Arizona House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arizona Legislative District 23
A district of about 252,000 people, 62% Hispanic, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+4.6 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 30 seats
Every Arizona House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+13.9 | No race |
| Arizona House of Representatives | R+6.5 | R+6.9 | D+24.6 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Arizona Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 30 seats. Small marks are other seats in Arizona. The black marker is District 23.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Higher than 93% of seats.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Less dense than 90% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2158% Hispanic · 24% college gradsD+21.0Held DDistrict 16
35% Hispanic · 21% college gradsR+8.1SplitDistrict 9
37% Hispanic · 28% college gradsD+3.9Held DDistrict 24
68% HispanicD+23.7Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Emilia Cortez (D)
2027– · Won 2026 by 24.6 - Michele Pena (R)
2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 6.5, 2024 by 6.9 - Mariana Sandoval (D)
2023– · Won 2022 by 9.8, 2024 by 1.1, 2026 by 24.7
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)