2026 Arizona Secretary of State election

2026 Arizona Secretary of State election
November 3, 2026
 
Nominee Adrian Fontes Alexander Kolodin
Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Secretary of State

Adrian Fontes
Democratic


The 2026 Arizona Secretary of State election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of State of Arizona. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is running for re-election to a second term in office. Primary elections took place on July 21, 2026.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adrian Fontes (incumbent) 496,732 100.0
Total votes 496,732 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Alexander
Kolodin		 Gina
Swoboda		 Undecided
NextGen Polling[10] July 8–9, 2026 1,707 (LV) ± 2.5% 44% 20% 37%
NextGen Polling[11] June 16–17, 2026 1,683 (LV) ± 2.5% 16% 11% 73%
Stealth Analytics[12] May 13–15, 2026 1,100 (LV) ± 3.0% 21% 10% 68%
Noble Predictive Insights[13] February 23–26, 2026 384 (RV) ± 4.99% 17% 16% 67%

Results

Primary results by county:
  Kolodin
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alexander Kolodin 345,675 59.8
Republican Gina Swoboda 231,986 40.2
Total votes 577,661 100.0

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Jon Robert Ralston (write-in)[15]

Results

Green primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Duwayne Collier 421 66.0
Green Jon Robert Ralston (write-in) 217 34.0
Total votes 638 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Tossup August 7, 2025

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Adrian
Fontes (D)		 Alexander
Kolodin (R)		 Other Undecided
HighGround, Inc.[17] August 15–18, 2026 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 43% 35% 3%[b] 19%
Stealth Analytics[18] August 11–13, 2026 530 (LV) ± 4.3% 39% 38% 2%[c] 21%

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Duwayne Collier (G) with 3%
  3. ↑ Duwayne Collier (G) with 2%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ Welch, Dennis (April 24, 2025). "Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announces run for re-election". KPHO-TV. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for Reelection". Reproductive Freedom for All. April 23, 2026. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Endorsed Candidates". VoteVets. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Arizona Election Results | 2026 Primary Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  6. ↑ Sievers, Caitlin (March 31, 2025). "Arizona Freedom Caucus member Kolodin running for secretary of state in 2026". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Bradley, Ben (February 13, 2026). "Gina Swoboda formally announces run for Arizona secretary of state". Arizona’s Family News. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Republicans for National Renewal Endorses Alex Kolodin for Arizona Secretary of State". Republicans for National Renewal. June 9, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Endorsements". Turning Point Action. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "NEW AZ STATEWIDE POLL: Five Races, Five Clear Leaders — Biggs Dominant, Down-Ballot Races Set". NextGen Polling. July 9, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Republican Primaries take Shape as the Election gets Closer". NextGen Polling. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Kolodin Has Consolidated the AZGOP's Most Energized Voters". Noble Predictive Insights. May 21, 2026. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Wide-Open Down-Ballot Primaries with High Undecided Voters". Noble Predictive Insights. March 11, 2026. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  14. ↑ "2026 Primary Election". Apps.Arizona.Vote. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  15. ↑ "2026 Primary Election". Apps.Arizona.Vote. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  16. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (August 7, 2025). "Previewing the 2026 Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Arizona Democrats Lead Down Ballot Races". HighGround, Inc. August 25, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Arizona's Ballot Splits on Incumbency: Hobbs, Mayes, and Fontes Lead an Electorate That Recalls Voting Trump +6, While Republicans Lead Every Lower-Profile Contest". Stealth Analytics. August 17, 2026. Retrieved August 19, 2026.

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