Election Day 2026 is officially in the rear view with a blue wave crashing down across the country, but a number of races in Arizona remained too close to call Wednesday morning.
The 做厙勛圖 returns to bring you the latest developments and live election results as ballots continue to be counted locally and around the state.
First, lets do a quick recap of where things stand around 做厙勛圖 and Arizona:
Arizona congressional races: In Congressional District 6, Rep. Juan Ciscomani was still trailing challenger JoAnna Mendoza as of results posted at 5:19 a.m. by 8 percentage points. Daniel Butierez Sr. failed to unseat Rep. Adelita Grijalva in CD7, with Grijalva up 71% to Butierezs 28%.
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Prop. 421: 做厙勛圖 Electric Powers proposed franchise agreement with the City of 做厙勛圖 was facing opposition, according to results posted at 1:19 a.m., with 54.9% voting against it vs. 45.09% in support. Those unofficial results were based on 98.5% of precincts reporting and early voted partially reported.
Prop. 425: The effort to adjust the formula Pima County officials use to calculate the expenditure limit, or how much they can spend in a fiscal year, continued to hold a narrow lead early Wednesday with voters approving by 50.1% to 49.8%.
Arizonas governor race: Incumbent Katie Hobbs retained her seat, defeating U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs by nearly 13 percentage points as of early Wednesday.
Prop. 144: The statewide proposal which would require identification to vote by mail in Arizona continued to lack support in early results Wednesday, with 53.2% of voters rejecting it vs. 46.8% in support.
Prop. 320: Would require school districts in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties to increase their spending on direct instruction by half a percentage point each year until they reach 60% beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The measure was failing by nearly 3 percentage points early Wednesday.
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School overrides lead in Vail, Tanque Verde, trail in Sahuarita
Some Pima County school district overrides might have a likely future, and some might not, early election results showed.
Vail and Tanque Verde school districts overrides received 64% and 56% approval while Sahuaritas override received a 51% rejection.
Vail Unified School Districts Prop. 423 would continue the current 12.5% override. It would generate about $15.3 million in property taxes annually.
Tanque Verdes Prop. 429 would continue the current 15% override. It would generate about $2.3 million in property taxes annually.
Sahuaritas Prop. 428 would continue the current 15% override. It would generate about $6.4 million a year annually.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
Amphi school property sales win voter approval
Pima County voters approved the sale of six Amphitheater Public Schools properties, early election results showed, allowing the district to start looking for buyers.
Proposition 426, which asked voters to approve the sale or long-term lease of six sites, received 74.5% voter approval.
The sites include Donaldson, Nash, Holaway and Copper Creek elementary schools, which closed earlier this year, along with an unused plot of land and a lab that was home to the now-scrapped agriculture program. Sale or rent money would help the district with capital expenditures, including furniture, buses or building renovations.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
做厙勛圖s largest school district has 2 opening governing board seats. Heres whos leading
Candidates Jennifer Eckstrom and Pilar Acosta Ruiz are leading the 做厙勛圖 Unified School District race for two open seats on the governing board. They took 30.3% and 18.9% of the early vote, unofficial results released Wednesday at 10 a.m. show.
Val Romero trailed third with 18.3% of the vote with TreDavon Rhodes not far behind at 17.2% of the vote. Skye Fernandez falls last with 15.02%.
Read more about the candidates here.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
Incumbents lead 2026 Tanque Verde school board race
Beth Peterson and Thomas Trask are leading the Tanque Verde Unified School District race for two open seats on the governing board. They took 40.1% and 30.3% of the early vote, unofficial results released early Wednesday show.
Piper Jordan trailed closely behind with 29.5% of the vote.
Read more here.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
Who's leading the Amphitheater school board races?
Candidates Elizabeth Slater and Nina Godlewski led the Amphitheater Public Schools race for two open four-year seats on the governing board early Wednesday. They took 36.5% and 34.3% of the early vote, unofficial results showed. John Fife trailed with 29.1% of the vote.
Incumbent Michael Gemma led the race for an open two-year seat, taking 52.5% of the vote. Kimberly Outlaw Ryan fell with 47.4%.
Read more here.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
Democrat Adrian Fontes wins Arizona secretary of state race
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has defeated Republican challenger state Rep. Alex Kolodin in their battle to oversee Arizonas elections.
The Associated Press and NBC 做厙勛圖 projected based on unofficial election results that Fontes, a Democrat, will serve another four-year term in office.
The race pitted the Democratic incumbent against a Republican best known for trying to overturn the 2020 election in court.
There were more results left to be counted in the race. The outcome could have national implications. Arizona is a presidential battleground, and the winner of the secretary of state election will hold a key role in overseeing the results of that election in 2028.
Read more here.
Stephanie Murray, Arizona Republic
Pima JTED bond election results: $250M measure leads
Pima County Joint Technical Education District's bid to get its first-ever bond was leading in early election results.
Proposition 427, a $250 million bond measure, was ahead by about 53% to 47%.
Pima JTED, which has served Southern Arizona students since 2007, is a public school district that provides tuition-free career and technical education, or CTE, programs for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as to residents ages 22 and under without a diploma or GED.
Read more here.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
JoAnna Mendoza leads Juan Ciscomani in Arizona House race
Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza held a promising lead over Rep. Juan Ciscomani early Wednesday, as Democrats celebrated victories across Arizona and the country.
Mendoza held 53% of the vote to Ciscomanis 45% with about 85% of votes counted, early election results showed.
Read more here.
Hannah Cree and Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
Andy Biggs cites affordability as Arizona Republicans lose
Arizona Democrats up and down the ticket pretty much routed their foes, delivering what GOP gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs acknowledged may have been inevitable: It was not a good time to be running as a Republican.
"It is a bad year,'' he told Capitol Media Services Tuesday night as the numbers were coming in showing he was headed for defeat in his bid to deny a second term to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
"Just look at the national picture,'' Biggs said. "If affordability's your issue and you've got gas prices that are the second highest in the country in Arizona, it's going to be tough.''
Read more here.
Howard Fischer and Kiera Riley, Capitol Media Services
Arizona Democrats surge as Katie Hobbs wins reelection
Gov. Katie Hobbs was in a very unusual spot on Election Night.
Four years ago, she needed days to narrowly win office. This time, the Arizona Democrat effectively won her race over Republican Andy Biggs before officials even finished counting the days ballots.
President Donald Trump conceded to the New York Times that Republicans had suffered an electoral drubbing across the country that he didnt plan to challenge.
Read more here.
Ronald J. Hansen, Arizona Republic
Arizona schools chief race: Ruiz holds early lead
Democrat Teresa "Terry" Leyba Ruiz held a comfortable lead over Republican Kimberly Yee in the race to be Arizona's next superintendent of public instruction.
The race drew interest due to the state's controversial Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Much of Ruiz's campaign centered around placing further guardrails on the program, which allows families to use taxpayer dollars to fund alternatives to public school.
Yee, who is backed by Turning Point Action, received the most votes out of any Republican candidate in the state when early ballots were counted on Nov. 3, repeating the same pattern from 2022 when she won the race for Arizona state treasurer.
Alexandra Hardle, Arizona Republic
Arizona voters reject school classroom spending mandate in early results
Early, unofficial results in Arizona's 2026 midterm show voters were rejecting Proposition 320.
The measure would require larger school districts and all districts in Pima, Pinal and Maricopa counties to devote at least 60% of their spending to classroom expenses.
Read more here.
Helen Rummel, Arizona Republic
Arizona voters reject mileage-based tax ban in early results
Early, unofficial results in Arizona's 2026 midterm election showed voters narrowly rejecting Proposition 141 by a comfortable margin. The measure sought to ban taxes based on how much a person drives, although no such plan has ever been officially proposed.
Read more here.
Helen Rummel, Arizona Republic
Arizona Democrats lead in key races to flip state Legislature
Arizona Democrats were leading in more than a dozen races across the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives, keeping the partys hopes of flipping either or both of the chambers alive.
Democrats need to flip three seats in the Senate and four seats in the House to achieve a majority.
Eight Democratic candidates for Senate seats were leading over Republicans according to early ballot returns. Several Republicans are falling behind in races that typically arent considered competitive, such as Legislative District 14, where Democrat Stephanie Walsh is leading comfortably over Mylie Biggs, the daughter of GOP gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs.
In the House, a series of Democratic candidates are pulling ahead over Republicans. Democrats havent held a majority in the chamber for six decades.
The results reflect the first batch of votes cast by Arizonans mostly in October. More results will drop throughout the evening and week.
Helen Rummel, Arizona Republic
Pima County voters narrowly back higher spending cap
Pima County voters are narrowly handing the county government permission to spend much more of the tax money they may bring in.
In preliminary results voters were approving Prop. 425 by 52% to 48%, or 10,287 votes. The proposition would raise the countys spending limit by about 75%, or up to $610 million per year.
Read more here.
Tim Steller, 做厙勛圖
做厙勛圖 Democratic volunteer calls election a 'new wave'
A joyous, at times tearful Democratic Party volunteer, Katya Peterson, said she canvassed all over the 做厙勛圖 area for Attorney General Kris Mayes, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, several school board candidates and above all, JoAnna Mendoza, the partys Congressional District 6 candidate.
JoAnna Mendoza speaks to a crowd of supporters on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in 做厙勛圖.
While Peterson happens to be the daughter of the late, longtime clothing store owner Cele Peterson, she said, Im nobody. Im just one of many who understands our country is too important to lose 她ur health, our schools are too important to lose.
I'm so excited. If Texas can come to their senses, South Carolina, North Carolina, the rest of us will be right there.
This is more than a blue wave. Its a new wave. Its an understanding of what has to happen in this country.
Tony Davis, 做厙勛圖
Mendoza tells supporters 'We did it together' amid early lead
JoAnna Mendoza walked on stage at the Sonoran Ballroom to ACDCs Thunderstruck at 9:07, about an hour after initial results dropped.
In remarks, she framed the early results as a collective achievement, saying, We did it together.
Thank you very much Arizona, muchizimas gracias, Mendoza told the packed room. Ive talked about this campaign not being about just me, but about us collectively as a community, as a district, as Americans, as Arizonans coming together.
Before discussing what comes next, she said she wanted to explain where her story began. Mendoza recalled growing up in a farmworker family in Eloy and experiencing rural poverty, including waiting for food at a community food bank. She described her mother working hard while seeking food assistance, and the shame her mother sometimes felt asking for help.
And tonight she is the mother of a future member of the United States House, she said.
JoAnna Mendozas sister gets emotional while Mendoza thanks her for her endless support on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
Mendoza's early election lead brings cautious optimism in 做厙勛圖
做厙勛圖an Jeff Maltzman says hes at JoAnna Mendozas election watch party because hes feeling energized for Democrats across the country this evening.
Its time that we defend our democracy and its time to show President Trump what were thinking, he said.
Shortly after Mendoza took an early lead in the District 6 race, he said he doesnt want to get too excited this early in the night.
Ive made that mistake before where you get excited. This district in particular tends to be really, really tight, he said. I am absolutely happy to hear that shes leading so far, its very positive, but I dont want to get my hopes up too much.
Democrats are taking an early lead in many competitive races across the country, and Maltzman believes a lot of it has to do with independent voters that Trump has not kept any of his promises.
Diesel is at an all-time high, farmers cant power tractors, everything is expensive in this country right now, he said. I think a lot of Republicans are coming around and understanding that, and certainly independents.
He hopes that if Democrats keep their leads and take back Congress, theyll have a plan.
Theyve got to show an ability to legislate and to move things forward, he said.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
做厙勛圖 Republicans disappointed by early election results
In the courtyard outside Union Public House, a group gathered in support of Republicans to watch Fox 做厙勛圖 election coverage.
I wasnt optimistic, and Im sure I wont be disappointed in my lack of optimism, Charles Heller said in between bites of salmon.
Heller, the host Liberty Watch Radio, a radio talk show on AM KVOI 做厙勛圖, said many of the local level Republican candidates havent been leading very impressive.
He still voted for them, though, he said.
Unlike most other attendees, Heller faced away from the large screen.
Im facing nice people, he said. Its less painful, and I can judge by the expressions on their faces whos winning.
When early numbers reported by Fox 做厙勛圖 favored James Talarico, a Texas Democratic senator candidate, a group sitting on the Reforma restaurant side cheered.
I didnt think there was whiskey made that was that strong, Heller said.
Early ballot counting recounted by Fox 做厙勛圖 showed early signs of leaning blue.
Okay, Im going home. Juans losing, said Kathleen Winn, chairman of the Pima County Republican Party, before grabbing her purse and making an abrupt exit after seeing JoAnna Mendoza had a near 20 point lead over Rep. Juan Ciscomani with 64% of ballots counted.
Griffin Salkowski, 做厙勛圖
做厙勛圖 Democrats celebrate Grijalva win, Mendoza lead
Jubilation overtook a huge crowd at the El Casino Ballroom as early returns showed Rep. Adelita Grijalva winning election to her 7th District congressional seat for the first time and 6th District challenger JoAnna Mendoza running ahead of incumbent Republican US Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
We are going to return Adelita Grijalva as our representative on congressional District 7, 做厙勛圖 Mayor Regina Romero proclaimed as the crowd chanted Adelita, Adelita Adelita.
Romero drew more loud applause as she also announced that Arizona 1st Congressional District challenger Amish Shah was ahead of Republican Thomas "Jay" Feely IV.
Adelita Grijalva, speaking to the crowd, credited her victory in part to the determination on her volunteer supporters.
They knocked on doors. They made phone calls. . . . You should know that you have my back, and you have the back of my family.
And this is coming at one of the most difficult times of our lives, said Grijalva, a clear reference to last years death of her father, US Rep. Raul Grijalva, who held the congressional seat his daughter now occupies for the previous 22 years.
Tony Davis, 做厙勛圖
Arizona voters favor limits on transgender school athletes in early results
Early, unofficial results in the 2026 Arizona midterm election showed voters passing Proposition 318 by a comfortable margin.
Prop. 318 would require all schools to designate sports teams into three categories: male, female or coed.
It defines sex as a persons biological status as male or female as recorded at birth on the individuals original birth certificate, and stops schools from opening up girls' sports to students who do not align with that definition.
Helen Rummel, Arizona Republic
Early election results: Arizona voters oppose school DEI measure
Early, unofficial election results showed Arizonans overwhelmingly rejecting Proposition 142.
The measure sought to amend the state constitution to ban public schools, universities and government agencies from compelling employees or students to exercise preferential treatment on the basis of race. It would also bar public schools and universities from requiring training that promotes discrimination.
The results reflect the first batch of votes cast by Arizonans mostly in October. More results will drop throughout the evening and week.
Helen Rummel, Arizona Republic
做厙勛圖 voters lean against TEP franchise agreement in early results
In early results, 做厙勛圖 voters were rejecting an agreement that would extend 做厙勛圖 Electric Powers right to operate more freely in the citys rights-of-way and give the city $64 million in sustainability funding.
Preliminary results showed 53.3% of 做厙勛圖 voters going against Prop. 421 and 46.6% voting for it.
做厙勛圖 Electric Power says its final rate proposal to the Arizona Corporation Commission would increase an average customers monthly bill by about $13.50.
The franchise agreement would give 做厙勛圖 Electric Power the right to service power lines and infrastructure in the citys streets, alleys and underground with greater ease. Its a common provision, but it must be re-approved by voters, and in May 2023, 做厙勛圖 voters rejected an earlier proposal.
Read more here.
Tim Steller, 做厙勛圖
Arizona voters back anti-cartel measure in early returns
Early, unofficial results in Arizona's 2026 midterm shows voters were passing Proposition 317 by a comfortable margin.
The measure would direct the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to do everything within its authority to address threats posed by drug cartels.
Democratic lawmakers opposed the measure, arguing the changes are nothing more than political grandstanding. Leaders who supported it said it would bring in needed resources to combat drug trafficking across the state.
Read more here.
Helen Rummel, Arizona Republic
Arizona mail-in voting measure trails in early results
Arizona voters are rejecting Proposition 144 by a comfortable margin, early, unofficial results in the state's 2026 midterm election showed. The measure sought to require identification to vote by mail in Arizona, but voters were asked to approve the constitutional amendment before lawmakers determined how it would work.
The results reflect the first batch of votes cast by Arizonans mostly in October. More results will drop throughout the evening and later in the week.
Read more here.
Helen Rummel, Arizona Republic
Arizona governor election: Katie Hobbs projected winner
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is projected to defeat Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, according to CBS and Decision Desk Headquarters, USA Today Co. reported Tuesday night based on preliminary returns.
Arizona voters are choosing between giving Hobbs another four years at the helm, or a rightward shift promised by Biggs.
For the first time, Arizonans will vote for a gubernatorial ticket and choose a lieutenant governor to be the state's second-in-command. That running mate would step in if the governor cannot finish their four-year term that begins in January.
Read more here.
Stacey Barchenger, Arizona Republic
Arizona AG election results: Kris Mayes leads Petersen
The earliest election results Tuesday night showed Democratic incumbent Attorney General Kris Mayes well ahead of her Republican opponent Warren Petersen.
The race remained far from settled after the first returns were released about 8 p.m.
This September 2026 file photo shows the Clean Elections debate between Attorney General Kris Mayes and her GOP opponent Senate President Warren Petersen.
Mayes and Petersen offered Arizonans vastly different approaches to handling the administration of President Donald Trump.
Mayes has lambasted Trump's policies while Petersen, the Arizona Senate president, says she should be limited to a single term, in part because of what he views as overreach by her office.
Read more here.
Stacey Barchenger, Arizona Republic
Fontes leads Kolodin in Arizona secretary of state race
Adrian Fontes, the current Democratic secretary of state in Arizona, had a commanding lead in early returns over his Republican challenger, Rep. Alexander Kolodin, a state lawmaker and lawyer.
Democratic incumbent Adrian Fontes, left, and Republican Alexander Kolodin are candidates for Arizona secretary of state.
The race has been widely watched as a referendum on election denialism. Kolodin was a key player in the plot to overturn the 2020 election results after President Donald Trump lost in battleground Arizona. He was the lawyer behind the failed "kraken" lawsuit that made massive, unfounded claims of 2020 election fraud.
Read more here.
Stephanie Murray, Arizona Republic
Adelita Grijalva wins first full term in Congress
Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva is headed to her first full term in Congress, preliminary results on Tuesday night show.
The Associated Press and NBC called the race for Grijalva shortly after 8 p.m., holding about 76% of the vote, with Republican challenger Daniel Butierez trailing with 24%.
Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva is set to debate her opponent for the Arizona Congressional District 7 seat, Republican opponent Daniel Butierez, at 6 p.m., Aug 26. The debate will be televised as well as live-streamed at .
Rep. Grijalva has been in office for a little over a year, after winning a special election last fall after her father, former Congressman Raul Grijalva, died in office in March 2025. Her September 2025 victory grabbed national headlines after House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed her swearing-in for seven weeks.
This is Butierez third time running for the CD7 seat. He ran against the late Grijalva in 2024, and again in the current Rep. Adelita Grijalvas special election in 2025. Butierez made quality-of-life issues like homelessness and substance abuse central to his campaign. He visits 做厙勛圖 parks once a week, he said.
This campaign has felt different, he said, because hes built a significant platform on social media and gained name recognition.
I'm one of the bigger platforms in town. And everything I do in the community, people are all talking about it, he said.
Asked whether he will run again, Butierez said absolutely not.
Im all done, he said.
He plans to start a podcast with the organizers of 857做厙勛圖, an online conservative media outlet that exists mainly on YouTube and Facebook.
Hannah Cree, 做厙勛圖
JoAnna Mendoza leads Juan Ciscomani in early election results
Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza took an early lead Tuesday night against Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani, early numbers show.
Preliminary results showed Mendoza leading with 58% of the vote over Ciscomanis 40%.
Results dropped in the middle of Ciscomani addressing a packed office building near Campbell Avenue and River Road, where he encouraged the crowd to stay positive and that the race was far from over.
Its gonna take a few days probably for this to get called. So tonight, after were done here, its all party from here on out. Were gonna celebrate the amazing journey that we had.
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., representing Arizona's 6th Congressional District, speaks with reporters at his election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 3, in 做厙勛圖.
Video: Hannah Cree, 做厙勛圖
Tonights first ballot drop represents early ballots received through midday Tuesday, according to the Pima County Elections Department. Democrats are historically more likely to vote early, while Republicans tend to vote on Election Day, meaning Mendozas lead may shrink as more ballots are counted.
The race was one of the closest-watched districts in Arizona after national Democrats identified the seat nearly two years ago as one that could help flip the House of Representatives.
Mendoza party attendee Jennie Bennet calls herself a Republican for democracy. She says shes supporting Mendoza because she wants someone who will stand up to President Donald Trump.
Im just scared for our country, she said. I just feel like theres got to be some people as Republicans who can bring back some normalcy.
Hannah Cree and Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
Ciscomani confident despite national Democratic gains
Rep. Juan Ciscomani on election night in 做厙勛圖, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Rep. Juan Ciscomanis campaign staff and dozens of attendees are packed into an office complex on 做厙勛圖s north side.
Red, white and blue balloon arches line every doorframe and attendees are taking social media photos in front of a large Ciscomani for Congress sign.
As the Congressman arrived about 7:45, he said he was feeling confident despite some significant wins for Democrats across the country.
Were focusing on our race. Its very unique, its very different, it has survived the swings of the rest of the country before because we localize every single issue, he said. The people know us here, they know what weve done. Were proud of our record.
I dont know whats going to happen tonight, said Ciscomani supporter Pam Urrie. I just hope America stays free.
Ciscomani took the stage a few minutes before the first drop of ballots was expected, thanking attendees for their support.
Through good polls and bad polls, youve always been with us, steadfast, never doubting, he told the crowd.
The crowd erupted in cheers when he accused his opponent's campaign of playing dirty politics.
When the other side went low, we did not go there. We held our own standard our own morals, our own ethics, he said.
Hannah Cree, 做厙勛圖
Starting them young
Sandra Gutierrez, a longtime volunteer with Moms Demand Action, a nonprofit gun-safety activism group, said she is at the election party supporting JoAnna Mendoza because she is a gun-sense candidate, which means she has vowed to protect sensible gun laws for kids.
Theres endless reasons to support Joanna and her platform, she said. (Rep. Juan) Ciscomani has just not proven to be there for his constituents.
Gutierrez brought her 10-year-old son with her because she wants him to understand being civically engaged really matters, she said.
I just think that exposing him as early as possible really matters, she said.
Eager JoAnna Mendoza supporters keep their eyes on the polls at her election party in 做厙勛圖 on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
While the votes roll in, the band rocks on
Rio Grande performs as guests arrive at the JoAnna Mendoza election event on Nov. 3, 2026.
Tom Jones, a 做厙勛圖 resident of 55 years, says hes supporting Joanna Mendoza in CD 6 because he wants Rep. Juan Ciscomani out of office.
I cant stand him personally and his politics, he said. Jones has made appearances in Mendozas commercials and wanted to make an appearance at her election watch party to support her on election day.
Its time for a change, he said. We need to grab (this seat) back.
Rio Grande performed as guests arrived Mendozas event at a northwest-side resort, where dozens had already gathered less than 30 minutes after the polls closed.
Sierra Blaser, 做厙勛圖
Rio Grande provides live music as guests arrive for JoAnna Mendoza's election night event Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa in 做厙勛圖.
Video: Grace Trejo, 做厙勛圖
Polls are closed in 做厙勛圖, heres when you can expect results
Polls have closed in Pima County, though those in line at 7 p.m. were going to be allowed to vote.
The unofficial turnout in Pima County, according to data shared as of 7:07 p.m., was 46% with 348,186 ballots cast out of 750,160 eligible voters.
Expect the first batch of results shortly after 8 p.m., based on early ballots that were turned over from the Recorders Office to the Elections Department through midday Tuesday, according to Pima County.
Any results after that initial drop will be Election Day votes, with couting expected to wrap up between 1 and 3 a.m. Wednesday.
Tabulation will continue late Wednesday afternoon for additional early and provisional ballots.
The Recorders Office has five days post-Election Day to verify or resolve any issues with signatures.
Stay tuned for results at tucson.com.
These 做厙勛圖-area polling places have long waits
Voters wait in line at Murphy Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road, on Tuesday evening.
Three 做厙勛圖-area polling places are reporting wait times of 40-60 minutes with less than an hour to go before polls close at 7 p.m. Two others are exceeding an hour.
Nanini Library, 7300 N. Shannon Road, on the northwest side; Desert Sky Middle School, 9850 E. Rankin Loop, in Rita Ranch; and Woods Memorial Library, 3455 N. First Ave., on the north side, reported 40-60 minute waits.
Avra Valley Fire District at 15790 W. Silverbell road and Ramada by Wyndham at 777 W. Cushing Street had the longest waits of Pima Countys 126 voting centers at more than an hour.
Registered voters can pick any voting center and will be able to vote as long as they are in line by 7 p.m.
To view polling places near you and wait times, click .
Armed man handing out voter guides sparks concern in 做厙勛圖
At Woods Memorial Library Tuesday afternoon, Raoul Garza handed out what he called conservative voter guides to arriving voters.
What concerned some people wasnt that slip of yellow cardstock but that Garza also had a sidearm in a holster on his waist. Garza was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase he has made famous through political signs posted around the city: Evil Torta.
Over the course of the afternoon, the election marshal was informed and police were called, but it was unclear to those on hand if Garza was breaking any law by having the gun outside the polling place. He insisted he wasnt.
Im exercising my 2nd Amendment right, he said. Its lawful.
Nobody alleged that Garza drew the weapon or antagonized anyone with it.
Pima County received a report, and officials checked out the relevant laws. The upshot, county spokesman Mark Evans said: Guns are not permitted inside libraries, but they are permitted outside, and they are only a problem at polling places if a voter reports being intimidated.
Pima County Attorney Laura Conover said Garza was being watched by local law enforcement on video while on library property in three different ways.
Tim Steller, 做厙勛圖
Trump, the economy and more: What drove 做厙勛圖 voters
Steve Snider, 63, a mailman who said he is a lifelong political Independent, said he voted "all blue" Tuesday at Murphy-Wilmot Library on 做厙勛圖's east side.
"We gotta put the brakes on Donald J. Trump," Snider said, "because he's out of control. He thinks he's above the law. He thinks the government is supposed to work for him, not that he's supposed to work for the government. He says he's a Christian Jesus would not hang with Donald Trump."
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Leonard, who declined to give his last name, said he is 94 and an engineer who retired from Raytheon, where the last program he worked on was the cruise missile. He was also voting Tuesday at Murphy-Wilmot Library, and said he doesn't have a party affiliation because "I vote the candidates." One of the candidates he supports is Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, he said.
"I want to protect this country from communism and the rise of socialism amongst many of the Democratic candidates," he explained. "They want to do away with the police, they want to do away with the armed forces."
Of President Donald Trump, he said, "I think he's doing a good job. He's protecting us against radicals. He's trying to do away with Iran's nuclear capability, because if they got the nuclear weapon, they'd use it."
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Alfred B. Nu簽ez, 73, a maintenance manager for a social service agency, said he voted a blue ticket Tuesday at St. Margaret's Church on 做厙勛圖's west side, and he explained why.
Alfred B. Nu簽ez
"Gas prices are high, we're having issues with ICE, we're having issues with corruption in the government, we're having issues with our medical institutions not getting the funding they need, we're having issues with SNAP cuts. It's just very disappointing the state that our country is in."
"ICE it seems as though we're in a police state. They don't seem to have any reins. They hurt people And we see U.S. citizens being jailed because of the color of their skin, really. And the Supreme Court allows it."
"We're in a war that wasn't authorized (by Congress), we have 'blood and treasure' being spent, we've had hundreds of people injured and there's no end in sight," Nu簽ez said, adding that Pete Hegseth is "not to be trusted" to be in charge of the safety and wellbeing of the military.
Through all of this, "There is no oversight from the Republican party in the Congress or the Senate," Nu簽ez said. "What can we do? Even if (Democrats) secure the Congress, as I hope we do, what's to stop this guy?" he said of Trump. "Those who are supposed to put a check on him are afraid. It's sad."
Norma Coile, 做厙勛圖
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Scenes from Election Day 2026 across 做厙勛圖
做厙勛圖 at the polls: Election Day 2026 in photos
JoAnna Mendoza speaks to a crowd of supporters on election night inside Westward Look Wyndham, 245 East Ina Road, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
JoAnna Mendozas sister gets emotional while Mendoza thanks her for her endless support on election night, Westward Look Wyndham, 245 East Ina Road, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
Supporters cheer as JoAnna Mendoza takes the stage at her election gathering at Westward Look Wyndham Tuesday night.
JoAnna Mendoza is greeted by Jose Alfreeo Salas, a supporter during her election night event inside Westward Look Wyndham, 245 East Ina Road, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026
US Representative Juan Ciscomoni speaking to supporters just before the results start rolling at a watch party on election night, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., November 3, 2026.
US Representative Juan Ciscomoni answers a few questions from the media at a watch party on election night, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., November 3, 2026.
US Representative Juan Ciscomoni looks overs one papers shortly before taking the stage to speak to his supporters at a watch party on election night, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., November 3, 2026.
One of the few people remaining at the Pima County Republicans party watches the call for the Texas senate race shortly after 9 p.m. election night at Union Public House 做厙勛圖, Ariz., November 3, 2026.
A handful of people watch the results come in at the Pima County Republicans watch party on election night at Union Public House 做厙勛圖, Ariz., November 3, 2026.
Supporters of JoAnna Mendoza jump for joy after the first wave of results to come in, Westward Look Wyndham, 245 East Ina Road, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
Rio Grande performs as guests arrive at the JoAnna Mendoza election event inside Westward Look Wyndham, 245 East Ina Road, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
JoAnna Mendoza chants S穩 se puede to a crowd of supporters during her election night event inside Westward Look Wyndham, 245 East Ina Road, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
Supporters listen as JoAnna Mendoza speaks at her election night event inside Westward Look Wyndham, 245 East Ina Road, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
Democrat JoAnna Mendoza speaks to reporters Tuesday night during her election watch party at 做厙勛圖's Westward Look Wyndham. Mendoza held a lead over Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani in the race for congressional district 6, early results showed.
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N Wilmot Rd in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026.
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N Wilmot Rd in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026.
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N Wilmot Rd in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026.
Locals vote and drop off their ballots at the Woods Memorial Library polling center, 3455 North First Avenue, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
Locals wait in line to vote at Woods Memorial Library, 3455 North First Avenue, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
Locals vote and drop off their ballotsat theWoods Memorial Librarypolling center, 3455 North First Avenue, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
Voters head into the polls at Christ Lutheran Vail Church past the 75-foot limit signs in the parking lot, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., November 3, 2026.
A voter heads into Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School to drop of ballots, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., November 3, 2026.
A voter walks into the polling center at St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Roman Catholic Church, 801 N Grande Ave. in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026.
A sign directs voters to the entrance of the polling center at Armory Park Center, 220 S 5th Ave, in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026.
An election protection volunteer stands outside of the Donna R. Liggins Recreation Center, 2160 N 6th Ave, in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026. Election protection is a non-partisan group and had volunteers at polling sites in pima county to help voters with any questions.
Locals vote and drop off their ballotsat theWoods Memorial Librarypolling center, 3455 North First Avenue, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
A sign directs voters to the polling center at St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Roman Catholic Church, 801 N Grande Ave. in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026.
Voters walk in and out of the polling center at Armory Park Center, 220 S 5th Ave, in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026.
Dalall Mohammad, far left, receives several burritos from Glenda Avalos, far right, after voting at Sam Lena-South 做厙勛圖 Library, 1607 S 6th Ave. in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026. Mohammad brought her two children, Mario, second from left, and Zoe.
A voter walks into the polling center at Armory Park Center, 220 S 5th Ave, in 做厙勛圖, Ariz. on November 3, 2026.
Raoul Garza, creator of the Evil Torta website hands out voting materials at Woods Memorial Library, 3455 North First Avenue, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
Raoul Garza, creator of the Evil Torta website carries his firearm while passing out voting materials at Woods Memorial Library, 3455 North First Avenue, 做厙勛圖, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2026.
How many ballots have been cast in 做厙勛圖 so far?
As of 4:22 p.m Tuesday, 326,131 ballots had been cast in Pima County, according to unofficial turnout results.
With 750,160 eligible voters in the area, thats a 43% turnout with about 2翻 hours to go before polls close.
The Oro Valley Public Library saw the biggest Election Day turnout of Pima Countys 126 polling places through 4:22 p.m., recording 1,198 voters. Miller-Golf Links Library was trailing behind with 960.
The polling place with perhaps one of the most scenic views has one of the lowest turnouts: Mount Lemmon Community Center with 18.
To view live Election Day turnout numbers in Pima County, click .
How late can I vote today?
The polls in Pima County will close at 7 p.m. Anybody in line at 7 will be allowed to vote.
Curbside voting is available for those unable to leave their vehicles at 21 vote centers:
Pima County curbside voting locations for the Nov. 3, 2026, election.
Look for the designated curbside voting area and ring the bell for assistance. Poll workers will check your ID and print a ballot on demand. The ballot will be collected by two poll workers from different political parties to be returned to an inspector.
Where to vote in 做厙勛圖 on Election Day
The polls are open throughout the 做厙勛圖-area 126 to be exact. Registered voters can cast their votes at the location most convenient to them, whether youre at work, at home or on the go.
To find the one closest to you, head to and click . There youll input your address and it will populate a map of options near you. In that same list of results, youll be able to see the .
As of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, more than 27,000 had voted in-person, according to Pima County Elections.
A voter walks into the polling center at Armory Park Center, 220 S. Fifth Ave., in 做厙勛圖 on Nov. 3, 2026.
What to do with early ballots
Its too late to drop those early ballots in the mail. Instead, theyll have to be dropped off in person at one of Pima Countys 126 .
This year there are two ways you can drop off your ballot: standard and ID Verified.
For the standard option, you can bring in your completed ballot and hand it to the poll worker at the early ballot drop-off box. You can also drop off ballots for family members, household members or someone you provide medical or health care for through the standard process.
The new ID Verified option only allows you to drop off your own ballot because it requires a sufficient form of identification, which includes a valid Arizona driver's license or non-operating identification; tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification; or valid U.S. federal, state or local government-issued identification. Other acceptable forms of ID can be found . A poll worker at the ID Verified early ballot table will check your identification against your voter registration and completed ballot.
Whats the difference between the two processes?
For those who opt for the standard process, after the polls close Tuesday, the early ballots will be turned over to the Elections Office to be prepared for the Recorders Office on Wednesday for signature verification. The ballots will then be returned to Elections for tabulating.
The ID Verified process skips the Recorders Office, allowing ballots to be turned over to the Elections Office only after the polls close to be processed and tabulated.
As of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, about 6,400 voters used the ID Verified option, according to Pima County Elections.
