Democrats appear poised for victory in Arizona's 8th Legislative District in the 2026 midterm elections, which encompasses parts of Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Mesa and the entirety of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
In LD8, two state House seats and one state Senate seat were up for grabs headed into Tuesday.
As of Thursday morning, incumbent state senator Democrat Lauren Kuby seems all set to claim victory over Republican challenger Bill Loughrige. Kuby has 69.76% of the vote with 38,647 votes, while Loughrige trails behind with 16,693 vote at 30.13%.
In the state house race, incumbent Democrats Janeen Connolly and Brian Garcia are all but assured to keep their seats against Republican challenger Donald Hawker. Connolly has 40.55% of the vote with 35,148 votes, Garcia has 39.97% with 34,649 votes, while Hawker trails behind with 19.21% at 16,649 votes.
Connor Van Ligten Reporter | Fountain Hills/Scottsdale
After graduating from Arizona State University's Cronkite School in spring 2022, Connor Van Ligten spent a little over year as a reporter for WWL-TV in New Orleans before finding themselves back in Phoenix in October of 2023. Now back in the Valley and writing for the Mesa Independent and the Daily Independent, Connor is ready to tell meaningful stories and report on important civic issues facing Mesa. Connor is a big fan of the 49ers, Warriors, pro wrestling, anime, dogs and fighting video games.
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