Gila County

Gila County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

11 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Gila County races, led by the Arizona Senate District 6 contest.

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateArizona
Races Listed4
Profiles11

Gila County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Lloyd Johnson (Republican), Jamescita Peshlakai (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Arizona Senate District 6. Not on the November ballot: Theresa Hatathlie, the sitting member per the roster. Nominees were chosen at the July 28 primary or by petition/nomination for minor parties and independents. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election (Election 69) certified candidate list, as read September 10, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Lloyd Johnson · Republican
    Lloyd Johnson is the Republican candidate for Arizona Senate District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Johnson has over 20 years of experience in maintenance management and serves as maintenance manager for concessions at Petrified Forest National Park, per campaign site. Johnson relocated to Arizona in 2011 and became a Navajo County Republican Committee precinct committeeman in 2022, per campaign site.
    Priorities: Bringing trade schools to the region · Supporting small businesses (per the campaign site)
  • Jamescita Peshlakai · Democratic
    Jamescita Peshlakai is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Peshlakai has served one term in the Arizona House and two terms in the Arizona Senate, per campaign site. Peshlakai served as a tribal liaison for the U.S. Department of the Interior and was appointed by Governor Hobbs to the Arizona State Transportation Board in 2025, per campaign site.

Wendy Rogers (Republican), Michiel "Mike" Montiel (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Arizona Senate District 7; Wendy Rogers is the sitting member, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Nominees were chosen at the July 28 primary or by petition/nomination for minor parties and independents. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election (Election 69) certified candidate list, as read September 10, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Wendy Rogers · RepublicanIncumbent
    Wendy Rogers is the Republican candidate for Arizona Senate District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Wendy Rogers is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Rogers is a retired member of the U.S. Air Force, per campaign site.
    Priorities: Immigration enforcement · Property rights · Election integrity (per the campaign site)
  • Michiel "Mike" Montiel · Democratic
    Michiel "Mike" Montiel is the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Montiel is a disabled combat veteran who served in artillery and infantry with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq, and is an educator, per campaign site.
    Priorities: Expanding rural hospital services and telehealth access · Fully funding public education and raising teacher pay · Increasing affordable veteran housing (per the campaign site)

Mae Peshlakai (Democratic), Ian Teller (Democratic), Brendan Trachsel (Green) are on the November 3 ballot for Arizona House District 6 (2 seats; vote for up to 2); Mae Peshlakai is the sitting member, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Not on the November ballot: Myron Tsosie, the sitting member per the roster. Declared write-in candidate Royce "Rj" Mark Jenkins does not print on the ballot. Nominees were chosen at the July 28 primary or by petition/nomination for minor parties and independents. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election (Election 69) certified candidate list, as read September 10, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Mae Peshlakai · DemocraticIncumbent
    Mae Peshlakai is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Mae Peshlakai is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Peshlakai is an internationally celebrated artist and elder who is a federal boarding school survivor, and is seeking a third term in the State House, per campaign site.
  • Ian Teller · Democratic
    Ian Teller is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Teller is a Diné leader from Tsaile, Arizona with a background in community advocacy and youth engagement, per campaign site.
    Priorities: Strong schools · Safe housing · Sustainable future for tribal and rural families (per the campaign site)
  • Brendan Trachsel · Green
    Brendan Trachsel
    Brendan Trachsel is the Green candidate for Arizona House District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Trachsel is a Flagstaff-based organizer and two-time Northern Arizona University alumnus with degrees in Parks and Recreation Management and Counseling, per campaign site.
    Priorities: Collective bargaining rights · Fully funding public education and ending universal school vouchers · Data privacy rights (per the campaign site)

Walter "Walt" Blackman (Republican), David Cook, Sr. (Republican), Samuel "Sam" Martin (Democratic), Richard Grayson (Green) are on the November 3 ballot for Arizona House District 7 (2 seats; vote for up to 2); Walter "Walt" Blackman is the sitting member, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature). Not on the November ballot: Sylvia Allen, David Marshall, Sr., sitting members per the roster. Nominees were chosen at the July 28 primary or by petition/nomination for minor parties and independents. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election (Election 69) certified candidate list, as read September 10, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Walter "Walt" Blackman · RepublicanIncumbent
    Walter "Walt" Blackman is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. Walter "Walt" Blackman is a sitting member for the district, per the azleg.gov member roster (57th Legislature).
    Priorities: Border security and parental rights · Combating human trafficking · Public safety and economic growth (per the campaign site)
  • David Cook, Sr. · Republican
    David Cook, Sr. is the Republican candidate for Arizona House District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. His campaign site did not load readable content for verification.
  • Samuel "Sam" Martin · Democratic
    Samuel "Sam" Martin is the Democratic candidate for Arizona House District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. He has more than 20 years of customer service experience in technology, logistics and healthcare. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate listing is the only verifiable source for Samuel "Sam" Martin.
  • Richard Grayson · Green
    Richard Grayson is the Green candidate for Arizona House District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate listing is the only verifiable source for Richard Grayson.

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