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Arizona Legislative District 23

Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona

Mariana Sandoval and Emilia Cortez won the district's 2 seats.

Two representatives per district

Mariana SandovalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.7%29,847
Emilia CortezDemocrat · winner
31.7%29,764
Michele PeñaRepublican · incumbent
19.2%18,025
Gary SnyderRepublican
17.4%16,316
Unassigned Write-inOther party
0.0%41
Unofficial Write-inOther party
0.0%40
94,033 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

EvenR+6.52022 HouseR+6.92024 HouseD+1.82024 Pres.D+24.62026 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.

Mariana SandovalMichele Peña
$83K
Raised by the campaign
$86.1K
$68.5K
Spent by the campaign
$8K
$85.6K
Cash on hand
$82.8K

Other candidates' campaigns: Emilia Cortez $65.7K · Gary Snyder $1.5K.

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.

Mariana Sandoval
92%
Michele Peña
8%
Projected margin
D+11.0
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Mariana Sandoval (D)
Incumbent, Arizona House of Representatives, first elected 2022Emilia Cortez (D)Michele Peña (R)
Incumbent, Arizona House of Representatives, first elected 2022Gary Snyder (R)

Also on the ballot: Unassigned Write-in (Other party), 0.0%; Unofficial Write-in (Other party), 0.0%