Arizona State Representative, District 12
State House District 12; Arizona
My vote power
Above average
Election date
July 21, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 243,790 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,378,838 ÷ 243,790) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.76, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Armando Montero
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Armando Montero was raised in Arizona and is a product of its public schools. In 2020 he became the youngest person ever elected to the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board, at 19 years old.
David Richardson
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
David Richardson grew up in a rented guest house in Phoenix, became a first-generation college graduate and founded multiple businesses while mentoring others. Born and raised in Phoenix, he attended Arizona public schools.
Stacey Travers
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · advanced
Stacey Travers was born in Athens, Greece to a U.S. military father and Greek mother, and served as a Russian Intelligence Interceptor in the U.S. Army. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Geosciences at the University of Arizona and did postgraduate study at Oxford University.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 5 for, Election Integrity 2 for, 1 against, Government Spending Reduction 3 against,
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Stacey Travers (Democratic), Armando Montero (Democratic), David Richardson (Republican)
Source: elections.maricopa.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: apps.arizona.vote · azsos.gov