The Veridus BLOG

The 2026 Primary Election is just over a year away, but fundraising season is in full swing. Candidates for statewide office posted Q2 figures this week. 

To the surprise of nobody, Arizona Democrats voted Wednesday to dump state party Chairman Robert Branscomb. The action followed a dramatic six-month term that saw fundraising for the Arizona Democratic Party dry up as donors and top officials such as Governor Hobbs, U.S. Sens. Kelly and Gallego and others distanced themselves from the organization. 

An election in July? 2025?  Yep, early voting has actually been ongoing since June 18 across CD-7, the southwestern Arizona district that includes parts of Cochise, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties. Tuesday’s special election is just the Primary but will all but determine the successor to late Congressman Raúl Grijalva, as Republican challengers are rarely competitive in the deep blue district.