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Arizona · U.S. House

Arizona 2nd District

Crane leads by 4,233 votes. Not called.

87% counted

Our forecast: Eli Crane, 94% chance of winning. Projected finish Crane +1.7. This isn't a race call.

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.

CandidateVotesShare
Eli Crane R 151,982 49.8%
Jonathan Nez D 147,749 48.4%
Curtis Goodwin L 5,434 1.8%
Total305,165

184 of 284 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 5:04 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 7:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Yavapai 119,632 R +25.6 R +34.2 D +8.5 91%
Pinal 54,728 R +2.7 R +16.5 D +13.8 87%
Coconino 51,067 D +40.0 D +20.2 D +19.8 88%
Navajo 37,886 R +0.6 R +17.4 D +16.7 88%
Apache 23,794 D +46.7 D +19.2 D +27.5 84%
Gila 16,749 R +26.8 R +37.9 D +11.2 70%
Graham 731 D +85.0 D +59.9 D +25.1 60%
Maricopa 364 D +78.0 D +65.8 D +12.2 44%
Mohave 214 D +57.2 D +38.6 D +18.7 54%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+4,365 votes305,165R +1.4
+31 votes300,800R +2.0
+3,484 votes300,769R +2.0
+8,266 votes297,285R +1.8
+7 votes289,019R +0.8
+3,081 votes289,012R +0.8
+4,408 votes285,931R +0.8
+364 votes281,523R +0.3
+109 votes281,159R +0.3
+4 votes281,050R +0.3
+32 votes281,046R +0.3
+3,636 votes281,014R +0.4