Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedOct 10, 2026, 11:27 AM EDT
To election day24 days
Simulations200,000

Arizona 6th District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
JoAnna Mendoza
60%
Republican
Juan Ciscomani
40%
ForecastTilt D
Projected margin
D+1.6
80% range
R+6.8 to D+9.9
Partisan lean
R+0.2
Tipping-point chance
1.79%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.07×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 31%Fundamentals 69%
Polling average
R+1.8
Fundamentals
D+4.8
Blended
D+1.8
Similar-race shift
−0.5
Poll–fundamentals gap
6.6 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
3
Distinct pollsters
3
Most recent
June 11, 2026
Democrat
45.1%
Republican
46.9%
Undecided / other
8.1%
Spread between polls
1.7 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+0.2
Elasticity
0.88
Incumbency
−3.4
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+1.8
National environment
D+7.1
Expected margin
D+5.4
The polls behind this number3 most recent of 3 in the window
PollsterDatesSampleDRMargin
Normington, Petts & AssociatesDEMJune 11, 2026500 LV4745D+2
Ragnar Research PartnersREPMarch 14, 2026400 LV4744D+3
Public Policy PollingDEMOctober 15, 2025581 LV4241D+1

Each poll is weighted by recency, the square root of its sample size and its pollster rating, then adjusted for that firm’s house effect, its sampled population and any partisan sponsorship — so the average above is not the mean of this column.

How it voted for presidenttwo-party
2024 margin
R+0.8
2020 margin
D+0.1
Shift 2020 → 2024
R+0.8
Votes cast, 2024
440,175

Presidential results reaggregated onto the 2026 district lines. This is where the seat’s partisan lean comes from, and it carries most of the forecast in a race nobody has polled.

Who lives hereCensus ACS
Population
642,434
Median age
53.2
Median household income
$72,300
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38%
White
67%
Black
4%
Hispanic
21%
Asian
4%

Used to find demographically similar districts, so a race with no polling can borrow the polling error of races that look like it.

Campaign fundraisingFEC filings to Invalid Date
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Joanna MendozaDEM$7.4M$3.3M
Juan CiscomaniREP$6.2M$4.1M

Receipts across the cycle, from FEC bulk filings. The model uses the ratio between the two sides rather than either total, and weights it lightly — money follows a competitive race at least as much as it causes one.

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