Arizona began early voting on Wednesday, making it another key battleground state with votes in the 2024 election.
Arizona joins, and 41 states and Washington, D.C., have started some form of early voting.
Here's everything you need to know to vote in the state.
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The 2024 election is officially underway in Arizona. (Reuters/Joel Page)
Arizona is one of the most competitive states this cycle
President Biden won a decisive victory in Arizona in the last presidential election, flipping the state to Democrats for the first time since 1996.
Four years later, the state's competition remains high. A Fox News poll in late September found that 50% of voters favored Republican former President Trump and 47% for Democratic Vice President Harris. AARP survey from the same period had Trump holds a two-point lead over Harris, 49% to 47%.
Maricopa County remains the state's most important battleground. It is the fourth most populous county in the United States, home to more than 60% of Arizona's registered voters, and has a particularly large suburban population in Mesa.
Arizona has a higher proportion of Hispanic voters than any other region in the country, and while it supported Mr. Biden by 19 points in the last election, it is showing signs of shifting toward Mr. Trump.
Republicans are strongest in sparsely populated rural areas, particularly Mojave County (Trump +51) and Graham County (Trump +45), but their margins are widest in suburban and suburban areas of Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima counties.
Arizona State ranks high in the FOX News Power Rankings.
Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Harris in Douglas, Arizona.
The Grand Canyon State will also vote on a new senator after independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided not to run for re-election this year. The Republican candidate is Kari Lake, a former television news host who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022. Democrats have endorsed Rep. Ruben Gallego, a former Marine who represents Arizona's 3rd Congressional District.
The Senate race is ranked Lean D.
Key down-ballot races in today's early voting states
Arizona has two competitive congressional districts.
- District 1: The district covers the northeastern portion of Maricopa and is represented by Republican Rep. David Schweikert, who has served in the Arizona State Assembly since 2011. In the last presidential election, Biden won the region he represents by a 1.5 percentage point margin. (Dave's redistricting), This will be a very competitive race. Schweikert is running against former state Rep. Amish Shah, a Democrat. It's a toss-up in the power rankings.
- District 6: The 6th Congressional District, tucked away in the southeastern corner of the state, is represented by freshman Republican Congressman Juan Siscomani. In 2020, Biden won this area by an even narrower margin (just 0.1 percentage points), making it another closely watched race. Siscomani is running against former state Rep. Kirsten Engel, also a Democrat. It's also a toss-up.
How to vote in Arizona
Information about pre-registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes, and deadlines, please visit: Vote.gov and election website For Arizona.
Vote by mail
Arizona began absentee voting on Monday. Residents do not need to make an excuse to receive their ballot. State officials must receive requests for ballots by Oct. 25, and the ballots must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.
Signs are in place directing voters to the early voting ballot drop box outside the Maricopa County Counting and Elections Center in Phoenix during the 2022 election period.
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early voting
Early voting is available in Arizona from October 9th to November 1st.
voter registration
Arizona residents had until October 7 to register to vote.
