State Senate · LD9
West Mesa
Republicans have a slight registration edge. The Independent Redistricting Commission's measure gives Democrats about a 2.6-point advantage. Sears was appointed after Eva Burch resigned in 2025. Source: Triadvocates Navigator (Sept. 16, 2026) and local reporting.
Candidates
Bridget Fitzgibbons
Republican
Kiana Sears on X (opens in a new tab) (incumbent)
Democrat
Polls
Not enough polling
No verified polls from the last 45 days. We show an average only with at least 2. Why?
- Rating
- Pending source
- 2024 State Senate result
- D+3.5
- Registration
- Pending source
Polls are entered by hand from each pollster's release and checked against the source before they count. How the average works
Forecast model
FutureBallot's model, not ours: a chance of winning from polls, past results and campaign money. We never call races.
- Sears91%
- Fitzgibbons9%
Source: FutureBallot · forecast of Oct 30, 11:31 PM MST
Prediction markets
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Campaign money
Fitzgibbons has outraised Sears, $253K to $184K.
Sears has outspent Fitzgibbons, $89K to $60K.
- Bridget Fitzgibbons (R)See The Money #101936
- Raised
- $253K
- Spent
- $60K
- Cash
- $190K
- Kiana Sears (D)See The Money #101883
- Raised
- $184K
- Spent
- $89K
- Cash
- $87K
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by groups not controlled by any campaign, reported as for or against each candidate.
| Candidate | For | Against |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzgibbons | $67K | $6K |
| Sears | $51K | $98K |
Reports filed with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2025–26. Retrieved Oct 31, 6:09 AM MST.
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