Who should I vote for in Yavapai County? A nonpartisan guide to the 2026 ballot

How to decide, step by step

1. See your exact ballot. Enter your address: districts depend on where you live. It stays in your browser.
2. Pick the two or three issues you care about most. For federal and state candidates, open "Where they stand on issues" on each one: it covers taxes and spending, immigration, abortion, guns, energy and gas prices, and health care, plus Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Iran, and China and Taiwan for congressional candidates, with their actual votes for anyone who has served. For local races, where those issues rarely come up, read what the office does and each candidate's own website.
3. Compare candidates race by race. Look at each one's record, where they fall left to right, who funds them and who endorses them. Every fact links to its source.
4. Read every ballot measure. Check what a YES and a NO vote each do; the wording on the ballot can be confusing.
5. Don't skip the bottom of the ballot. County, school board, city and judicial races decide your property taxes, schools and roads, and they're often decided by a few hundred votes.
6. Make a plan to vote: early, by mail or on Election Day, November 3, 2026.

What's on the Yavapai County ballot

26 races and 17 ballot measures decided in Yavapai County, plus the statewide, legislative and congressional races on the Arizona page.

• Yavapai County Clerk of the Superior Court
• Yavapai County Justice of the Peace, Bagdad/yarnell Precinct
• Yavapai County Justice of the Peace, Mayer Precinct
• Yavapai County Justice of the Peace, Prescott Precinct
• Yavapai County Justice of the Peace, Seligman Precinct
• Yavapai County Justice of the Peace, Verde Valley Precinct
• Yavapai County Superior Court Judge, Division 1
• Yavapai County Superior Court Judge, Division 2
• Yavapai County Superior Court Judge, Division 3
• Yavapai County Superior Court Judge, Division 5
• Yavapai County Superior Court Judge, Division 6
• Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, District 2 (unexpired term)
• Yavapai County Constable, Bagdad/yarnell Precinct
• Yavapai County Constable, Mayer Precinct

Ballot measures

• Yavapai County Jail District Proposition 497 — Jail District Excise (Sales) Tax Increase
• City of Prescott Proposition 401 — Charter Amendment: Majority to Elect in Primary (Art. IX, Sec. 6)
• City of Prescott Proposition 402 — Charter Amendment: City Judge Section Title (Art. XI, Sec. 4)
• City of Prescott Proposition 411 — Charter Amendment: Powers of the City — Development Agreement Restrictions (Art. I, Sec. 3)
• City of Prescott Proposition 412 — Charter Amendment: Open Space Requirements for Large-Scale Annexations (Art. I, Sec. 4)
• City of Prescott Proposition 413 — Charter Amendment: Acquisition of Real Property (Art. VIII, Sec. 2)
• City of Prescott Proposition 414 — Charter Amendment: Development Agreements (Art. VIII, Sec. 14)
• City of Prescott Proposition 415 — Charter Amendment: Presiding Officer; Appointment; Term (Art. XI, Sec. 4)
• Prescott Unified School District No. 1 Proposition 405 — 7% Maintenance & Operation Budget Override
• Prescott Unified School District No. 1 Proposition 406 — Bond ($20,000,000)

See every Yavapai County race and measure →

Quick answers

Who should I vote for in Yavapai County?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. No honest nonpartisan source will. What SpectrumVote does is show every race on your Yavapai County ballot with each candidate's record, funding, outside spending and endorsements side by side, so you can decide based on the issues you care about.

When is the election?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

How do I see my exact ballot?

Enter your address at spectrumvote.com. Which state House, state Senate and congressional districts you're in depends on your address, so two neighbors in Yavapai County can have different ballots. Your county election office also publishes official sample ballots.

Do I have to vote in every race?

No. You can leave any race or measure blank; the rest of your ballot still counts.

What do the left–right placements mean?

Each candidate is placed on one scale from their own record: votes in Congress or the state legislature, or who donates to their campaigns, using published academic research. First-time candidates with no record get an AI estimate from their own website, clearly labeled, or no placement at all. The placement describes; it isn't a recommendation.

How do ballot measures work?

A YES vote supports the change the measure describes and a NO vote keeps things as they are. Yavapai County has 17 on the ballot; each page explains what YES and NO do in plain language, with the official text.