Emilia Cortez
Candidate for Arizona House District 23 · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Arizona House District 23 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Arizona Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate Listing: HD23, CORTEZ, EMILIA (DEM) · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Arizona House District 23 covers
Covers parts of Pima County, Maricopa County, Yuma County and Pinal County.
Includes Goodyear (part), Yuma (part), Gila Bend, Three Points, Ajo, San Luis, Chuichu, Gu Oidak, Santa Rosa, Sells, Somerton, Valencia West (part) and 32 more.
67 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Maricopa County Elections Department, Voting Precincts (2022-2025); Pima County GIS, Voter Precincts — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs kept in the other 13 counties; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer
Results
Certified results for Arizona House District 23
State House District 23
2024 Arizona General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele PenaRepublican | Republican | 37,967 | 34.0% |
| Mariana SandovalDemocrat | Democrat | 37,375 | 33.5% |
| Matias RosalesDemocrat | Democrat | 35,788 | 32.1% |
| Write-in | 439 | 0.4% |
Official canvass · Arizona county official canvasses
Sources (2)
- Official canvass (county Boards of Supervisors)
- partial state coverage — counties: Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yuma, Greenlee (Greenlee County Board of Supervisors, Official Canvass 2024 General (certified 2024-11-19), precinct summary report), Cochise (Cochise County Elections, 2024 General Statement of Votes Cast - Precinct Summary Results Report (official))
State House District 23
2022 Arizona General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariana SandovalDemocrat | Democrat | 26,986 | 36.1% |
| Michele PenaRepublican | Republican | 25,268 | 33.8% |
| Jesus Jr. LugoDemocrat | Democrat | 22,191 | 29.7% |
| Write-in | 217 | 0.3% |
Official canvass (county Boards of Supervisors); partial state coverage — counties: Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal · Arizona county official canvasses
State House District 23
2020 Arizona General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John KavanaghRepublican | Republican | 86,307 | 37.2% |
| Joseph ChaplikRepublican | Republican | 80,264 | 34.6% |
| Eric KurlandDemocrat | Democrat | 65,257 | 28.1% |
| Joe RomackRepublican | Republican | 0 | 0.0% |
Official results (Arizona Secretary of State precinct detail file, after county canvasses; state canvass 2020-11-30) · Arizona Secretary of State — results detail
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Arizona House District 23
- Michele PeñaRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Mariana SandovalDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Gary Garcia SnyderRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Emilia yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_z0e795h11.
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