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Arizona Primary Election: Cast Your Vote from 6 AM to 7 PM Today!

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Polls open 6 am-7 pm for Arizona primary election

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Tuesday’s primary election in Pima County.

Registered Democrats and Republicans can cast ballots or drop off early ballots at any of more than 125 vote centers across the county. Voters not affiliated with any party can request a ballot in either primary. For more information and to find a vote center, visit Pima Votes.

The primary elections will narrow down the candidates for the Nov. 5 general election. Key races include:

A Republican primary for U.S. Senate between Kari Lake, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, and newcomer Elizabeth Reye. The winner will face Democrat Congressman Ruben Gallego in November.

A Republican primary between U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani and challenger Kathleen Winn. The victor will challenge Democrat Kristen Engel, who narrowly lost to Ciscomani in 2022.

The Pima County attorney race, with incumbent Laura Conover facing Mike Jette, a former prosecutor who criticizes Conover’s management. No Republicans are running, so the primary effectively decides the next county attorney.

A four-way Democratic primary for the open District 3 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. Candidates Jen Allen, April Hiosik Ignacio, Edgar Soto, and Miguel Cuevas vie for the nomination to face Republican Janet “JL” Wittenbraker and independent Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah.

An Arizona Senate race in Legislative District 17, where incumbent Sen. Justine Wadsack is up against Republican Vince Leach, who lost to Wadsack two years ago. The winner will face Democrat John McLean.

The Pima County sheriff race features incumbent Democrat Chris Nanos against Sandy Rosenthal, a former lieutenant. Three Republicans—Heather Lappin, Bill Phillips, and Terry Frederick—compete to challenge the Democratic winner.

Non-partisan races for town and city councils in areas such as Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita, and South Tucson.

Pima County had 231,815 registered Democrats, 173,977 registered Republicans, 4,578 registered Libertarians, 839 registered Greens, and 3,892 No Labels Party members as of July 1, according to the Pima County Recorder’s Office.

There are 204,344 independent voters eligible to request a Democratic or Republican primary ballot. Libertarian and Green party primaries are limited to their respective party members. The No Labels Party is not fielding primary candidates, so those voters will receive blank ballots unless residing in a town with non-partisan primaries.

More than 332,000 Pima County voters requested ballots since early voting began. As of July 26, 143,446 ballots had been returned and processed by the Pima County Recorder’s Office. Voters can track their early ballot progress on the Pima County Recorder’s website.