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2026 LD8 Voter Guide

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General Election Dates

Sep 19

Military and Overseas Ballots Mailed

Oct 5

Voter Registration Deadline

Oct 7

Ballots Mailed and Early Voting Begins

Oct 23

Last Day to Request a Replacement Ballot by Mail

Oct 27

Last Day to Mail Your Ballot!

Nov 3

Election Day!

Table of Contents

FEDERAL

U.S. House of Representatives District 1

U.S. House of Representatives District 3

U.S. House of Representatives District 4

STATE

AZ Governor

AZ Secretary of State

AZ Attorney General

AZ State Treasurer

AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction

AZ State Mine Inspector

AZ State Senate

AZ State Representative LD8
(vote for these 2)

AZ Corporation Commission
(vote for these 2)

MARICOPA COUNTY

Clerk of the Superior Court

Kyrene Justice of the Peace 

University Lakes Justice of the Peace 

West Mesa Justice of the Peace

JUDGES

Arizona Supreme Court
Hon. John R. Lopez IV

NO

Court of Appeals, Division I
Hon. Anni L. Hill Foster
Hon. Randall M. Howe
Hon. James B. Morse
Hon. Jennifer M. Perkins
Hon. David Weinzweig


NO
NO
NO
NO
NO

AZ PROPOSITIONS AND AMENDMENTS
NMBR
SUBJECT
VOTE
212

Protect Education Act (ESA Accountability & Reform Initiative)

YES
145

ESA Reform (Military Families’ ESA Scholarship Amendment – HCR 2048)

NO
320

60% Direct Classroom Instructional Spending Mandate

NO
144

Election ID & Voting Procedure Changes (“Fast Election Results Act”)

NO
142

Anti-DEI Constitutional Amendment

NO
318

Transgender Student Sports & Bathroom Restrictions

NO
317

Designating Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations

NO
319

Photo Enforcement (Speed/RedLight Camera) Voter Approval Requirement

NO POSITION
316

Cap on Local Grocery Taxes

NO
141

Ban on Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Taxes

NO
143

Labor union deductions; Public education governance

NO
SCOTTSDALE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION

Scottsdale City Council
(vote only 1) 

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2026 LD8 Voter Guide

FEDERAL RACES

CANDIDATE

U.S. President and Vice President

Kamala Harris

and Tim Walz

U.S. Senate

Ruben Gallego

U.S. House District 1

Amish Shah

U.S. House District 3

Yassamin Ansari

U.S. House District 4

Greg Stanton

STATE RACES

CANDIDATE

Arizona State Senate LD8

Lauren Kuby

Arizona House of Representatives LD8

(Vote for these 2)

Janeen Connolly

Brian Garcia

Arizona Corporation Commission

(Vote for these 3)

Ylenia Aguilar

Jonathon Hill

Joshua Polacheck

Central Arizona Water Conservation District

(Vote for these 2)

Terry Goddard

Heather Macre

JUDGES

CANDIDATE / VOTE

Arizona Supreme Court

(Vote NO on all candidates)

Clint Bolick– NO

Kathryn Hackett King – NO

Court of Appeals Div. 1

(Vote as follows)

Peter Eckerstrom – YES

Brian Furuya– NO

Angela Paton– NO

Christopher Staring – NO

MARICOPA COUNTY + NONPARTISAN

CANDIDATE / VOTE

Assessor

Gregory Freeman

Attorney

Tamika N. Wooten

Recorder

Timothy Stringham

School Superintendent

Laura Metcalfe

Sheriff

Tyler Kamp

Treasurer

none

Water Conservation District

(vote for these 2)

Terry Goddard

Heather Macre

Board of Supervisors Dist 1

Joel Navarro

Board of Supervisors Dist 2

Julie Cieniawski

Board of Supervisors Dist 3

Daniel Valenzuela

Board of Supervisors Dist 5

Steve Gallardo

Maricopa Community College District Board

Linda Thor

E.V.I.T No. 401 Governing Board Member District 2

(Write-In Candidate)

William R. Hobson

Proposition: Continue County Transportation Excise Tax

479

Proposition: Community College Expenditure

486

STATE PROPOSITIONS

VOTE

REASON

Require Partisan Primaries

133

(WHY?)

Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives


134

(WHY?)

Emergency Declarations

135

(WHY?)

Initiative Legal Challenges

136

(WHY?)

End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges

137

(WHY?)

Wages for Tipped Workers

138

(WHY?)

Arizona Right to Abortion

139 – YES

(WHY?)

Open Primary System

140

(WHY?)

Criminal Conviction Fee for First Responder Death Financial Benefit

311

(WHY?)

Property Tax Refund for Non-Enforcement of Public Nuisance Laws

312

(WHY?)

Life Imprisonment for Child Sex Trafficking

313

(WHY?)

Immigration and Border Law Enforcement

314

(WHY?)

Legislative Ratification of State Agency Rules that Increase Regulatory Costs

315 – NO

(WHY?)

CITY OF SCOTTSDALE RACES

CANDIDATE / VOTE

City Council (Vote for 1)

MaryAnn McAllen

Proposition: Replace and reduce tax rate to solely fund parks, preserve, police and fire

490 – YES

Proposition: Permanent adjustment to the state-imposed base expenditure limit

491 – YES

CITY OF PHOENIX RACES

CANDIDATE / VOTE

Mayor

Kate Gallego

Proposition: Locally controlled alternative expenditure limitation

487 – YES

Proposition: Approve general plan

488 – YES

Proposition: Mayor and City Council Members salary increase

489 – YES

CITY OF TEMPE RACES

VOTE

Bond: Enhance community safety through public safety and roadway improvements

Q1 – YES

Bond: Improve quality of life in the neighborhoods

Q2 – YES

Bond: Increase supply of affordable housing

Q3 – YES

CITY OF MESA RACES

VOTE

Permanent base adjustment

Q1 – YES

General obligation bond – Enhance community safety

Q2 – YES

General obligation bond – Enhance rec facilities and expand educational and cultural experiences

Q3 – YES

General plan 2050

YES

SCHOOLS

CANDIDATE / VOTE

Balsz Elementary Board

(vote for these 3)

Jacob George

Vic Grace

Gail Knight

Balsz Elementary Bond and Override

YES

Creighton Elementary Bond

YES

Mesa Public Schools Board

Josh Chilton

Scottsdale Unified Board

(vote for these 3)

Donna Lewis

Matthew Pittinsky

Michael Sharkey

Tempe Elementary Board

(vote for these 2)

Allison Ewers

Ray Thiry

Tempe Elementary Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Override

YES

Tempe Elementary Additional Assistance (DAA) Override

YES

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