The person behind the name
Eli Crane’s public life has moved from the Navy to a family business to a House seat and membership in the House Freedom Caucus.
Crane is the U.S. representative for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. He won the seat in November 2022 by defeating Democratic Rep. Tom O’Halleran and kept it in 2024 against Democrat Jonathan Nez, a former Navajo Nation president. He had no opponent in the July 21, 2026 Republican primary and meets Nez again in the November 3, 2026 general election. [1][2][5][7][8][9]
Arizona Mirror describes the district as covering about 60% of the state, including 14 tribal nations, with Indigenous residents making up about 20% of its population. The Clerk of the House lists Crane’s hometown as Oro Valley. [5][32]
Education and military service
His official House biography says he was born and raised in Arizona and left the University of Arizona during his senior year, a week after the September 11 attacks, to enlist in the U.S. Navy. It reports 13 years of military service and five wartime deployments, three of them with SEAL Team 3. The Hill’s 2022 profile of incoming members lists him as having attended the University of Arizona and Arizona Western College. Neither source reports a degree, and this profile claims none. [4][9]
These details come from his own official biography and from news profiles. This review did not examine service records released by the Navy. [4][9]
A business built on shell casings
In 2012 Crane and his wife, Jen, co-founded a veteran-owned and operated company that makes bottle openers from shell casings. His official biography says the venture began in their garage, grew to employ dozens and led to a deal that was televised nationally. The campaign site names the company, Bottle Breacher, and the program, Shark Tank. The couple sold the company in 2022. [4][10]
Committee seats and caucuses
In the 119th Congress the Clerk of the House lists Crane on the Committee on Homeland Security, including its border security and transportation and maritime security subcommittees, and on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. His office also lists him on Oversight’s task force on the declassification of federal secrets. The caucuses his office lists include the House Freedom Caucus, the Western Caucus and the Copper Caucus. [5][6]
A note on the word “passed.” The campaign site says Crane “passed legislation” to speed wildfire recovery. The bill-status record shows his North Rim Restoration Act passed the House by voice vote on March 16, 2026 and was referred to a Senate committee, where a subcommittee held a hearing on July 21, 2026. As of this review the record shows no Senate vote and no enactment. [12][14]
Life & public service
From a 2001 Navy enlistment to a 2026 rematch, these are the milestones that records and reports document.
Left college to enlist
His official biography says he left the University of Arizona in his senior year, a week after the September 11 attacks, and enlisted in the Navy. It reports 13 years of service and five wartime deployments, three with SEAL Team 3. [4]
A January speaker standoff
KNAU reported that he was among the conservative Republicans who resisted Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker in January 2023, forcing 15 rounds of voting. [28]
Opposed the debt-limit law
Voted no on the Fiscal Responsibility Act on May 31, 2023. The bill passed the House 314–117. [24]
Yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Voted aye on July 3, 2025 on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1. It passed 218–214. [23]
House passes his wildfire-recovery bill
H.R. 5729 passed the House by voice vote on March 16, 2026. A Senate subcommittee held a hearing on it on July 21. [14]
Accomplishments, in the record
Legislation and official documents establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level supported by those records, with shared credit where other officials were principal authors.
A North Rim recovery bill clears the House
Crane introduced H.R. 5729, the North Rim Restoration Act of 2025, on October 10, 2025. The bill-status record lists seven cosponsors. The Natural Resources Committee reported it, amended, on March 2, 2026, and the House passed it by voice vote on March 16. [14]
His office says the bill gives the National Park Service emergency contracting authority covering fire-related recovery, including forest management, maintenance, rebuilding and infrastructure, and requires a report to Congress every 180 days. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s national parks subcommittee held a hearing on July 21, 2026. The record shows no Senate vote; the bill is not law. [14][15]
A bipartisan mine-cleanup bill
Crane introduced H.R. 3713, the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025, on June 4, 2025, with Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona as cosponsor. It was referred to the Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources committees. [16]
His office says the bill would write the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains into law to coordinate federal, state and tribal cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines. On June 24, 2026 the office reported an Energy and Commerce legislative hearing. The office also said a Senate companion by Sens. Mark Kelly and Cynthia Lummis had passed the Senate; the bill-status record lists the related S. 2741 with a latest action of “Held at the desk” on November 20, 2025. A hearing is not a committee vote, and the record reviewed shows no floor action on the House bill. [16][17]
Cosponsoring a tribal entrepreneurship bill
Rep. Sharice Davids, a Kansas Democrat, sponsored the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act in two Congresses, and Crane is a listed cosponsor of both versions. The first, H.R. 7102, passed the House 402–16 on February 29, 2024 and received no Senate vote. [18][20]
The current version, H.R. 7396, was introduced on February 5, 2026, was ordered reported 24–0 in committee, and passed the House by voice vote on June 23, 2026. It was referred to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. His office says the bill would add the Small Business Administration’s Office of Native American Affairs to the Small Business Act. [19][20]
Backing limits on members’ stock purchases
Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin introduced H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, on January 12, 2026. The bill-status record shows Crane joined as a cosponsor the next day; it lists 104 cosponsors in all. The House passed the bill 232–198 on July 22, 2026, after a motion to recommit lost 211–218. [21]
His office says the bill would bar members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from buying individual stocks and derivatives while in office. The Senate placed it on its legislative calendar on August 6, 2026; it has not become law. The campaign site says Crane “helped advance legislation to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.” [12][21][22]
A yes vote on the 2025 budget law
On July 3, 2025 Crane voted aye on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The motion passed 218–214, with 218 Republicans in favor and two Republicans and 212 Democrats opposed. [23]
The campaign describes the vote as support for “the largest middle class tax cut in history” and for eliminating tax on tips, overtime and Social Security while expanding the child tax credit. Those are the campaign’s characterizations. The roll call establishes the vote, not the law’s effects. [12][23]
Two general-election wins
The Clerk of the House’s official statistics record 174,169 votes for Crane and 149,151 for Democratic Rep. Tom O’Halleran in 2022, and 221,413 for Crane and 184,963 for Jonathan Nez in 2024. [7][8]
For the July 21, 2026 primary, AZ Free News reported that the official state canvass recorded 89,205 Republican primary votes for Crane, who had no listed opponent. The Secretary of State’s canvass file could not be read directly for this review, so the figure is given with that attribution. [3]
Family & community
His official biography says Crane and his wife, Jen, live in Arizona with their two daughters, Makenzie and Kennedy. [4]
The campaign site describes him as “a faith-oriented, family man.” The sources reviewed do not state a religious affiliation, and this profile does not assert one. [11]
The campaign says he has been a brand ambassador for Sig Sauer firearms, is a former member of the national Advisory Committee on Veteran Business Affairs, and helps support veterans’ organizations each year. These are the campaign’s descriptions; this profile did not check them against independent records. [11]
His mission for Arizona
Putting Rural Arizona first every single day.
The following summarizes the agenda on Crane’s official campaign website. These are stated priorities and the campaign’s own characterizations, not completed accomplishments. [11][12]
01Congress and elections
A ban on stock trading by members of Congress, no lobbying careers for former officeholders, no congressional pay during government shutdowns, and a national voter-ID requirement. [12]
02Taxes, costs and jobs
Cutting taxes, lowering costs, defending Arizona jobs and bringing new investment to the district. The site cites his yes vote on the 2025 tax law and criticizes regulation of ranchers, farmers and miners and the importing of “cheap foreign labor.” [12]
03Wildfire recovery
Faster recovery for communities hit by the White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires in northern Arizona. [12]
04Rural Arizona
Growing the state’s copper industry, improving rural health care, protecting the water supply, cleaning up abandoned mines and widening opportunities for tribal entrepreneurs. [12]
05Land and energy
Opposition to what the campaign calls “Green New Deal scams” in rural Arizona, including wind and solar farms, which it calls unreliable and a contributor to rising utility bills. [12]
06Border security
Writing President Trump’s border-security policies into law, finishing the border wall, hiring more immigration judges and deploying technology to detect fentanyl. [12]
07Veterans
Greater access to health care, better outcomes and more opportunities for veterans returning to civilian life, which the campaign sets against spending on foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations. [12]
08Abortion and gun rights
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
The vote to remove Speaker McCarthy
On October 3, 2023 Crane voted yes on H. Res. 757, declaring the office of Speaker vacant. The Clerk’s roll call shows it was agreed to 216–210, with eight Republicans in favor and 210 opposed. KNAU reported that Crane wrote on social media that he wanted a speaker who would “change the ineffective and dishonest way this town works.” The roll call records the vote; it does not assess what followed. [25][27]
A floor remark he said was a misstatement
Cronkite News reported on July 14, 2023 that during House debate on his amendment to the annual defense bill, which would have barred the Defense Department from considering race, gender, religion or political affiliation in its decisions, Crane said the measure had “nothing to do with whether colored people, or Black people, or anybody, can serve.” Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, called the language “racist and repugnant” and asked that the words be stricken from the record; the Congressional Black Caucus also criticized the remark. Crane’s office said in a written statement: “In a heated floor debate on my amendment that would prohibit discrimination on the color of one’s skin in the Armed Forces, I misspoke.” The report is one outlet’s account; this review did not read the Congressional Record for that day. [34]
Spending pledges and the campaign website
Crane voted against the 2023 debt-limit bill, the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which passed the House 314–117, and KNAU reported that September that he was one of five Republicans to vote down consideration of a defense funding bill, citing the national debt and $300 million for Ukraine. In July 2025 he voted for H.R. 1. Arizona Mirror reported on September 4, 2026 that his campaign site had, since July, dropped language opposing “forever wars” and “throwing away money we don’t have,” along with references to his anti-abortion stance on its “about” page. The Mirror said the 2025 law will add $4.7 trillion to the national debt and reported that the campaign did not respond to its request for comment. The debt estimate and the framing are the outlet’s. [23][24][28][30]
Epstein files: the petition and the vote
Arizona Mirror reported on September 10, 2025 that national Democrats were running ads against Crane because he had backed a July resolution on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files, posting “Transparency matters,” but had not signed the discharge petition to force a House vote. The article quoted no direct response from Crane; it noted that he had reposted a statement from the Republican-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform criticizing the Democrats. On November 18, 2025 he voted aye when the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act 427–1. [26][31]
Calls for an open town hall
KNAU reported on March 25, 2025 that more than 80 protesters gathered outside a Flagstaff library where Crane’s staff were meeting privately with constituents, and that protesters said he had never held an open town hall in Flagstaff. Crane’s office did not respond to KNAU’s request for comment. The report noted that Speaker Mike Johnson had dissuaded House Republicans from holding town halls. It does not establish how many public meetings Crane has held elsewhere in the district. [29]
A hometown outside the district
The Clerk of the House lists Crane’s hometown as Oro Valley, and Arizona Mirror reported in July 2025 that Oro Valley is outside the 2nd District. The Hill’s 2022 profile of incoming members listed his residence as Tucson. The sources reviewed carry no response from Crane on the point, and they do not establish where in Arizona he lived at earlier dates. [5][9][32]
Questions & answers
Who is Eli Crane?
What office is Eli Crane running for in 2026?
Who is Eli Crane running against?
When is the election?
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Arizona held its primary on July 21, 2026. [1]
What are Eli Crane’s main campaign priorities?
His campaign site lists seven: changing how Congress operates, taxes and jobs, wildfire recovery, rural Arizona, land and energy, border security and veterans. These are the campaign’s stated positions. [12]
What has Eli Crane done in office?
How much has Eli Crane’s campaign raised?
Federal Election Commission records show his principal committee, Eli Crane for Congress, reported $9,481,427.94 in total receipts and $2,841,744.86 in cash on hand for January 1, 2025 through July 1, 2026. [13]
The sources behind the story
Primary government documents anchor the record. Official biographies establish attributed background; original reporting supplies election results and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 012026 Election InformationArizona Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
State election authority’s 2026 page: July 21, 2026 primary and November 3, 2026 general election. Its general-election candidate listing (apps.arizona.vote) refused automated fetches, so ballot status rests on the reports below.Government / regulatory record - 02Nez, Crane set for November rematch in Arizona’s 2nd DistrictNavajo Times · July 23, 2026
Donovan Quintero’s post-primary report: Crane was unopposed in the Republican primary and Nez won the Democratic primary, setting a repeat of 2024. Based on unofficial results; it names no third-party candidate.Independent reporting - 03New Poll Shows Eli Crane With Double-Digit Lead Over Jonathan Nez In CD2 RematchAZ Free News · Aug. 26, 2026
Matthew Holloway’s report cites the official state canvass for the July 21 primary totals and names Libertarian Curtis Goodwin as a general-election candidate. The poll it describes did not disclose a sponsor and is not used here.Independent reporting - 04About: Congressman Eli CraneOffice of U.S. Rep. Eli Crane · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official House biography: Arizona upbringing, University of Arizona attendance, 13 years of military service, the 2012 business and its 2022 sale, family. It is the member’s own account, not a service record.Government / regulatory record - 05Member profile: Elijah Crane, Arizona 2ndClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official House listing: name as recorded (Elijah Crane), party, district, hometown of Oro Valley, and 119th Congress committee and subcommittee assignments.Government / regulatory record - 06Committees and CaucusesOffice of U.S. Rep. Eli Crane · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
His office’s list of committee, subcommittee, task-force and caucus memberships, including the House Freedom Caucus.Government / regulatory record - 07Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 2022Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official compilation from state sources. Arizona’s 2nd District: Eli Crane, Republican, 174,169; Tom O’Halleran, Democrat, 149,151; one write-in with 76.Government / regulatory record - 08Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 2024Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official compilation from state sources. Arizona’s 2nd District: Elijah Crane, Republican, 221,413; Jonathan Nez, Democrat, 184,963; three write-ins with 55 votes combined.Government / regulatory record - 09Arizona New Members 2023The Hill · Nov. 17, 2022
New-member profile: date of birth, schools attended, occupation and family as listed for Rep.-elect Crane. It reports attendance, not a degree. The page prints no date; the date given is the one carried in citations of it.Independent reporting - 10About Eli CraneEli Crane for Congress (campaign) · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign biography. Names the business as Bottle Breacher and the television program as Shark Tank. Self-description.Campaign source - 11Eli Crane for Arizona: campaign homepageEli Crane for Congress (campaign) · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign homepage: self-description, the statement that he is running in AZ-02, and the campaign’s social-media links. Its disclaimer reads “Paid for by Crane for Congress.”Campaign source - 12IssuesEli Crane for Congress (campaign) · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The campaign’s seven issue sections. Used for stated priorities and for the campaign’s own descriptions of his record, which are labeled as such.Campaign source - 13Candidate profile: CRANE, ELI (H2AZ01354)Federal Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Federal candidate record: principal committee Eli Crane for Congress (C00784934); 2025–2026 totals with coverage dates of January 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026. Later filings may change the figures.Government / regulatory record - 14H.R. 5729, North Rim Restoration Act of 2025 (119th Congress): bill statusU.S. Government Publishing Office, govinfo · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official bill-status data: Crane as sponsor, introduction on October 10, 2025, seven cosponsors, committee report, House passage by voice vote on March 16, 2026, Senate referral and a July 21, 2026 subcommittee hearing. No enactment recorded.Government / regulatory record - 15Rep. Crane’s North Rim Restoration Act Gains Momentum With Senate HearingOffice of U.S. Rep. Eli Crane · July 23, 2026
His office’s description of the bill’s provisions and of the Dragon Bravo Fire’s damage. It gives October 9, 2025 as the introduction date; the bill-status record says October 10.Government / regulatory record - 16H.R. 3713, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 (119th Congress): bill statusU.S. Government Publishing Office, govinfo · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official bill-status data: Crane as sponsor, introduction on June 4, 2025, Rep. Greg Stanton as cosponsor, referral to three committees. Lists related Senate bill S. 2741 as held at the desk on November 20, 2025.Government / regulatory record - 17Rep. Crane’s Bipartisan Bill to Clean Up Abandoned Mines Advances in CommitteeOffice of U.S. Rep. Eli Crane · June 24, 2026
His office’s account of an Energy and Commerce legislative hearing and of the bill’s purpose. Despite the headline, the text describes a hearing, not a committee vote.Government / regulatory record - 18H.R. 7102, Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act (118th Congress): bill statusU.S. Government Publishing Office, govinfo · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official bill-status data: Rep. Sharice Davids as sponsor, Crane as cosponsor, House passage 402–16 on February 29, 2024 (Roll no. 57), then placement on the Senate calendar with no further action.Government / regulatory record - 19H.R. 7396, Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act (119th Congress): bill statusU.S. Government Publishing Office, govinfo · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official bill-status data: Davids as sponsor, Crane among four cosponsors, a 24–0 committee vote on February 11, 2026, House passage by voice vote on June 23, 2026 and Senate referral.Government / regulatory record - 20House Unanimously Passes Bill to Expand SBA Outreach to Tribal EntrepreneursOffice of U.S. Rep. Eli Crane · June 23, 2026
His office’s description of the bill and of his partnership with Davids in the previous Congress, when the measure stalled in the Senate.Government / regulatory record - 21H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act (119th Congress): bill statusU.S. Government Publishing Office, govinfo · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official bill-status data: Rep. Bryan Steil as sponsor; Crane a cosponsor from January 13, 2026, not an original cosponsor; House passage 232–198 on July 22, 2026; on the Senate calendar since August 6, 2026.Government / regulatory record - 22Rep. Crane-Backed Bill Restricting Congressional Stock Trading Passes HouseOffice of U.S. Rep. Eli Crane · July 22, 2026
His office’s description of what the bill restricts and of when he signed on. It says he cosponsored shortly after introduction, consistent with the bill-status record.Government / regulatory record - 23Roll Call 190: H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, motion to concur in the Senate amendmentClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · July 3, 2025
Official roll call: passed 218–214; Republicans 218–2, Democrats 0–212; Crane recorded as aye. It records the vote, not the law’s effects.Government / regulatory record - 24Roll Call 243: H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act, on passageClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · May 31, 2023
Official roll call: passed 314–117, four not voting; Republicans 149–71, Democrats 165–46; Crane recorded as no.Government / regulatory record - 25Roll Call 519: H. Res. 757, declaring the office of Speaker vacantClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Oct. 3, 2023
Official roll call: agreed to 216–210, seven not voting; Republicans 8 yea and 210 nay; Crane recorded as yea.Government / regulatory record - 26Roll Call 289: H.R. 4405, Epstein Files Transparency Act, motion to suspend the rules and passClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Nov. 18, 2025
Official roll call: passed 427–1, five not voting; Republicans 216–1, Democrats 211–0; Crane recorded as aye.Government / regulatory record - 27Crane, Biggs among 8 GOP representatives to vote to oust Speaker McCarthyKNAU Arizona Public Radio · Oct. 4, 2023
Local public-radio report on the vote, including Crane’s posted explanation. It quotes a social-media post rather than an interview.Independent reporting - 28Crane among five House Republicans to vote down defense spending billKNAU Arizona Public Radio · Sept. 22, 2023
Report on his vote against taking up a defense funding bill and his stated reasons. Also notes his part in the January 2023 speaker standoff. The roll call itself was not read for this profile.Independent reporting - 29Frustrated by federal cuts, protesters call on Rep. Eli Crane to hold public town hallKNAU Arizona Public Radio · Mar. 25, 2025
Adrian Skabelund’s report on a Flagstaff protest over the absence of open town halls. The claim that he has never held one in Flagstaff is the protesters’; his office did not respond.Independent reporting - 30Eli Crane scrubs ‘forever wars’ and spending pledges he voted against from campaign websiteArizona Mirror · Sept. 4, 2026
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy’s report on changes to the campaign site since July 2026. The debt estimate and the framing are the outlet’s; the campaign did not respond. It names Nez as Crane’s opponent.Independent reporting - 31Dems target Eli Crane for flip-flopping on Epstein file disclosureArizona Mirror · Sept. 10, 2025
Gloria Rebecca Gomez’s report on a Democratic ad campaign. Establishes his July 2025 support for a disclosure resolution and that he had not signed the discharge petition as of September 9, 2025. No response from Crane appears.Independent reporting - 32‘I am a fighter’: Jonathan Nez launches second bid to flip Arizona’s largest congressional districtArizona Mirror · July 22, 2025
Shondiin Silversmith’s report on Nez’s announcement: his offices, the district’s geography and tribal population, and the statement that Oro Valley is outside the district.Independent reporting - 33GOP Rep. Eli Crane easily defeats challenger Jack Smith in reelection bidArizona Mirror · July 30, 2024
Primary-night report based on unofficial results, with nearly 65,000 votes counted. Not a certified total.Independent reporting - 34Crane’s use of ‘colored people’ in House debate brings swift condemnationCronkite News (Arizona PBS) · July 14, 2023
Lillie Boudreaux’s report on Crane’s floor remark during debate on his amendment to the defense bill, the objections of Rep. Joyce Beatty and the Congressional Black Caucus, and his office’s written statement that he misspoke.Independent reporting
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Where to find the candidate
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Voting in Arizona: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the Arizona Secretary of State; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadlineOctober 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. is the last day to register to vote in the November 3, 2026 general election. The Secretary of State prints this single date and time and gives no separate cutoff for registering online or in person; a paper form sent by mail has its own postmark-and-receipt rule, listed separately. Arizona's registration form says you must register at least 29 days before the election to vote in that election. Read from: azsos.gov/elections/calendar-dates
- Registration deadline for forms sent by mailOctober 5, 2026 is also the deadline for a paper form sent by mail. Arizona's registration form says a mailed application must be postmarked by the deadline and received by the County Recorder by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, or dated on or before the deadline and received by the County Recorder no later than 5 days after the deadline. Read from: azsos.gov/sites/default/files/docs/AZ-State-Voter-Registration-Form-Dec2025-fillable.pdf
- Early ballots start being mailedOctober 7, 2026: early ballots are mailed to voters on the Active Early Voting List (AEVL) and to voters who have requested a one-time ballot-by-mail. The Secretary of State's voter site, Arizona.Vote, says mail ballots begin going out October 7. Read from: azsos.gov/sites/default/files/docs/HB2022-Primary-Date-Change-2025-2026-calendar-05052026.pdf
- Early voting beginsOctober 7, 2026. The Secretary of State's procedures page says early in-person voting starts 27 days before Election Day and runs until the Friday before Election Day. Read from: azsos.gov/elections/calendar-dates
- Last day to vote early in personOctober 30, 2026 is the deadline to vote early in person. After that, the Secretary of State's calendar provides for emergency early voting, in a manner prescribed by the county Board of Supervisors, for an emergency occurring between 7:00 p.m. on October 30, 2026 and 5:00 p.m. on November 2, 2026 that would prevent the voter from voting at the polls. Read from: azsos.gov/sites/default/files/docs/HB2022-Primary-Date-Change-2025-2026-calendar-05052026.pdf
- Deadline to request a ballot-by-mailOctober 23, 2026 is the deadline to request a ballot-by-mail for the November 3, 2026 election. The Secretary of State's procedures page says the request must be received by the County no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 11th day before the election. The same 11-day cutoff applies to joining the Active Early Voting List in time for this election and to asking for a replacement ballot-by-mail. Read from: azsos.gov/sites/default/files/docs/HB2022-Primary-Date-Change-2025-2026-calendar-05052026.pdf
- Deadline to return a ballot-by-mail (received by)November 3, 2026, 7:00 p.m. A voted ballot-by-mail must be delivered to the County Recorder, the officer in charge of elections, an official ballot drop-off site, or any voting location in the voter's county no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. This is a received-by deadline; the Secretary of State's pages give no postmark alternative. Its voter site, Arizona.Vote, says to mail the ballot by October 27. Read from: azsos.gov/elections/about-elections/elections-procedures/early-voting-procedures
- Polling place hours on Election Day6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026. Anyone who is in line to vote by 7:00 p.m. should be allowed to vote. Read from: azsos.gov/elections/about-elections/elections-procedures/election-day-operations
Rules to know
- What to bringAt the polls you announce your name and place of residence and present one form of identification from List #1, or two different forms from List #2 or List #3. The Secretary of State's voter site, Arizona.Vote, says the same lists apply to early in-person voting, emergency voting and voting on Election Day. List #1 (photo ID including name and address; one required): valid Arizona driver license; valid Arizona non-operating identification card; tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification; valid United States federal, state, or local government-issued identification. List #2 (ID without a photograph that bears the name and address; two required): utility bill dated within 90 days of the date of the election (electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, cellular phone, or cable television); bank or credit union statement dated within 90 days of the date of the election; valid Arizona vehicle registration; Indian census card; property tax statement of the voter's residence; tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification; Arizona vehicle insurance card; Recorder's Certificate; valid United States federal, state, or local government-issued identification, including a voter registration card issued by the County Recorder; any mailing to the voter marked “Official Election Material.” List #3 (two required): a valid List #1 photo ID whose address does not reasonably match the precinct register, together with a List #2 item whose address does reasonably match; or a U.S. passport without address and one valid List #2 item; or a U.S. military identification without address and one valid List #2 item. A voter who does not provide acceptable proof of identity is issued a conditional provisional ballot and, for it to be counted, must provide proof of identity to the County Recorder after Election Day: the Secretary of State's 2025-2026 election calendar lists November 8, 2026 as the last day, while its Voting in Elections page describes the deadline as 5:00 p.m. on the 5th business day following a general election that includes a federal office. Members of federally recognized tribes are not required to have an address or photo on their tribal identification in order to cast a provisional ballot. Read from: azsos.gov/elections/voters/voting-elections
- Voting by mail (ballot-by-mail)All eligible voters may request a ballot-by-mail; the Secretary of State's pages list no excuse requirement. There are two ways to get one: join the Active Early Voting List (AEVL), whose voters are automatically sent a ballot-by-mail for all elections in which they are eligible to vote, or make a one-time request. A one-time request can be made on the Secretary of State's Voter Information Portal (my.arizona.vote), by calling your County Recorder, by sending the written ballot-by-mail request form to the County Recorder's office by mail, fax or email, or by emailing the County Recorder the identifying information listed on the Secretary of State's Early Voting page. The portal refers Maricopa County and Pima County voters to their own county's request page. For the November 3, 2026 election the deadline to request a ballot-by-mail is October 23, 2026; the request form says the request must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the 11th day before the election. There is no deadline to join the AEVL, but to get a ballot-by-mail for an upcoming election you must sign up at least 11 days before Election Day. For an election that includes a federal office, first-time voters who registered to vote by mail must prove their identity before requesting a ballot-by-mail. All early ballots come with a postage-paid return envelope; sign and date the return envelope and include a phone number in case election officials need to follow up with you. Mail the voted ballot back (Arizona.Vote says by October 27) or drop it off at your County Recorder's office, any official ballot drop-box, any early voting location, or any Election Day voting location in your county; it must be received no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026. If your ballot-by-mail is lost or damaged, contact your County Recorder for a replacement no later than 11 days before Election Day, or visit a voting location on or before Election Day to vote in person. Read from: azsos.gov/elections/voters/early-voting
- Early voting in personEarly in-person voting starts 27 days before Election Day and runs until the Friday before Election Day; for this election the Secretary of State's calendar gives October 7, 2026 as the start and October 30, 2026 as the deadline to vote early in person. The County Recorder must establish on-site early voting at the County Recorder's office during the early voting period, and Arizona.Vote says voters may vote early in person at the county elections office or any early voting site in their county. Voters must present valid ID in order to vote early in person; the identification lists are the same ones used at the polls. Arizona.Vote notes that available voting options, locations and hours may vary by county and election; the Secretary of State's County Election Officials Contact Information page lists, for each of the 15 counties, the County Recorder's office that handles voter registration and early voting. After October 30, the calendar provides for emergency early voting, in a manner prescribed by the county Board of Supervisors, for an emergency occurring between 7:00 p.m. on October 30, 2026 and 5:00 p.m. on November 2, 2026 that would prevent the voter from voting at the polls. Read from: azsos.gov/elections/about-elections/elections-procedures/early-voting-procedures
- Registering: no Election Day registration, and proof of citizenshipArizona's registration form says you must register at least 29 days before the election to vote in that election, and the Secretary of State's pages describe no registration at the polls on Election Day; for November 3, 2026 the last day is October 5, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (the calendar lists later deadlines for certain military and overseas voters). You can register online through AZMVDNow (azmvdnow.gov) if you have an Arizona driver license or non-operating ID card issued by the Motor Vehicle Division, by mailing the state form to your County Recorder's office, or in person at your County Recorder's office. To be eligible to vote a “full ballot” — all federal, state, county, and local races and ballot questions — Arizona requires proof of citizenship. The Secretary of State's Registration Requirements page lists the accepted proof: the number of a valid Arizona driver's license or nonoperating identification card issued after October 1, 1996; an Indian Census Number, Bureau of Indian Affairs Card Number, Tribal Treaty Card Number or Tribal Enrollment Number; a photocopy of U.S. naturalization documents, or an Alien Registration Number; a legible photocopy of a birth certificate, with supporting legal documentation (such as a marriage certificate) if the name on the birth certificate is not the same as your current legal name; a legible photocopy of the pertinent pages of a U.S. passport; or a legible photocopy of a Tribal Certificate of Indian Blood or Bureau of Indian Affairs Affidavit of Birth. A registrant who attests to being a citizen but does not provide proof, and whose citizenship is not otherwise verified, is a “federal only” voter, eligible to vote only in federal elections, and becomes eligible for a full ballot after providing valid proof to the County Recorder's office. The Registering to Vote page says proof must be submitted with the registration form or by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before Election Day; the state form (revised December 2025) says with the form or by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. If you are only updating your name, party affiliation or address after moving within the state, you do not need to resubmit proof you already gave. Read from: azsos.gov/elections/voters/registering-vote
- If there is a question about your signatureBefore an early ballot is tabulated, the signature on the affidavit envelope is compared to signatures on file for the voter, which come from documents including MVD records, voter registration forms, or previous early ballots. If election officials have questions about the signature, they contact the voter to confirm its validity, and the voter may have to provide additional information; the Secretary of State asks voters to sign and date the return envelope and to include a phone number in case election officials need to follow up. The Secretary of State's 2025-2026 election calendar lists November 8, 2026 as the last day for signature cure of early ballots in this election, and notes that the cure period runs in calendar days, so the Sunday deadline does not move to the next day; it prints no time of day. In a July 22, 2026 news release about the primary, the Secretary of State said a voter whose signature cannot be verified will be notified and given an opportunity to confirm their identity before the deadline, and that Arizona counties use Text2Cure, a secure mobile tool: the voter receives a text message with a secure link, confirms their identity, uploads a photo of an Arizona driver's license or state-issued identification card, and verifies the signature electronically. That release gave the primary's cure deadline as 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2026, five days after the July 21, 2026 primary. The ballot status tool at my.arizona.vote shows whether your ballot was accepted and the signature verified. Read from: azsos.gov/sites/default/files/docs/HB2022-Primary-Date-Change-2025-2026-calendar-05052026.pdf
Read from: Calendar Dates | Arizona Secretary of State · Arizona Secretary of State Election Calendar 2025-2026 · Voting in Elections | Arizona Secretary of State · Early Voting | Arizona Secretary of State · Registering to Vote | Arizona Secretary of State · Election Day Operations | Arizona Secretary of State — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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