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Arizona Legislative District 16

Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona

Julia Gusse and Teresa Martinez won the district's 2 seats.

Two representatives per district

Julia GusseDemocrat · winner
36.9%42,452
Teresa MartinezRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.2%36,954
Chris LopezRepublican · incumbent
30.5%35,003
Unofficial Write-inOther party
0.4%431
Unassigned Write-inOther party
0.1%84
114,924 votes

Source: Arizona Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:53 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenD+0.22022 HouseR+9.52024 Pres.D+9.62026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Julia GusseTeresa Martinez
$117.8K
Raised by the campaign
$152.7K
$66.3K
Spent by the campaign
$121.2K
$41K
Cash on hand
$61.9K

Other candidates' campaigns: Chris Lopez $107.2K.

Campaign money: Arizona Secretary of State, through Sep 30, 2026.

Source: Arizona Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Sep 30, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Julia Gusse
25%
Chris Lopez
75%
Projected margin
R+4.8
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Julia Gusse (D)Teresa Martinez (R)
Incumbent, Arizona House of Representatives, first elected 2022Chris Lopez (R)
Incumbent, Arizona House of Representatives, first elected 2024

Also on the ballot: Unofficial Write-in (Other party), 0.4%; Unassigned Write-in (Other party), 0.1%