Federal race · 2026

Arizona U.S. House, District 9, 2026

Primary: July 21, 2026 · General election: November 3, 2026

Money raised

  1. Paul Gosar (R)$814K raised · $250K on hand
  2. Danielle Sterbinsky (D)$437K raised · $29K on hand
  3. Gene Paul Scharer (D)$561 raised · $153 on hand

Raised Cash on hand · bars are blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, gray for others

Candidates

CandidateStatusRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Paul Gosar (R)General-election nominee$813,541.57$654,753.15$250,385.402026-10-14
Danielle Sterbinsky (D)General-election nominee$437,021.25$411,224.13$29,475.102026-09-30
Gene Paul Scharer (D)Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000$560.90$896.48$152.542025-12-31
6 registered candidates with no financial reports yet
  • Camelia Ward (Democratic) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
  • Keith Joseph Lara (Democratic) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
  • Teresa Volesky (Republican) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
  • Teresa Volesky (Republican) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
  • Teresa Volesky (Republican) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
  • Teresa Volesky (Republican) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

Totals from the FEC candidate summary file, retrieved October 23, 2026. A dated snapshot, not live reporting; each candidate’s FEC page is the official source.

Total spent on this race

$1,044,370.31 = candidates’ own spending $1,043,552.95 + outside spending $817.36

CandidateOutside spending forAgainstElectioneering and member messages
Paul Gosar$817.36$0.00$0.00

Candidates’ own spending is their committees’ disbursements less transfers to other committees, contributions to others, loan repayments and refunds (FEC committee summary). Outside spending is independent expenditures, electioneering communications and company or union member communications for or against these candidates (FEC totals by candidate from regular reports, retrieved October 24, 2026; the latest 24- and 48-hour notices are not included yet). Party coordinated spending is not split by race and is not included. All the money

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

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

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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