Only five of Arizona's 30 legislative districts are considered competitive. That means most of the seats up for grabs in the state House and Senate will be determined on Aug. 2.
Context: The recent redistricting process rearranged the legislative map and left some members who had previously been in separate districts now fighting each other for their seats.
What we're watching: Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a handful of legislative candidates who are in contested Republican primaries.
Battle over the 2020 election
- House Speaker Rusty Bowers is termed out and running for the open Senate seat in east Mesa-based Legislative District 10 against former Sen. David Farnsworth.
- Bowers has taken a strong stand against the false 2020 election fraud claims and testified for the Jan. 6 U.S. House committee about Trump's attempts to pressure him into overturning President Joe Biden's win in Arizona.
- Farnsworth falsely claims that the election was rigged against Trump and got the former president's endorsement as a result.
Rural Arizona showdown
- Incumbent Republican Sens. Wendy Rogers and Kelly Townsend will face off in LD7, which stretches from southern Flagstaff down to Pinal County and the edge of the Phoenix metro area in Apache Junction.
- Trump has endorsed Rogers, who has a history of making inflammatory and offensive statements, and was censured by her Senate colleagues earlier this year.
Trump's endorsements
- Robert Scantlebury in his race against Sen....
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