Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / AZ-2Arizona's 2nd district 2026 · held by Republicans

Eli Crane is favored in AZ-2

Jonathan Nez22%Democrat
Eli Crane78%Republican · incumbent
Median marginR+4.080%: R+12.0 to D+3.0
Cook PVIR+72026 lines
Tipping point0.4%decides the majority
District pollsD+2.01 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLikely R
Inside ElectionsLikely R
SabatoLikely R
Race to the WHLikely R
EconomistLean R
Split TicketLikely R
DDHQLikely R
FiftyPlusOneLikely R
Fox NewsLikely R
Silver BulletinLikely R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
EmersonOct 14345 LV50–48 D+2.0