State Representative
State House District 24; 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 236,250 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 ÷ 236,250) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.9, 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
Alberto Flores
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Phoenix native from a working-class immigrant family, backed by Arizona labor federations, who lives in Maryvale and south Glendale. Priorities are housing affordability and price gouging, and fully funding public schools.
Delores McLaughlin
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Glendale community leader and former communication instructor at Estrella Mountain Community College with a Grand Canyon University doctorate. Priorities are lower state taxes for working families and expanding education options.
Lisbeth Arescurenaga
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Community organizer and mental health advocate who immigrated from Peru at 15 and has spent over 15 years directing advocacy on education, public health and civic engagement in west Phoenix and Glendale.
Lydia Hernandez
Did not advanceDemocratic · Incumbent · lost
Lydia Hernandez serves in the Arizona House and has served on the Cartwright Elementary School District board since 2004, including as its president. She holds a degree from Baylor University.
Rosa Cantu
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Rosa Cantu is Vice President of the Cartwright School District Governing Board. The district records her board service beginning with a 2002 election and documents her ongoing public education leadership.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Alberto Flores (Democratic), Lisbeth Arescurenaga (Democratic), Delores McLaughlin (Republican)
Source: cdn1.arizona.vote · researched September 12, 2026
Source: ballotpedia.org