Arizona 1st District race 2026: Feely vs. Shah
General election, November 3, 2026 · U.S. House in Arizona’s 1st District. Open — Schweikert ran for governor (14.4%, lost)
Jay Feely
Former NFL placekicker and CBS analyst; Republican nominee for Arizona's 1st District in 2026. Career, canvass, campaign finance and stated priorities, sourced.
Read the documented profile of Jay FeelyAmish Shah
American emergency physician and politician; former Arizona state representative; 2026 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House from Arizona’s 1st congressional district
The general-election field as the board records it: Jay Feely (R) vs. Amish Shah (D) vs. Monica Alponte (L)
The race at a glance
Board data as of . Ratings are the raters' own current calls; polls are the newest public ones with their field dates; money is what the committees reported. Nothing here is a forecast.
- Seat
- Open — Schweikert ran for governor (14.4%, lost)
- Primary
- : Feely 43,709 (49.8%), Chaplik 31,347; D Shah 29,002 (39.4%) def. Galán-Woods (DCCC's pick)
- Ratings
- Cook Toss Up; Sabato Toss-up; IE Toss-up
- Newest public polling
- post-primary head-to-head: NOT FOUND
- Reported money
- FEC : Feely $2,525,520 / $794,475 COH; Shah $1,830,193 / $401,745. CLF Phoenix $5.8M; HMP $7.67M.
- Notable
- Trump dual-endorsed Feely and Swoboda .
Key dates in Arizona
Read from the Arizona Secretary of State. The full guide, with the official tools, is on the Arizona page.
- 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. azsos.gov
- 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. azsos.gov
- 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. azsos.gov
- 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. azsos.gov
- Election DayNovember 3, 2026 is General Election Day. azsos.gov
- 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. azsos.gov
Voting in Arizona: dates, rules and official tools
Questions and answers
Who is running for the U.S. House in Arizona’s 1st District in 2026?
Jay Feely (R) vs. Amish Shah (D) vs. Monica Alponte (L) (as of Sep 15, 2026).
When is the election?
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Voter registration deadline: October 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.
How do the raters see this race?
Cook Toss Up; Sabato Toss-up; IE Toss-up (as of Sep 15, 2026).
What do the polls show?
post-primary head-to-head: NOT FOUND (as of Sep 15, 2026).
How much money has been reported?
FEC Jul 1: Feely $2,525,520 / $794,475 COH; Shah $1,830,193 / $401,745. CLF Phoenix $5.8M; HMP $7.67M. (as of Sep 15, 2026).