Adrian Fontes handily defeats Alexander Kolodin in secretary of state race

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 616

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes trounced Republican challenger and election denier Alexander Kolodin and won reelection.

Early Wednesday morning, with Fontes leading Kolodin by more than 11 percentage points, The Associated Press called the race in Fontes’ favor.

Kolodin was one of many Republican candidates aligned with President Donald Trump and endorsed by the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA who were lost their races by wide margins. A …

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