Arizona State House District 5 will have a contested race in the 2026 general election. The two candidates are Aaron Márquez and Sarah Liguori, both Democrats and both incumbents.
The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. No documented policy positions distinguish the candidates at this stage, and no fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand amounts are recorded for either campaign.
Aaron Márquez
Aaron Márquez is running as a Democrat. He is an incumbent in the Arizona State House District 5 race, meaning he already holds the office while seeking another term.
No candidate biography is recorded for Márquez. There are also no documented positions showing where he stands on specific policy questions in this race. His campaign’s total funds raised, total spending and current cash on hand are not recorded.
Those missing figures do not establish whether his campaign has raised or spent money. They mean there are no amounts to use for a financial comparison with Liguori at this point in the race.
Sarah Liguori
Sarah Liguori is running as a Democrat. She is also an incumbent in the Arizona State House District 5 race, so both candidates enter the contest as current officeholders.
No candidate biography is recorded for Liguori. As with Márquez, there are no documented positions showing where she stands on specific policy questions in this race. Her campaign’s total funds raised, total spending and current cash on hand are not recorded.
The absence of those figures does not show whether her campaign has conducted financial activity. It means there are no recorded amounts available for a side-by-side comparison with Márquez.
What makes the race contested
The District 5 race is classified as contested and includes two named candidates. Both candidates share the same Democratic Party affiliation and incumbent status, so those labels do not provide voters with a policy contrast.
No documented candidate positions establish differences between Márquez and Liguori on state issues. That leaves several central questions unresolved, including what priorities each candidate would emphasize and where their approaches might differ.
Campaign-finance information also does not yet offer a basis for comparison. Funds raised measure money received by a campaign, spending reflects campaign expenses, and cash on hand is the amount a campaign reports having available. No figures in those categories are recorded for either candidate.
The election timeline
The contest will be part of Arizona’s general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. That date is the key point for District 5 voters following the State House race.
As the election approaches, the main process developments to watch are whether the candidates document policy positions and whether campaign-finance totals are recorded. Those details could give voters additional ways to compare the two incumbents before the general election.
