Arizona's 9th District: 2026 result

Arizona · election of 3 November 2026Incumbent: Paul Gosar (R)Updated November 10 at 2:58 PM EST

Called · unofficial count

Gosar (R) 57.5%, Sterbinsky (D) 42.5%.

Paul Gosar (Republican) won Arizona's 9th District in the 3 November 2026 election, with 57.5% of the vote to Danielle Sterbinsky's 42.5%, a margin of 15.0 points (42,623 votes). The seat stays Republican. Count as of November 10 at 2:58 PM EST, not yet certified.

What stands out in AZ-9

from the count and past results

In 2024 the district went R+30.6 (Gosar 65.3%, Smith 34.7%); in 2026 it went R+15.0, a 15.6-point swing toward Democrats.
Donald Trump carried this district by 31.1 points in 2024; Gosar's margin was 15.0 points, 16.1 points narrower.
Gosar finished 15.0 points ahead of Sterbinsky, a gap of 42,623 votes.
Cook Partisan Voting Index for the district, on its 2026 lines: R+15.
Republican hold: the incumbent, Paul Gosar, was re-elected.

Arizona's 9th District: candidates and votes

Called · unofficial count

General election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 10 at 2:58 PM EST

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Paul Gosar · incumbent	Republican	163,956	57.5
Danielle Sterbinsky	Democratic	121,333	42.5

Leading candidates only: the source has not yet published the full results table for this race, so other candidates and the total are missing.

AZ-9 in 2024

same district lines

House election, 5 November 2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Paul Gosar	Republican	249,583	65.3
Quacy Smith	Democratic	132,640	34.7
Total		382,223	100.0

2024 presidential vote in the district: Trump 65.1%, Harris 34.0%.

Related races

Arizona: every 2026 House district, the delegation before and after
Other districts in Arizona: AZ-1, AZ-2, AZ-3, AZ-4, AZ-5, AZ-6, AZ-7, AZ-8
Arizona governor's race · Katie Hobbs (D)
Closest House races: MN-1 (0.1), NC-5 (0.1), NC-3 (0.1), TN-4 (0.2), FL-27 (0.4)
House results 2026: every race

Sources

Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona (revision 1384914838, November 10 at 2:58 PM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (revision 1385103391). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
2024 comparison: the 2024 House result from Wikipedia's 2024 House election articles; the 2024 presidential vote in the district from the district's own Wikipedia article.
Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.