes to be counted. Through KJZZ’s Q&AZ project, a listener asked: Why does the vote counting process take so long?
Q&AZ: What are the rules for campaign signs?
A Glendale listener asked if it was legal for political campaigns to mount their signs above other campaign signs. City zoning codes do limit the size of campaign signs, but don't say much about how high they can be mounted.
Why do so many Arizona candidates skip their debates?
KJZZ political correspondent Wayne Schutsky joined The Show to talk more about local debates and where they stand today.
Why registering to vote is more complicated, confusing if you live on a tribal reservation
Registering to vote just in time for the November election can be as simple as sharing a mailing address, but it’s a more drawn-out process for those living across Indian Country.
Q&AZ: There are dozens of Arizona judges on my ballot. How do I know who to vote for?
Judges for four counties in Arizona, as well as those on the Arizona Court of Appeals and the state Supreme Court, face retention elections every four years. A KJZZ listener wanted to know how to make sense of all the judges listed on her mail-in ballot and decide which judges she wanted to vote to retain.
Arizona races to watch
Latest Arizona election news
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Heading into the 2026 general election in Arizona, residents will not see the governor or lieutenant governor candidates debate. -
A clean-energy slate narrowly won control of SRP’s district board in April. They just lost it. -
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted to release hundreds of thousands of dollars in public campaign funding to Republican Ralph Heap, despite finding “reason to believe” he violated state campaign finance laws. -
To talk about Gov. Hobbs making her running mate official, battles over ballot language and more, The Show sat down with Chuck Coughlin of HighGround and Matt Grodsky of Matters of State Strategies. -
With each passing day, it gets harder to figure out what’s real or a fake in our ever-evolving digital world. Take a video posted online that purports to show President Nygren sobbing outside of a Bashas grocery store. -
At a meeting Friday, the executive director of the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission will ask commissioners to continue withholding campaign funding from Republican Ralph Heap over concerns he violated state campaign finance laws. -
The conservative legal group accused Fontes of trying to mislead voters about Proposition 144, a Republican election-reform ballot measure. -
The Green Party candidate for Arizona secretary of state helped a Republican qualify for the ballot in the state’s Corporation Commission race, records show. -
Arizona’s state Legislature will look different next year no matter who wins the elections this fall as a wave of lawmakers are leaving office. -
A conservative special interest group in Arizona is considering legal action against a sitting Republican official who accused it of offering to help him skirt campaign finance laws four years ago.
