Abraham Hamadeh (Republican Party) (also known as Abe) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hamadeh (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on July 21, 2026.
AZ House District 8
Incumbent: Abraham Hamadeh · Republican
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Bernadette Greene Placentia (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on July 21, 2026. Greene
Raymond Keeler (Democratic Party) (also known as Ray) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on July 21, 2026.
Blake Masters (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.
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Jillian Barfield (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on July 21, 2026.
Trent Franks (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2003. He left office on December 8, 2017. Franks (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on July 30, 2024. On December 7, 2017, Franksannounced that he would resign from Congress on January 31, 2018. In a statement, he acknowledged that he had discussed possible surrogacy arrangements with female staffers. On December 8, he revised his date of resignation and said he would leave immediately. He said the change was due to his wife's admission to the hospital for an ailment.
Anthony Kern (Republican Party) is running for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 27. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on July 21, 2026. Kern (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. He left office on January 13, 2025.
Jessie Martines (No Labels Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the No Labels Party primary on July 21, 2026.
Jeremy Spreitzer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024. Spreitzer also ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 28. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.
Marc Lewis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.
Jeremy Spreitzer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024. Spreitzer also ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 28. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.



