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Statewide · 4-Year Term

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Population

7,378,838

Registered Voters

4,340,860

Voter Registration Breakdown

Republican 35.5%
Democrat 28.1%
Independent / Other 36.3%

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Kris Mayes

Kris Mayes

Democrat · Attorney General

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Kris Mayes has been Arizona's attorney general since January 2023, after winning the 2022 election by 280 votes. She served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2003 to 2011 and worked as a journalist before going into law and politics. Her office indicted 18 people over the 2020 "fake electors" scheme; that case is now stalled in court.

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Warren Petersen

Warren Petersen

Republican · Attorney General

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Warren Petersen has been president of the Arizona Senate since 2023, winning a second term as president in 2025. He has served in the Legislature since 2013, alternating between the House and Senate, and runs a real estate brokerage in Gilbert. This is Petersen's first run for statewide office.

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