CalledUnofficial results
Arizona Legislative District 1
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Mark Finchem won re-election by 24.1 points over Christine Dargon.
Mark FinchemRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%73,661
Christine DargonDemocrat
37.9%44,982
Unofficial Write-inOther party
0.1%130
Unassigned Write-inOther party
0.0%2
118,775 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Christine DargonMark Finchem
$62K
Raised by the campaign
$268.8K
$57.7K
Public matching funds
—
$68.1K
Spent by the campaign
$253.3K
$16.6K
Cash on hand
$34.3K
Campaign money: Arizona Secretary of State, through Oct 26, 2026; Arizona Secretary of State, through Sep 30, 2026.
Source: Arizona Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 26, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Christine Dargon
- <1%
- Mark Finchem
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+25.7
The candidates
Mark Finchem (R)
Incumbent, Arizona State Senate, first elected 2024Christine Dargon (D)
Incumbent, Arizona State Senate, first elected 2024Christine Dargon (D)
Also on the ballot: Unofficial Write-in (Other party), 0.1%; Unassigned Write-in (Other party), 0.0%