AkashicAZ-02 — U.S. House
We expect Democrats to win58%The call
We expect Democrats to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketRaw Democratic YES price 38%; raw Republican YES price 63%.
No model-versus-market gap is calculated until both systems represent every independent and Other outcome.
Raw YES prices from live Polymarket markets; D and R are not renormalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Eli CraneRIncumbentNominee | |
| Jonathan NezDNominee | |
| Eric DescheenieD | not yet filing |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Northern/rural Arizona (Flagstaff, Navajo Nation). Incumbent Eli Crane (R) running, presumptive GOP nominee. Arizona primary is July 21, 2026 (NOT yet held). Contested Democratic primary: Jonathan Nez (former Navajo Nation president and 2024 nominee who lost to Crane 54-45, strong frontrunner) vs. Eric Descheenie (former AZ state rep). Both 'candidate' since primary not held. Watch spelling 'Descheenie'. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the AZ-02 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RepublicanR | R+9 |
| 2022 | RepublicanR | R+8 |
| 2020 | DemocraticD | D+10 |
| 2018 | DemocraticD | D+9 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+14 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR |
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