Impactful offices like governor, attorney general and several seats in Congress are up for grabs in the 2026 election cycle.

Republicans will try to retake the Arizona governor’s office in 2026 after Katie Hobbs ended their stronghold on the position four years ago.

National Democrats are about to jumpstart their Arizona voter registration effort ahead of the midterm elections. They sorely need it. The Democratic National Committee is making a “seven-figure” investment to register new voters in Arizona, the party announced Jan. 13.

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says he will go to jail before he turns over voter data to the Department of Justice. And now, the DOJ is suing him for it.

Arizona’s 90 lawmakers will return to the state Capitol in less than a week to kick off the next legislative session, which is expected to be a heated run-up to the 2026 election season.

Austin Smith, 30, pleaded guilty in mid-November to charges of attempted fraudulent schemes and practices, and illegal signing of election petitions. He had acknowledged trying to use petitions with forged signatures that he knew were false and forging a dead woman’s signature on a nominating petition.

Most of the incumbents are among the dozens of potential candidates who have expressed interest in running for Congress in Arizona.