Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) speaks at a news conference on the debt limit and the Freedom Caucus's plan for spending reduction at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 28, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Some of the House’s most competitive primaries have been decided across Arizona, teeing up midterm races that could help decide which party controls the chamber after the midterms.

Two of the most significant races took place in Arizona’s 1st District, which the Cook Political Report and the University of Virginia Center for Politics rate as a “tossup” in November.

In the fight for the Democratic nomination, Dr. Amish Shah defeated former journalist Marlene Galán Woods, businessman Jonathan Treble, and tech-media veteran Rick McCartney.

As of 10:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Shah had received 39.8 percent of the vote. Galán Woods trailed him with 34.1 percent, with Treble in third at 17.6 percent.

According to federal election records, Treble spent heavily in the race, disbursing $3.3 million to just $1.5 million by Shah as of July 1.

Independent spending in the race included over $90,000 to oppose Shah from Crush MAGA PAC, an organization that has paid more than $100,000 dollars to the DC firm Mothership Strategies. Crush MAGA PAC has come under fire from progressives for targeting left-leaning and anti-Israel candidates.

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Galán Woods, who lost the 2024 primary to Shah, was added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program in May.

Shah is a physician and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives who won the 2024 Democratic primary in the same district. He lost in November 2024 to incumbent Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.).

Schweikert decided against running for reelection, instead seeking the Republican nomination in the gubernatorial primary. He lost the race to Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).

If he locks down his current lead, Shah will face the winner of the Republican primary, Jay Feely, in November.

Feely defeated former Arizona state representative Joseph Chaplik and John Trobough, a technology consultant.

As of Wednesday night, the retired NFL placekicker had garnered 49.8 percent of the vote, besting Chaplik, who received 35.7 percent to come in second.

Feely, who has worked as a television football analyst, received President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race.

Early polling showed Feely lagging behind Chaplik, a businessman who co-founded the conservative Arizona Freedom Caucus, but Feely was edging him out by late June.

Feely led Democratic and Republican candidates in the district alike in cash on hand as of July 1, with almost $800,000 in reserve as compared to $130,000 held by Chaplik’s campaign.

In Arizona’s 6th District, Primary Election Day was less dramatic.

Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) went unchallenged in his primary. So did his prospective Democratic opponent, JoAnna Mendoza.

Mendoza, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who has worked in the nonprofit world and political consulting, has led Ciscomani in polling.

Both Cook and UVA’s Center for Politics have assessed that the district is a tossup.

Federal elections records show that Mendoza has outraised the incumbent, though he has about $4.1 million cash on hand compared to the roughly $3.3 million in her coffers as of July 1.

The races in Arizona’s 2nd District were also free of fireworks.

Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), who was uncontested, won the primary, setting up a match against Jonathan Nez, the former president of the Navajo Nation. Crane beat Nez last cycle, too.

Cook and the UVA’s Center for Politics have classified Crane’s district as “likely Republican”—likely, but not quite safe for the GOP.

All three districts made the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s target list for 2026.

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