After the Arizona Primary Election on July 21, 2026, Doug Cole, Chief Operating Officer of HighGround, Inc., and Stacy Pearson, Co-Founder of Lumen Strategies, sat down with Ted Simons on “AZ Votes” to discuss the latest numbers from the elections results.
Stacy Pearson is a prominent Arizona-based political strategist, public affairs consultant and co-founder of Lumen Strategies. She is well-known for running high-profile, underdog political campaigns, issue advocacy and managing grassroots initiatives.
Doug Cole has been a lobbyist with HighGround Public Affairs Consultants for nearly three decades, and he has influenced many major policy initiatives since the lobbying firm’s inception.
Current contest leaders (by Maricopa County Elections as of 7/22/2026 at 12:10 p.m.)
Arizona Governor – Republicans
- Andy Biggs (R)
Arizona Attorney General – Republicans
- Warren Petersen (R)
Secretary of State – Republicans
- Alexander Kolodin (R)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Kimberly Yee (R)
- Terry Leyba Ruiz (D)
Arizona Treasurer – Republicans
- Elijah Norton (R)
Congressional District 1
- Amish Shah (D)
- Jay Feely (R)
Congressional District 4 – Democrats
Greg Stanton (D)
Congressional District 5 – Republicans
Mark Lamb (R)
