CalledUnofficial results
Arizona Legislative District 3
Arizona State Senate · Arizona
John Kavanagh won re-election by 21.8 points over Jeff Fortney.
John KavanaghRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%79,014
Jeff FortneyDemocrat
39.1%50,727
Unassigned Write-inOther party
0.1%65
Unofficial Write-inOther party
0.0%29
Frank BertoneOther party
0.0%2
129,837 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.
Jeff FortneyJohn Kavanagh
$63.5K
Raised by the campaign
$154.4K
$57.7K
Public matching funds
—
$49.2K
Spent by the campaign
$84.9K
$14.3K
Cash on hand
$69.6K
Campaign money: Arizona Secretary of State, through Jul 27, 2026; Arizona Secretary of State, through Sep 25, 2026.
Source: Arizona Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Jul 27, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jeff Fortney
- 1%
- John Kavanagh
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+22.1
The candidates
John Kavanagh (R)
Incumbent, Arizona State Senate, first elected 2014Jeff Fortney (D)
Incumbent, Arizona State Senate, first elected 2014Jeff Fortney (D)
Also on the ballot: Unassigned Write-in (Other party), 0.1%; Unofficial Write-in (Other party), 0.0%; Frank Bertone (Other party), 0.0%