2026 race

AZ-08 — U.S. House

2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Abraham J. Hamadeh.

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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Democratic primary · Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Called by AP
Bernadette Greene-PlacentiaWon
  • DRaymond Charles KeelerDefeated
Republican primary · Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Abraham J. HamadehWon
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Arizona Secretary of State.

Disclosed money in race
$1.9M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent

Currently in office

Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Bernadette Greene-Placentia

D
ChallengerFEC H4AZ08082

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Raised this cycle$373K
Cash on hand: $153K
1 defeated candidate — show

Raymond Charles Keeler

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6AZ08269

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Raised this cycle$45K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal

Early read on AZ-08 — U.S. House

A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.

Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Abraham J. Hamadehmixed
0 pos3 neutral0 neg3 articles
Bernadette Greene-Placentialimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race

Finance breakdown

Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.

Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle

Total disclosed
$1.9M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$1.9M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$2K
$2K for · $0 against
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Abraham J. Hamadeh(R)incumbent
$1.4M——$1.4M
Bernadette Greene-Placentia(D)
+ FIELD TEAM 6, INC. $2K
$373K$2K—$375K
1 defeated candidate — show finances
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Raymond Charles Keeler(D)defeated
$45K——$45K
Where the money comes from

In-state vs out-of-state

Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside AZ versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.

Abraham J. Hamadeh(R)43% in-state · $883K itemized
$384K in-state$500K out-of-state
Bernadette Greene-Placentia(D)59% in-state · $44K itemized
$26K in-state$18K out-of-state
1 defeated candidate — show
Raymond Charles Keeler(D)defeated100% in-state · $29K itemized
$29K in-state$0 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't

Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.

Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.

In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.

Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.

Where they stand

Issue-by-issue comparison

Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.

StatementHamadehGreene placentiaYou
Criminal Justice
The federal government should send more money to local police departments.
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Foreign Policy
The U.S. should spend more on the military.
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Guns
Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted.
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Immigration
The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border.
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Taxes
People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes.
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SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign

About this race page

Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.

Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.

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