Voters in Arizona will head to the polls Tuesday to make decisions in consequential congressional primaries that could determine the balance of power in Congress in November.
Candidates in Arizona’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd congressional districts have focused their campaigns on housing costs, healthcare affordability and immigration enforcement.
District 1
Incumbent Rep. David Schweikert, R-Scottsdale, decided not to run for reelection in the 1st Congressional District. Instead, he opted for the Republican primary in the Arizona governor’s race against U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert.
Three Republicans and four Democrats are vying for their respective party nominations for the contentious seat. In 2024, Schweikert secured 51.9% of the vote against Democrat Amish Shah, who is running in the district again.
Shah, a representative in the Arizona House, has focused his campaign on preventing further cuts to Medicare and Social Security. He also pushed against the Trump administration’s cuts to Medicaid through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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