Top 2026 elections to watch in Arizona
A number of seats are up for grabs in Arizona with less than a year to go to election day.
Dec
2025
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Alyssa Bickle
Alyssa Bickle is a multimedia reporter for The Copper Courier. She graduated from ASU's Walter Cronkite School in May 2024 with degrees in journalism and political science and a minor in urban and metropolitan studies. She has reported for Cronkite News and The State Press.
Nov
2025
14
Grijalva ends 50-day swearing-in standoff, restoring representation and district services to southern AZ
Weeks after she was elected to serve in Congress, Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn into office—but over 800,000 Arizonans were without constituent services since September.
Nov
2025
13
This new book shows off photos from Arizona’s 90 ‘most pristine places’
The founder of Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. just released a book of photos showing off the state's 90 "most pristine places."
Nov
2025
6
Nearly 1 million Arizonans face food insecurity without SNAP payments
SNAP benefits still have not been distributed, even though the Trump administration agreed to partially fund the program by court order.
Oct
2025
30
SNAP benefits will soon be on hold: Here’s how Arizona communities are stepping up
These Arizona businesses, food banks, and community resources are filling in the gap as SNAP benefits are set to pause on Nov. 1.
Oct
2025
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‘Stop playing games with our lives’: Arizonans urge lawmakers to protect ACA subsidies
As Republicans refuse to extend federal premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, Arizonans fear rising costs.
Oct
2025
16
‘This feels like fascism’: Arizona teachers push back on Trump’s ‘Patriotic Education’ agenda
Arizona educators reject the US Department of Education’s plan to promote a “patriotic education,” aligned with conservative ideology, developed with partner groups like Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation.
Oct
2025
15
3 weeks post-election, US House Speaker won’t swear in Grijalva—even after results are officially certified
On Tuesday, Arizona officially certified the results of Democrat Adelita Grijalva’s landslide win in a special election to Congress. Over 800,000 Arizonans are without representation since March.
Sep
2025
18
Arizona lawmaker sends hate-fueled reply-all email after a colleague called for unity
Arizona Democrats are alarmed as a slur-filled email was replied to all 60 members of the state House of Representatives from a GOP colleague.
Sep
2025
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Phoenix woman with leukemia has been without medical care in ICE detention for 7 months
US Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) conducted her second oversight visit of an Arizona ICE detention facility, meeting with her constituent dying without medical care.
