Eli Crane barely hangs onto his seat in Arizona’s second congressional district

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 696

Last Updated: 5 hours, 22 minutes ago

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Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane will keep his seat representing Arizona’s second congressional district after an unexpectedly tight race with former president of the Navajo Nation, Jonathan Nez.

After almost a week of counting, The Associated Press called the race on Monday for Crane, who had a 1.2 percentage point lead over Nez.

“I’m going to keep fighting against the status quo in Congress,” Crane said in a

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