Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Christopher Lee James

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Arizona District 5
Filing address
Gilbert, AZ (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
JAMES, CHRISTOPHER LEE
Next election
Primary July 21, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Arizona with the 2026 district highlighted

Arizona, District 5

DemocraticU.S. House · Arizona District 5Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6AZ05216 · Principal campaign committee: CHRIS JAMES FOR ARIZONA

Total raised$138,372.31
Total spent$138,372.31
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$6,414.49
Loans from the candidate$18,322.47

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $93,559.52PACs and other committees: $21,415.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $23,387.77Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $10.02
  • Individual contributions$93,559.5268%
  • PACs and other committees$21,415.0015%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$23,387.7717%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$10.020%

Self-funding: $23,387.77 (17% of money raised): $5,065.30 given and $18,322.47 lent by the candidate. $12,107.98 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$29,387.3527%
  • Contributions over $200$80,112.1773%
  • Itemized from inside Arizona$17,862.1721%
  • Itemized from other states$65,250.0079%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Washington $19,150.00 · District of Columbia $12,650.00 · Virginia $6,275.00 · Maryland $4,450.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$64K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $59,988.79OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $18,313.34YEAR-END: raised $31,451.52YEAR-END: spent $64,313.87APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $33,224.47APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $27,651.43PRE-PRIMARY: raised $10,187.51PRE-PRIMARY: spent $17,640.69OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $3,520.02OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $10,452.982025-092025-122026-032026-072026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $2,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Arizona U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Christopher Lee James (D)$138,372.31$0.002026-09-30
Daniel Keenan (R)$2,329,837.37−$5,912.802026-09-30
Mark Lamb (R)$1,771,670.69$180,750.562026-10-14
Travis W. Grantham (R)$613,369.13$54,520.172026-09-30
Elizabeth Lee (D)$375,628.14$124,136.062026-10-14
Brian Hualde (D)$56,700.82$0.002026-10-13
Andy Biggs (R)$28,245.83$23,077.762026-09-30
Blake Bracht (D)$9,538.65$0.002026-07-08

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RJune 30, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RJune 30, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 10, 2025
  • The EconomistLikely RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CHRIS JAMES FOR ARIZONA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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