Arizona Primary Election
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · 73 days away
U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Governor, statewide offices
What’s being decided
A primary election determines which candidates advance to the November general election. Voters in each party select their nominee, and the winners face each other in the fall.
Arizona holds an closed primary — only voters registered with a party may vote in that party's primary.
Candidates
Governor
Democratic · Incumbent since 2023
Katie Hobbs has served as Governor of Arizona since 2023. She previously served as Arizona Secretary of State, where she oversaw the 2020 election, and as a state legislator. She was the first Democrat elected governor of Arizona since 2006.
U.S. Senate
Democratic · Incumbent since 2020
Mark Kelly has represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate since 2020, when he won a special election to fill the seat of the late Senator John McCain. A retired NASA astronaut and Navy combat pilot, he is married to former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and co-founded the Giffords gun safety organization after she was shot in 2011.
Voter information
Registration deadline
October 5, 2026 (29 days before the November 3 general)