CalledUnofficial results
Arizona Legislative District 23
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
Brian Fernandez won re-election by 26.1 points over Michelle Altherr.
Brian FernandezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%33,179
Michelle AltherrRepublican
36.9%19,443
Unassigned Write-inOther party
0.1%37
Unofficial Write-inOther party
0.0%25
52,684 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.
Brian FernandezMichelle Altherr
$122.1K
Raised by the campaign
$14K
$61.9K
Spent by the campaign
$11.2K
$122.8K
Cash on hand
$2.9K
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.
- Brian Fernandez
- 96%
- Michelle Altherr
- 4%
- Projected margin
- D+15.3
The candidates
Brian Fernandez (D)
Incumbent, Arizona State Senate, first elected 2022Michelle Altherr (R)
Incumbent, Arizona State Senate, first elected 2022Michelle Altherr (R)
Also on the ballot: Unassigned Write-in (Other party), 0.1%; Unofficial Write-in (Other party), 0.0%