Unofficial results, data as of 9:04 AM ET, Nov. 11, 2026 (Arizona Secretary of State results feed, which carries Maricopa County’s latest update, posted 9:08 PM ET, Nov. 10). Results are pending canvass and certification.
Scottsdale election results show the city’s voters went their own way on Nov. 3. While Democrats ran strong across Arizona, Scottsdale backed two conservatives for City Council, Michelle Ugenti-Rita and Councilman Barry Graham, and Republicans George Khalaf and Rep. Cody Reim are leading by wide margins for the two state House seats in Legislative District 3, which takes in north Scottsdale.
Statewide, the night belonged to Democrats. Gov. Katie Hobbs led the governor’s race with 55.6% of the vote to 42.4% for Republican Andy Biggs, a margin of more than 340,000 votes, Arizona Secretary of State results show. The Scottsdale Progress called the city’s council result “a stark contrast to the massive Democratic victories across the country – and much of the state.” ABC15 put it plainly: “Much of Arizona shifted left in this election, but Scottsdale voters went in a different direction when it came to their City Council.”
For more on the Republicans who held their ground elsewhere in the state, see how Eli Crane, Mark Finchem and Wendy Rogers held the line.
Ugenti-Rita and Graham finish on top for council
Three candidates were on the November ballot for two Scottsdale City Council seats, and the top two vote-getters are elected, the City of Scottsdale says. Ugenti-Rita and Graham finished first and second in Maricopa County’s latest count.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Ugenti-Rita | 53,857 | 33.97% |
| Barry Graham (incumbent) | 53,562 | 33.78% |
| Raoul Zubia | 51,131 | 32.25% |
Scottsdale City Council, two seats. Unofficial, Maricopa County Elections precinct results file of Nov. 10. Shares are of votes for the three listed candidates; 639 write-in votes not shown.
Ugenti-Rita leads Zubia by 2,726 votes and Graham leads him by 2,431. Zubia conceded on the night of Nov. 5. “Congratulations to Barry and Michelle,” he wrote. “I mean that sincerely,” the Scottsdale Progress reported. The Arizona Republic projected both as winners. The results become official after the City Council canvasses them, and the new terms begin in January 2027, according to the city.
Scottsdale’s city elections are nonpartisan, so no party label appears on the ballot. Graham and Ugenti-Rita campaigned as conservative Republicans, the Scottsdale Progress reported, and ran together on a conservative platform, Axios Scottsdale reported.
Ugenti-Rita served Scottsdale for 12 years in the Arizona Legislature before running for council, according to Axios. She campaigned on limiting high-density development, protecting Scottsdale’s water supply and keeping taxes low. She finished second overall in the July primary, behind Councilwoman Solange Whitehead, who won re-election outright.
Graham, a certified public accountant, began his first council term in January 2023, his city biography says. He grew up in northern Scottsdale, served on the city’s Planning Commission and chaired its Transportation Commission. He has questioned the city’s continued use of Flock license plate-reading cameras, saying residents’ privacy should come first, Axios reported. Both he and Ugenti-Rita opposed the apartment part of Axon’s headquarters development.
Khalaf and Reim lead in LD3
In Legislative District 3, voters elect two state House members. Republicans hold the top two spots in the unofficial count.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Reim (R, incumbent) | 72,886 | 29.85% |
| George Khalaf (R) | 70,909 | 29.04% |
| Julie Gable (D) | 51,741 | 21.19% |
| Richard “Rick” Robert Spargo (D) | 46,785 | 19.16% |
| John Skirbst (No Labels) | 1,728 | 0.71% |
Arizona House, Legislative District 3, two seats. Unofficial, Arizona Secretary of State as of 9:04 AM ET, Nov. 11; matches Maricopa County. 96 write-in votes not shown.
Khalaf leads the top Democrat, Gable, by 19,168 votes, and Reim leads her by 21,145. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Reim and Khalaf on Nov. 8 at 1:03 PM ET. The results are unofficial until the state canvass.
Reim already holds an LD3 House seat, the Legislature’s member roster shows. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed him to succeed Rep. Joseph Chaplik, who left to run for Congress, Ballotpedia reports. Khalaf will be new to the House. He topped the four-way Republican primary in July with 33.7% of the vote, according to Ballotpedia, and ran on public safety, school choice and lower taxes.
“While illegal crossings have dropped significantly under the leadership of President Trump, the job of securing our border is far from over and we cannot let down our guard.”
— George Khalaf, Ballotpedia candidate survey
On the same ballot, Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh, a Republican, leads the LD3 Senate race with 60.9% of the vote, Secretary of State results show. Full legislative results are on the Politics Elections Arizona Legislature results page.
Where LD3 and Scottsdale overlap
The map shows Legislative District 3 and Scottsdale’s city limits. The district lines match the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s approved official legislative map, adopted Jan. 21, 2022. About 79% of Scottsdale’s land area sits inside LD3, based on U.S. Census Bureau boundary files, and the city’s southern end falls in other legislative districts. Cave Creek, Carefree and Fountain Hills lie entirely within the district.
County data show the overlap. Of the 62 voting precincts that carried the Scottsdale council race, 26 also carried the LD3 House race, according to Maricopa County’s precinct results file. In those 26 precincts, Reim drew 32,126 votes and Khalaf 31,429, against 24,827 for Gable and 22,553 for Spargo. Some precincts include voters outside city limits.
Crane, Wendy Rogers and Finchem also beat the wave
Scottsdale was not alone. Rep. Eli Crane and state Sens. Wendy Rogers and Mark Finchem held the line, as Politics Elections reported in Crane, Finchem and Wendy Rogers Hold the Line in Arizona’s Blue Tsunami.
Unofficial Arizona Secretary of State results as of 9:04 AM ET, Nov. 11, show Crane leading Democrat Jonathan Nez in the 2nd Congressional District, 163,530 (49.58%) to 160,084 (48.53%), by 3,446 votes, or 1.06% of their combined total, outside the 0.5% recount line. The Associated Press called it for Crane on Nov. 9, KTAR reported. Finchem leads Legislative District 1, 73,920 (62.03%) to 45,114 (37.86%) for Democrat Christine Ellen Dargon, and Rogers leads Legislative District 7, 59,967 (60.27%) to 39,416 (39.61%) for Democrat Michiel “Mike” Montiel. Decision Desk HQ called District 1 for Finchem on Nov. 5 at 9:31 PM ET and District 7 for Rogers at 9:40 PM ET. Unofficial until the state canvass.
What comes next
Scottsdale’s City Council will canvass the city results, and Ugenti-Rita, Graham and Whitehead begin four-year terms in January. In the Legislature, Reim and Khalaf are positioned to give LD3 two Republican House votes next session, alongside Kavanagh, the Senate majority leader.
