Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has discussed her campaign for re-election in an interview with FOX 10 Talks, as she prepares for a closely watched contest in the state.
Mayes, a Democrat, is seeking a second term as Arizona’s top law-enforcement official. She will face Republican Warren Petersen, the president of the Arizona Senate, in the general election on 3 November 2026.
The race was formally set after Petersen won the Republican nomination in Arizona’s July primary. Mayes secured her own party’s nomination and is now presenting her record in office as the central argument for another term.
Her campaign has highlighted work involving consumer protection, corporate accountability, public safety and legal challenges over water and healthcare. It has also positioned Mayes as a defender of individual rights and state authority.
In a campaign television advert launched in August, Mayes said she was “not finished” and pointed to lawsuits against large agricultural businesses, action against technology companies and prosecutions involving violent criminals.
The contest is expected to be competitive. Mayes won the 2022 election by just 280 votes out of more than 2.5 million cast, according to the Associated Press.
Her Republican challenger has argued that the Attorney General’s Office should focus more narrowly on criminal law enforcement and combating corruption, while Mayes has campaigned on a broader consumer-protection and civil-rights agenda.
