About the Arizona Ballot Guide

Why this site exists

Arizona ballots are long. Beyond the governor and congressional races, voters are asked to choose legislators, statewide officers, corporation commissioners, and decide on statewide propositions, often with little more than a name and a party label to go on. Information about down-ballot candidates is scattered across campaign websites, filing records, local news, and debate recordings.

The Arizona Ballot Guide gathers that information in one place, so you can look up everyone on your ballot, read where they stand in plain language, and follow the sources back to where the information came from.

What's here

• 374 candidate profiles across 92 races, with biographies, campaign contact information, and election results as they come in.
• 1,519 sourced issue-position summaries, plus legislative voting records for candidates who have held office.
• Plain-language guides to all 8 statewide ballot measures, including the official text and who supports or opposes each one.
• Written debate breakdowns built from the actual debate transcripts, and a schedule of upcoming debates.
• Tools to find your ballot, compare candidates side by side, and track key dates on the election calendar.

How information is researched

• The candidate list is checked against the official Arizona Secretary of State filing system on a regular schedule, so new filings, withdrawals, and results are picked up.
• Biographies and issue positions come from public records, candidate websites and questionnaires, debate transcripts, and Arizona news coverage. Every claim links to its source. The full list is on the Data Sources page.
• Voting records are taken directly from official legislative records.
• Biographies and stance summaries are drafted with AI assistance and then reviewed by a person against the cited sources before they are published.
• When something can't be verified, the profile says so instead of guessing. Some candidates, especially in local and legislative races, have published very little, so their profiles are shorter.

Nonpartisan by design

This site is an independent project, built and run by an Arizona resident. It is not affiliated with any candidate, campaign, political party, or PAC, and it doesn't endorse, rank, or score candidates. Every candidate in a race gets the same profile format, and candidates are listed alphabetically within each race (incumbents first).

The Alignmenttool compares your answers to candidates' published positions. It isn't a recommendation.

Keeping it current

Profiles are updated as candidates publish new positions, debates air, and results come in. Every change to the site is logged with its date and source on the Site Updates page.

Corrections

If something is wrong or out of date, whether you're a voter, a journalist, or a candidate, please request a correction. Requests are reviewed against the sources, and accepted corrections are noted in the update log. General suggestions are welcome on the feedback page.

How the site is funded

The guide is free to use and doesn't require an account. Hosting is paid for by advertising and civic sponsors. Advertisers and sponsors have no influence over which candidates are covered or how they are described. See the Privacy Policy for details on cookies and ads.