Clerk of the Superior Court
Maricopa County, Arizona
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General 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: Normal · 52 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 4,559,748 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 ÷ 4,559,748) ÷ ln(50,000) = 52.22, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Keeping court records and case files
- Collecting court fines and fees
- Sending jury summons, in many places
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Data Privacy
Candidates
Republican · declared
Jeff Dial is the 2026 Republican nominee for Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court. He served in the Arizona House during the 50th and 51st Legislatures and in the Arizona Senate during the 52nd Legislature. His business background includes serving as executive vice president of Dial Chemical, real-estate work, and home-building; his campaign also identifies current board service with state and Scottsdale-area Realtor associations.
Records: Government Efficiency 9 for, Anti-Corruption 2 for, 3 against, Data Privacy 1 for
Democratic · declared
Sebastian 'Seb' Maximiliano Matta is the 2026 Democratic nominee for Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court. He is an Arizona State University philosophy student and a first-generation Argentine-American. His background includes national speech-and-debate competition, varsity activities, and leadership as president of a Fire Service Career Technical Education organization.
Sources: elections.maricopa.gov · azcleanelections.gov