Juan Ciscomani Clinches Arizona GOP Nomination in Toss-Up House Seat Trump Won by Under 1 Point
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Juan Ciscomani Clinches Arizona GOP Nomination in Toss-Up House Seat Trump Won by Under 1 Point
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
Juan Ciscomani secured the Republican nomination for Arizona’s southeastern battleground district, advancing unopposed toward a third-term bid in one of the House’s most competitive races.
The race is a top Democratic target because the district spans Tucson’s suburbs to the U.S.-Mexico border, and Donald Trump carried it by less than 1 percentage point in 2024 after losing it by about the same margin in 2020.
JoAnna Mendoza also won the Democratic primary unopposed, but her general-election campaign faces scrutiny over social-media follows and resurfaced 2020 comments supporting decriminalizing prostitution.
Cook Political Report rates the contest a toss-up, with Ciscomani expected to lean on his moderate profile after winning the seat by fewer than 6,000 votes in 2022 and by more than 3 points in 2024.