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Arizona Legislative District 17
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Edgar Soto flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 8.1 points over Chris King.
Edgar SotoDemocrat · winner
54.0%69,592
Chris KingRepublican
45.9%59,176
Unassigned Write-inOther party
0.1%133
Unofficial Write-inOther party
0.0%3
128,904 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.
Edgar SotoChris King
$229.3K
Raised by the campaign
$226.1K
$174.5K
Spent by the campaign
$120.4K
$50.1K
Cash on hand
$104.3K
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.
- Edgar Soto
- 36%
- Chris King
- 64%
- Projected margin
- R+2.6
The candidates
Edgar Soto (D)Chris King (R)
Also on the ballot: Unassigned Write-in (Other party), 0.1%; Unofficial Write-in (Other party), 0.0%