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Fontes takes victory in Arizona's Secretary of State race

Incumbent Democrat Adrian Fontes appears to have won reelection against Republican challenger Alexander Kolodin in the race for the next Arizona secretary of state, one of the most significant races in the state in 2026.

 Fontes so far leads the race with 1,167,801 votes and 54.8% of the vote total. Kolodin has 40.99% of the total vote with 932,274 votes.

Green Party candidate Duwayne Collier trails significantly behind with 19,593 votes at 1.24%.

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