2026 results · Arizona · Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Teresa Leyba Ruiz, the Democrat, is elected Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Donald Trump carried Arizona by 5.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 12.0-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Leyba RuizDemocrat | 1,327,579 | 53.2% | |
| Kimberly YeeRepublican | 1,166,390 | 46.7% | |
| 4 others | 2,919 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted2,496,888 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 3:45 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: Arizona Secretary of State
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Arizona, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 15 counties compared moved 12.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 74% as many votes as in 2024, from 83% in Apache County to 49% in Yuma County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.60).
Santa Cruz County moved most: D+18.6 for president in 2024, D+43.1 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Maricopa County added 210,412 net votes for Ruiz against the 2024 margin, 60% of the statewide change
Across the 15 counties compared, the margin moved by 348,571 votes toward Ruiz: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Maricopa County+210,412 Ruiz
- Pinal County+31,899 Ruiz
- Mohave County+23,476 Ruiz
- Pima County+19,900 Ruiz
- Yavapai County+17,238 Ruiz
- Yuma County+14,442 Ruiz
- Cochise County+6,788 Ruiz
- Navajo County+5,872 Ruiz
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Ruiz this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Maricopa CountyR+3.5D+9.3
- Yuma CountyR+20.4D+1.6
How the vote came in
Ruiz did best among early votes (D+10.8) and Yee among early votes(R+12.5).
- Early Voting2,017,730 votes, 81% of the countD+10.8
- Election Day395,653 votes, 16% of the countR+12.1
- Early A.R.S. 16-57946,742 votes, 2% of the countR+8.0
- Late Early*36,014 votes, 1% of the countR+12.5
- Provisional749 votes, 0% of the countD+9.6
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Arizona’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Arizona’s ballot
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The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 5 of Arizona's 6 statewide races and lead 1 more.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 6–3, now D 5–4, counting the leaders in 2 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Arizona Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.