Kris Mayes won the primary and is the party's nominee for the general election. Ran unopposed in the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary for Attorney General. Faces Republican nominee Warren Petersen in the November 3, 2026 general election.
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I am running for reelection as Arizona's Attorney General and your 'Lawyer for the People.' As Attorney General, I have fought like hell for Arizonans – lowering prices, blocking mega-mergers, addressing rising rent, stopping the flow of deadly fentanyl and protecting working families. I sued the Saudis for over pumping Arizona's groundwater and opposed unfair electricity rate hikes by Arizona's monopoly utilities. Working with federal partners, sheriffs, and police chiefs, I have seized more than 27 million fentanyl pills off of our streets– the most of any Attorney General in Arizona history. My office has prioritized shutting down scams, prosecuting fraud, and going after those who put Arizona seniors in danger. I blocked the federal government's tariffs at the Supreme Court and have protected more than $1.5 billion for Arizonans with our federal lawsuits. I will continue to fight for Arizonans' personal freedoms; securing reproductive healthcare, standing up to federal overreach, and safeguarding Arizona's environmental future. I have heard from people all across the state at my town halls how I can fight for them. It is critical to reelect me as your Attorney General, so I can keep protecting Arizona families and making life more affordable in Arizona.
Biography
Kris Mayes is Arizona's attorney general, elected in 2022 by 280 votes over Republican Abe Hamadeh, the narrowest statewide race in Arizona history. A Prescott native raised by a public-school teacher and a pharmacist, she began her career as a journalist, held a senior role in Gov. Janet Napolitano's administration, and served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2003 to 2011. As attorney general she has filed more than 50 lawsuits against the Trump administration, including over mail-in ballot rules, tariffs, and vaccine policy, sued to stop an ICE facility in Surprise, and called for a temporary moratorium on new data centers. Earlier in 2026 her warning that masked immigration agents could cause lethal confrontations drew criticism from law enforcement groups, and Gov. Katie Hobbs called on her to walk the remarks back. In August 2026 her office closed its investigation of Hobbs and Sunshine Residential without charges. Mayes ran unopposed in the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary and faces Republican Senate President Warren Petersen in the November 3, 2026 general election.
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Issue Stances
Water Policy
SupportsMayes's campaign and AG record emphasize groundwater protections, water-quality enforcement, and aggressive legal action against overpumping and pollution, including ongoing litigation against Fondomonte for public nuisance violations.
Education Funding
No official stance on record.
Border Security & Immigration
SupportsMayes supports immigration enforcement focused on Mexican drug cartels and fentanyl trafficking but opposes mass deportation. She sued the federal government to stop an ICE detention facility in Surprise over a missing environmental review, and argues ICE should return to helping state attorneys general pursue cartels.
"I think we need ICE to go back to what it normally does, which is help state AGs go after the Mexican drug cartels."
Housing Affordability
SupportsMayes has sued RealPage and multiple landlords over alleged rent price-fixing and pursued settlements over hidden rental charges, establishing a clear Arizona housing-affordability enforcement record.
Election Integrity
No official stance on record.
Healthcare Access
SupportsMayes has defended ACA access, preventive-care protections, and healthcare coverage for Dreamers through her AG office, joining multistate coalitions to protect patient access to preventative healthcare.
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SupportsMayes's campaign and AG record emphasize fentanyl prosecution, cartel enforcement, consumer fraud, elder abuse, and antitrust enforcement as core public-safety priorities.
Energy Policy
SupportsMayes has called for a temporary moratorium on new data centers, arguing they drive up power costs and strain water supplies after Arizona's Colorado River cuts. As a former Corporation Commissioner she helped create the state's energy efficiency standards and credits her clean-energy record with saving consumers money.
"I’m proud of the fact that I was the first statewide elected official or candidate to call for a temporary moratorium on new data centers"
Economic Development & Jobs
SupportsMayes credits her Corporation Commission record with creating high-paying jobs in Arizona and uses her AG role for antitrust and consumer enforcement affecting Arizona markets.
Reproductive Rights
SupportsMayes runs a dedicated reproductive-rights unit in her AG office, defended abortion access after voters passed Prop. 139, and welcomed the Supreme Court stay on mifepristone restrictions.
Transportation & Infrastructure
SupportsMayes's water and housing enforcement work frames protecting community utility infrastructure and resource systems as a core AG priority, though her focus is on utility and water systems rather than roads.
Government Spending & Taxation
No official stance on record.
Legislature
Legislative Voting Record
No voting record on file.
If this candidate holds a legislative seat, visit the Arizona Legislature at azleg.gov for voting records.
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Ballot Measure Stances
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