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Arizona ยท Legislature

Legislative District 1

Here's what we think will happen: Mark Finchem, Selina Bliss and Quang Huu Nguyen. Votes come from the state's official results; the estimate is ours.

State Senate

Our estimate: Mark Finchem, >99% chance of winning.

CandidateVotesShare nowProjectedChance
Mark Finchem73,41162.0%62.3%>99%
Christine Ellen Dargon44,77237.8%37.6%<1%

About 13,479 votes left. 53 of 55 precincts reporting.

90% counted

Stats

Since 2024D +7.6
Since 2022D +10.3
CountyVotesCountedFinchemDargon
Yavapai117,04590%62.3%37.6%
Coconino1,26586%39.1%60.7%

State House

Our estimate: Selina Bliss, >99% chance of winning; Quang Huu Nguyen, >99% chance of winning.

CandidateVotesShare nowProjectedChance
Selina Bliss68,97738.8%38.9%>99%
Quang Huu Nguyen65,70837.0%37.1%>99%
Sandy Zalecki42,48223.9%23.7%<1%

About 20,228 votes left. 53 of 55 precincts reporting. Voters choose 2, so totals count selections, not ballots.

90% counted
CountyVotesCountedBlissNguyenZalecki
Yavapai175,93690%38.9%37.1%23.7%
Coconino1,69086%30.1%24.3%45.3%

How this estimate works

We take each county's votes so far and its estimated share counted, then ask how the remaining votes could change the order, running the count many times with different errors. In 2026, ballots counted after a place's first report ran about 21 points more Republican than that report, in the same places. An early Democratic lead here can shrink. The estimate expects part of that shift. This isn't a race call, and these chances are provisional. How the forecast works.