Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Katie Hobbs
- Office
- Governor of Arizona
- Party
- Democratic (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- John Giles (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: Katie Hobbs
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Campaign website: katiehobbs.org
- Candidate list
- Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission — 2026 General Election Voter Education Guide (official)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Describes eliminating the tax on rent, down payment assistance for first homes, and canceling medical debt as steps to lower costs. | Campaign website — katiehobbs.org/meet-katie Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Border security | Describes creating a Border Coordination Office, funding local border law enforcement, and Task Force SAFE to stop fentanyl. | Campaign website — katiehobbs.org/meet-katie Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Water | Describes a water policy compromise the candidate says will create jobs, lower housing costs, and conserve water. | Campaign website — katiehobbs.org/meet-katie Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Health care | Describes repealing Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban and making birth control available over the counter, and says they will protect Arizonans’ health care. | Campaign website — katiehobbs.org/meet-katie Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Arizona’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Arizona campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Arizona officeholder page on this site, with bills sponsored in the Arizona Legislature where available (Open States data, matched by exact name within the state and checked by hand).
Sources
- Candidate list: Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission — 2026 General Election Voter Education Guide (official) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — katiehobbs.org/meet-katie — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Listed for the candidate in: Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission — 2026 General Election Voter Education Guide (official)
- Arizona campaign-finance search (official)
