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ELECTION 2026

Clayton takes early lead in LD27 Senate race

Howard, Fink top 2 for House seats

The first results are coming in for the single Senate seat and two House seats up for election Nov. 3 in Arizona's 27th Legislative District.

In early returns, Democrat Kyle Clayton from Peoria leads with 26,541 (55.2%) of the early votes over incumbent Republican Kevin Payne, who has 21,529 votes (44.7%).

No candidate has a clear majority of votes for the two House seats in LD27. Democrat Deborah Howard leads with 26,695 votes (38.9%) over incumbent Republicans Lisa Fink, who has 20,986 votes (30.6%) and Tony Rivero, in third place early with 20,665 (30.1%).

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