Arizona Primary Election: Polls Set to Close at 7 PM

Polls will be open until 7 p.m. for Tuesday’s primary election in Arizona.

Registered Democrats and Republicans, as well as unaffiliated voters, can cast ballots or drop off early ballots they did not return through the mail at any of more than 125 vote centers across Pima County. Those not signed up with any party can request a ballot in either primary.

The primary races will narrow down the candidates advancing to the Nov. 5 general election. Key contests include:

• A Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, featuring Kari Lake, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, and Elizabeth Reye. The winner faces Democrat U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego in November.
• A Republican congressional primary between U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Kathleen Winn. The winner will challenge Democrat Kristen Engel.
• A heated race for Pima County Attorney, with incumbent Democrat Laura Conover against Mike Jette. No Republican candidates are running, making the primary effectively decisive.
• A four-way Democratic primary for the West Side District 3 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The winner will face Republican Janet “JL” Wittenbraker and independent candidate Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah.
• The Arizona Senate race in Legislative District 17 sees Sen. Justine Wadsack against Republican Vince Leach. The winner will face Democrat John McLean.
• The Pima County Sheriff race, with incumbent Democrat Chris Nanos versus Sandy Rosenthal. Three Republicans—Heather Lappin, Bill Phillips, and Terry Frederick—vye for the general election slot.
• Various non-partisan races for town and city councils in jurisdictions including Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita, and South Tucson.

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

There were 204,344 independent voters eligible to request a Democratic or Republican primary ballot. The Libertarian and Green party primaries are limited to their respective party members. The No Labels Party is not fielding candidates; its voters will receive blank ballots unless their residence has non-partisan mayoral and council primaries.

More than 332,000 Pima County voters had requested a ballot since early voting began. As of Friday, July 26, 143,446 ballots had been returned and processed by the Pima County Recorder’s Office, which verifies signatures before forwarding the ballots to the Pima County Elections Department for counting.

Voters can track the status of their early ballot on the Pima County Recorder’s website.