Arizona AZ-09 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Paul Gosar (R)
RACE RATING
Last updated : Feb 6, 2025COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Nov 17, 2025Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Apr 6, 2026
Primary Election: Jul 21, 2026
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Paul Gosar
First Elected: 2010
Last General Election: 65.3%
Last Primary Election: 100.0%
Full Bio:
GOSAR, Paul, a Representative from Arizona; born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater
County, Wyo., November 22, 1958; graduated from Pinedale High School, Pinedale,
Wyo., 1977; B.S., Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr., 1981; D.D.S., Creighton
University, Omaha, Nebr., 1985; dentist; elected as a Republican to the One
Hundred Twelfth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3,
2011-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Arizona - 09
West: Surprise, Buckeye, Lake Havasu City
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
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2020 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Jun 10, 2026
A litany of incendiary remarks and ties to white nationalist groups haven’t hurt GOP Rep. Paul Gosar’s career. After reposting a cartoon video depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) in 2021, the Democratic-controlled House censured him and stripped him of his committee assignments. But Republicans restored Gosar to his committees after winning the majority in 2022.
Gosar’s sprawling rural district is a deep shade of red, voting for both Trump and Gosar by more than 30 points last November. The 66-year-old congressman will have no trouble holding this seat as long as he wants.
Race Analysis
Updated: Jun 10, 2026
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