Arizona 5th District race 2026: Lamb vs. Lee
General election, November 3, 2026 · U.S. House in Arizona’s 5th District. Open — Biggs won the governor primary (Trump 59.5%)
Mark Lamb
Former Pinal County Sheriff and Republican nominee for Arizona's 5th District: the record from election canvasses, a House hearing transcript and the press.
Read the documented profile of Mark LambElizabeth Lee
American nurse; 2026 Democratic nominee for U.S. House from Arizona’s 5th congressional district
The general-election field as the board records it: Lamb (R) vs. Elizabeth 'Nurse Lee' Lee (D)
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 — Biggs won the governor primary (Trump 59.5%)
- Primary
- (Wikipedia; AZ canvass 403): Lamb 52,352 (58.7%) def. Daniel Keenan 36,854 (self-funded $1.65M); D Lee 30,857 (66.0%)
- Ratings
- Cook Solid R; Sabato Safe R; IE Solid R
- Newest public polling
- general: NOT FOUND
- Reported money
- FEC : Lamb $1,222,217 / $243,426 COH
- Notable
- Trump endorsed . Arizona Republic allegations (explicit messages; residency — Tennessee ranch) denied by the campaign.
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 5th District in 2026?
Lamb (R) vs. Elizabeth 'Nurse Lee' Lee (D) (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 Solid R; Sabato Safe R; IE Solid R (as of Sep 15, 2026).
What do the polls show?
general: NOT FOUND (as of Sep 15, 2026).
How much money has been reported?
FEC Jul 1: Lamb $1,222,217 / $243,426 COH (as of Sep 15, 2026).