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Kris Mayes

Attorney General, Arizona Attorney General · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Arizona Attorney General · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Arizona Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate Listing: Attorney General, MAYES, KRIS (DEM) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Results

Certified results for Arizona Attorney General

Attorney General

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Kris MayesDemocrat1,254,61350.0%
Abraham "Abe" HamadehRepublican1,254,10250.0%
Samantha Severson (Write-In)Libertarian4180.0%

Certified — State of Arizona Official Canvass, Dec 5 2022 (pre-recount; AG recount certified Dec 29 2022 not reflected) · Arizona Secretary of State — State of Arizona Official Canvass

Attorney General

2022 Arizona General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Kris MayesDemocrat1,254,61353.6%
Abraham "Abe" HamadehRepublican1,073,73345.9%
Abraham "Abe" HamadehRepublican8,4810.4%
Write-in2,6110.1%
Not Qualified1,4650.1%
Samantha SeversonLibertarian2920.0%

Official canvass (county Boards of Supervisors); partial state coverage — counties: Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal · Arizona county official canvasses

Key Votes

The record

  • No legislative voting record

    Kris Mayes has not served in the Legislature. Her record lane is official acts as Attorney General (2023–present). Her 2003–2010 Arizona Corporation Commission open-meeting votes are recorded in the ACC eDocket and were not compiled in this batch. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Arizona Secretary of State · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 25
Raised
$241,738this report
Cash on Hand
$1,620,813this report
Spent
$953,932this report

Arizona Secretary of State — See The Money (committee's filed report), 2026 - Post-Primary Election report — cash on hand $1,620,812.51 (through Aug 5, 2026)

Finance Reports

  • State campaign committee: Kris Mayes for Arizona (See The Money entity 100626)

    Committee registered with the Arizona Secretary of State (See The Money entity 100626). Figures come from the committee's own filed reports: see the latest-report finance item. Campaign contacts were built from Schedule E1 operating expenses in every 2026-cycle report (internal table only).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Arizona Secretary of State — See The Money
  • Campaign finance: 2026 - Post-Primary Election report — cash on hand $1,620,812.51

    Kris Mayes for Arizona (committee 100626). Reporting period July 1, 2026-July 21, 2026, filed 08/05/2026: beginning cash $2,333,006.52; receipts $241,738.03; disbursements $953,932.04; ending cash $1,620,812.51. Cycle to date: total income $4,613,992.16; total expenditures $3,422,077.90. 7 filed 2026-cycle reports parsed for vendor contacts (12 contacts recorded internally).

    Aug 5, 2026 · Official · Arizona Secretary of State — See The Money (committee's filed report)

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Kris

  • Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $424,000 on Google (“Kris Mayes for Arizona” 29 ads, Jun 11–Sep 1, 2026; “KRIS MAYES FOR ARIZONA” 6 ads, Sep 4, 2025–Sep 24, 2026); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0. 2026 cycle. FEC independent expenditures: not applicable (state race). Meta: not searched — no API access.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“My office has prioritized shutting down scams, prosecuting fraud, and going after those who put Arizona seniors in danger.”
2026 Primary Voter Education Guide — Attorney General candidate statementsSep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Citizens Clean Elections Commission voter education guide (candidate-submitted statement) · source
“I sued the Saudis for over pumping Arizona’s groundwater and opposed unfair electricity rate hikes by Arizona’s monopoly utilities.”
2026 Primary Voter Education Guide — Attorney General candidate statementsSep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Citizens Clean Elections Commission voter education guide (candidate-submitted statement) · source
“When armed, masked agents force their way into the homes of U.S. citizens without warrants, the risk of dangerous and volatile situations rises dramatically”
AZ AG rivals spar over suing Trump, regulating data centersSep 24, 2026 · Press · Arizona Daily Star (Capitol Media Services) · source
“We do it when the federal government violates states' rights, when the federal government harms Arizonans”
Attorney General Kris Mayes, Warren Petersen clash in combative debateSep 23, 2026 · Press · ABC15 Arizona · source
“The primary objective of this office is to protect the people of Arizona, and to make sure that corporations don't take advantage of our state, That means enforcing the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. It means enforcing the state's antitrust laws. It means going after bad actors who are polluting our environment.”
Mayes and Petersen debate border security, utility rates, and water in Arizona AG raceSep 23, 2026 · Press · FOX 10 Phoenix · source
“Arizonans don’t believe in mass deportation. They believe in immigration enforcement.”
Kris Mayes, Warren Petersen trade accusations in bitter attorney general debateSep 23, 2026 · Press · KTAR News · source
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“Has the Constitution been violated? Has the state been harmed?”
Kris Mayes, Warren Petersen trade accusations in bitter attorney general debateSep 23, 2026 · Press · KTAR News · source
“We need a moratorium on data centers in the state of Arizona right now, Let’s take a pause and figure out what our situation is.”
Arizona AG candidates pitch competing priorities as early voting nearsSep 22, 2026 · Press · Cronkite News · source
“Let’s go, let’s fight shoulder to shoulder, let’s ride at dawn and let’s win in November”
Arizona AG candidates pitch competing priorities as early voting nearsSep 22, 2026 · Press · Cronkite News · source
“I wouldn't do anything differently on those 45 lawsuits.”
Trump looms over Arizona AG showdownSep 4, 2026 · Press · Arizona Daily Star (Arizona Republic) · source
“I think that my record as attorney general is so much broader than our fight against Donald Trump and the damage that he's done to the state of Arizona”
Trump looms over Arizona AG showdownSep 4, 2026 · Press · Arizona Daily Star (Arizona Republic) · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Arizona Attorney General

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for Attorney General (Arizona) — Democratic

    Listed by the Secretary of State as “MAYES, KRIS”, party DEM. Incumbent (took office Jan. 2023). Opponent: PETERSEN, WARREN (REP). No other AG candidate is listed.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Arizona Secretary of State · source
  • Attorney General · AZ-AG

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Arizona Secretary of State
  • As Attorney General: Formal Opinion I26-003 — State Board of Equalization Hearing Procedures

    The AG issued formal opinion I26-003 addressing State Board of Equalization hearing procedures. Listed on the AG's formal-opinions index.

    Aug 25, 2026 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: Purdue Pharma / Sackler Family Settlement Effective — $7.4 Billion National, $108.2 Million to Arizona

    The AG announced that the $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma and Sackler family opioid settlement became legally effective, bringing Arizona's total opioid settlement funds to $1.194 billion; Arizona's specific share is $108,179,642.

    May 1, 2026 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: Formal Opinion I25-009 — Voter Registration / Legacy MVD Credentials and Proposition 200 Effective Date

    The AG issued formal opinion I25-009 addressing the treatment of voters with legacy Motor Vehicle Division credentials who may not have provided proof of authorized presence, and the effective date of Proposition 200. Listed on the AG's formal-opinions index.

    Dec 23, 2025 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding — AG Testimony Against Rescission

    The AG testified before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against the Trump Administration's proposed rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, citing Arizona's record heat deaths and climate-driven wildfires.

    Aug 19, 2025 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: Multi-State Tariff Lawsuit — U.S. Court of International Trade Ruling Blocking IEEPA Tariffs

    The AG co-led a 12-state lawsuit challenging President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose broad tariffs; the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down the tariffs in a ruling issued May 28, 2025.

    May 28, 2025 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: State of Arizona v. Fondomonte Arizona, LLC (Groundwater Public Nuisance Lawsuit)

    The AG filed suit in Maricopa County Superior Court alleging that Fondomonte Arizona LLC's excessive pumping of groundwater in the Ranegras Plain Basin of La Paz County — approximately 31,196 acre-feet in 2023 alone — constitutes a public nuisance under A.R.S. § 13-2917, endangering local communities and infrastructure; a motion to stay the case was denied in May 2026.

    Dec 11, 2024 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: Opioid Settlement with Kroger — $1.37 Billion National, $68.5 Million to Arizona

    The AG joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 states to announce the finalized $1.37 billion settlement with Kroger (operator of Fry's and Smith's in Arizona) for the company's role in the opioid crisis, with Arizona set to receive up to $68.5 million.

    Nov 4, 2024 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: Formal Opinion I24-015 — Treatment of State Voter-Registration Forms Without Documentary Proof of Citizenship

    The AG issued formal opinion I24-015 addressing the treatment of state forms not accompanied by documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC), an election-law opinion relevant to voter-registration procedures. Listed on the AG's formal-opinions index.

    Sep 20, 2024 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: State v. Sun West Choice Health & Rehab / The Ensign Group — Secrecy Clause Invalidation (Knight Case)

    The AG moved to intervene in Knight v. Sunwest Choice Health and Rehab (Maricopa County Superior Court CV2024-007103) to invalidate an illegal confidentiality clause that barred a family from reporting the neglect-related death of a vulnerable adult, and sought to void all such secrecy clauses in Ensign Group's more than five Arizona facilities.

    May 20, 2024 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: Planned Parenthood of AZ v. Mayes — Non-Prosecution Commitment on 1864 Abortion Law

    After the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 territorial near-total abortion ban superseded more recent law, the AG publicly committed not to prosecute any woman or physician under the 1864 law while in office, moved to stay enforcement, and sent clarifying letters to hospitals and providers; the AG also secured a 90-day additional stay from the Arizona Supreme Court in May 2024.

    Apr 9, 2024 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: Statement on Fondomonte Butler Valley Leases; AG Investigation into Well Permit Discrepancies

    Following an AG office investigation that found discrepancies in Fondomonte's well-permit applications and contributed to the revocation of two proposed deep-water wells, the AG issued a statement commending Governor Hobbs' termination of Fondomonte's Arizona State Land leases in Butler Valley and calling for additional state action to protect groundwater.

    Oct 2, 2023 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: Opioid Settlements: Teva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens ($380 Million to Arizona)

    The AG announced final court approval of national opioid settlement agreements with Teva ($92.9M), Allergan ($51.2M), Walgreens ($123.3M), and CVS ($113.3M), delivering over $380 million to Arizona state and local governments over 15 years.

    Jun 9, 2023 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source
  • As Attorney General: State of Arizona v. 3M Company et al. (PFAS Lawsuit)

    The AG filed suit against manufacturers of PFAS 'forever chemicals' — including 3M and DuPont — in Maricopa County Superior Court, alleging defendants contaminated Arizona's groundwater and seeking remediation costs.

    May 30, 2023 · Official · Arizona Attorney General's Office · source

Not on file for Kris yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_a0jvztc66.

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