Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / AZ-5Arizona's 5th district 2026 · open seat, held by Republicans

Republican is heavily favored in AZ-5

Democrat4%Democrat
Republican96%Republican
Median marginR+11.080%: R+20.0 to R+3.0
Cook PVIR+102026 lines
Tipping point0.0%decides the majority
District pollsNonefundamentals only

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 0.0 points (open seat, none).

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
CookSolid R
Inside ElectionsSolid R
SabatoSolid R
Race to the WHSolid R
EconomistLean R
Split TicketSolid R
DDHQLikely R
FiftyPlusOneSolid R
Fox NewsSolid R
Silver BulletinSolid R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
No public district polls found.