Preliminary results for the Legislative District 23 primary election have been posted, with Michelle Altherr running unopposed in the Republican primary and incumbent Brian Fernandez in the Democratic Senate primary with no in-party opposition .
As of 8 p.m., on Tuesday, July 21, in the crowded State House primaries, Michele Peña and Gary Garcia Snyder lead the Republican field uncontested. Mariana Sandoval and Emilia Cortez lead the Democratic field.
Candidates are competing to advance from their respective party primaries to the general election to represent an expansive district spanning Goodyear, Tucson, Yuma, San Luis, Buckeye, Avondale and Casa Grande, along with rural and tribal areas across southern and western Arizona.
