Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Arizona — Governor

Currently held by a Democrat · incumbent running

Democrat
Katie Hobbs
79%
Republican
Andy Biggs
21%
ForecastLean D
Projected margin
D+6.6
80% range
R+4.0 to D+17.3
Partisan lean
R+3.8
Uncertainty multiplier
1.21×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 51%Fundamentals 49%
Polling average
D+8.6
Fundamentals
D+5.7
Blended
D+7.2
Similar-race shift
−0.3
Poll–fundamentals gap
2.9 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
8
Distinct pollsters
6
Most recent
August 13, 2026
Democrat
48.3%
Republican
39.6%
Undecided / other
11.0%
Spread between polls
3.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+3.8
Elasticity
1.03
Incumbency
+5.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
0.0
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+6.0

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