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Arizona ยท Legislature

Legislative District 20

Here's what we think will happen: Alma Hernandez, Sally Ann Gonzales and Betty Villegas. Votes come from the state's official results; the estimate is ours.

State Senate

Our estimate: Alma Hernandez, >99% chance of winning.

CandidateVotesShare nowProjectedChance
Alma Hernandez38,58895.6%95.5%>99%

About 10,671 votes left. 0 of 54 precincts reporting.

79% counted
CountyVotesCountedHernandez
Pima40,37379%95.6%

State House

Our estimate: Sally Ann Gonzales, >99% chance of winning; Betty Villegas, >99% chance of winning.

CandidateVotesShare nowProjectedChance
Sally Ann Gonzales34,43349.4%49.4%>99%
Betty Villegas33,81448.5%48.5%>99%

About 18,411 votes left. 0 of 54 precincts reporting. Voters choose 2, so totals count selections, not ballots.

79% counted
CountyVotesCountedGonzalesVillegas
Pima69,65279%49.4%48.5%

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.