

Arizona 22026 HOUSE POLLS

2026 Arizona 2nd District House Forecast:
The Pollsmax 2026 Arizona 2nd District House forecast currently gives Republican Eli Crane a 85.2% chance of defeating Democrat Jonathan Nez. Pollsmax projects Crane to receive 54.5% of the vote compared with 45.6% for Nez, a projected Republican margin of 8.9 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Likely Republican. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.
The 2026 Arizona 2nd District House election features Democrat Jonathan Nez and Republican Eli Crane. Incumbent Representative Eli Crane is seeking reelection to a third term. In 2024, Donald Trump won Arizona's 2nd congressional district by 2.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as likely Republican in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- AZ-2
- Democratic candidate
- Jonathan Nez
- Republican candidate
- Eli Crane
- Incumbent / open seat
- Eli Crane
- Forecast rating
- Likely R
- Projected vote
- 45.6% D / 54.5% R
- Projected margin
- R +8.9
- Forecast odds
- 14.8% D / 85.2% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
- Polling average
- 42.2% D / 48.7% R
- Polling average margin
- R +6.5
- Polling last updated
- 12:00 AM on August 24, 2026
- Polls included
- 3
- Latest poll
- GBAO (D) — August 24, 2026