Who They Are: Arizona Legislature
The Arizona State Legislature has 30 districts, each with one senator and two representatives, all elected to two-year terms. Seven districts take in some part of Pima County: four are mostly or entirely Tucson-area districts, three reach in from Pinal, Cochise and Yuma counties. All 21 seats are on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot, and the next Legislature convenes Jan. 11, 2027. Start dates are from the Open States legislator records.
Also: Pima County · Tucson · Oro Valley · Marana · Congress
District 173 people
Oro Valley, Marana, Catalina and the northwest side, plus part of Pinal County. Leans Republican.
District 183 people
The Catalina Foothills and north-central Tucson, entirely within Pima County. Leans Democratic.
District 203 people
Central and west Tucson, entirely within Pima County; drawn as a majority-Latino district. Leans Democratic.
District 213 people
South Tucson, the south side, Sahuarita and Green Valley, plus parts of Santa Cruz and Cochise counties; majority Latino. Leans Democratic.
District 163 people
Mostly Pinal County (Casa Grande, Coolidge, Florence), with 17 of its 72 precincts in Pima County. Rated competitive by the redistricting commission.
District 193 people
Cochise, Greenlee and Graham counties and Pima County's far east side; Sierra Vista and Benson are its centers. Strongly Republican.
District 233 people
Yuma and the Colorado River to western Pima County and the Tohono O'odham Nation, with 18 of its 65 precincts in Pima; majority Latino. Leans Democratic.
What's changing
- Alma Hernandez, State Representative: Leaving the House: won the Democratic Senate primary over Rocque Perez, 53.6% to 46.4%, for the seat Gonzales is vacating.
- Betty Villegas, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Villegas and Gonzales are the Democratic nominees for the two House seats.
- Brian Fernandez, State Senator: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Unopposed in the primary; faces Republican Michelle Altherr.
- Chris Lopez, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot.
- Chris Mathis, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot.
- Consuelo Hernandez, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Led the Democratic House primary with 30%; runs with Miranda Lopez against Republican Chris Kibbey.
- David Gowan, State Senator: Termed out of the Senate; won the Republican House primary with 17,440 votes and runs for a House seat on Nov. 3 with Lupe Diaz, against Democrats Jackie O'Donnell Anderson and Aiden Nicholette Swallow.
- Gail Griffin, State Representative: Leaving the House to run for the Senate seat Gowan is vacating; unopposed in the primary, and no Democrat qualified for the ballot.
- Kevin Volk, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot. The only Democrat holding a seat in the district; won it in 2024.
- Lupe Diaz, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Second in the Republican primary with 12,725 votes.
- Mariana Sandoval, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Won the Democratic primary with Emilia Cortez; they face Republicans Michele Peña and Gary Garcia Snyder.
- Michele Peña, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot. The district's one Republican legislator; runs with Gary Garcia Snyder.
- Nancy Gutierrez, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Gutierrez and Chris Mathis, the incumbents, face Republican Bob Dohse for the two seats.
- Priya Sundareshan, State Senator: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Unopposed in the primary; faces Republican Douglas Everett.
- Rachel Keshel, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Keshel and Kevin Volk, the incumbents, face Republican John Winchester and Democrat Holly Lyon for the two seats.
- Rosanna Gabaldón, State Senator: On the Nov. 3 ballot. Unopposed in the primary; faces Republican Esteban Flores.
- Sally Ann Gonzales, State Senator: Termed out of the Senate; won a Democratic nomination for one of the district's two House seats in July, so she stays on the ballot in the other chamber.
- Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, State Representative: Leaving in January: lost the Democratic primary's second House slot to Miranda Lopez by 283 votes.
- T.J. Shope, State Senator: On the Nov. 3 ballot.
- Teresa Martinez, State Representative: On the Nov. 3 ballot.
- Vince Leach, State Senator: Retiring. Republican Christopher King, who won the July primary with 63%, faces Democrat Edgar Soto on Nov. 3.
Seats and terms come from each government's own pages and election canvasses; each person's list of reports is drawn from What They Decided. Tell us what's wrong or missing: nicholas@tucsondailybrief.com.
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