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Arizona Legislative District 27

Arizona House of Representatives · Arizona

Deborah Howard leads Lisa Fink by 5.92 points in the state's complete count, within recount range. The race is not called until the state certifies its results.

Two representatives per district

Deborah HowardDemocrat · leading
37.3%39,813
Lisa FinkRepublican · incumbent
31.3%33,490
Tony RiveroRepublican · incumbent
31.0%33,162
Unofficial Write-inOther party
0.4%380
106,845 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+5.82022 HouseR+5.62024 HouseR+11.42024 Pres.D+9.12026 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.

Deborah HowardLisa Fink
$197.3K
Raised by the campaign
$73.5K
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Public matching funds
$69.3K
$148.3K
Spent by the campaign
$50.8K
$52.3K
Cash on hand
$22.8K

Other candidates' campaigns: Tony Rivero $101.5K.

Campaign money: Arizona Secretary of State, through Sep 30, 2026; Arizona Secretary of State, through Jul 24, 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.

Deborah Howard
23%
Lisa Fink
77%
Projected margin
R+5.4
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Deborah Howard (D)Lisa Fink (R)
Incumbent, Arizona House of Representatives, first elected 2024Tony Rivero (R)
Incumbent, Arizona House of Representatives, first elected 2014

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