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Arizona ยท Legislature

Legislative District 3

Here's what we think will happen: John Kavanagh, Cody Reim and George Khalaf. Votes come from the state's official results; the estimate is ours.

State Senate

Our estimate: John Kavanagh, >99% chance of winning.

CandidateVotesShare nowProjectedChance
John Kavanagh73,69660.5%61.0%>99%
Jeffrey Fortney47,93539.4%38.9%<1%

About 26,965 votes left. 59 of 61 precincts reporting.

82% counted

Stats

Since 2022D +5.2
CountyVotesCountedKavanaghFortney
Maricopa121,71582%60.5%39.4%

State House

Our estimate: Cody Reim, >99% chance of winning; George Khalaf, >99% chance of winning.

CandidateVotesShare nowProjectedChance
Cody Reim67,58529.7%29.9%>99%
George Khalaf65,81028.9%29.1%>99%
Julie Gable48,62721.4%21.1%<1%
Richard "Rick" Robert Spargo44,07619.4%19.1%<1%
John Skirbst1,5650.7%0.7%<1%

About 50,456 votes left. 59 of 61 precincts reporting. Voters choose 2, so totals count selections, not ballots.

82% counted
CountyVotesCountedReimKhalafGable
Maricopa227,74582%29.7%28.9%21.4%

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.