TUCSON — As of Sept. 30, Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel had the monetary advantage over incumbent Republican Juan Ciscomani in the race for Congress in the district representing Graham, Greenlee and Cochise counties.
But that has changed over the last few weeks.
According to campaign filings, Engel had $2.5 million available to spend up to Election Day, while Ciscomani had $1.8 million in his campaign coffers as of Sept. 30.
But since Oct. 17, Ciscomani has pulled in $275,641.36 in campaign contributions, to $112,959 received by Engel.
Almost half of the contributions to Ciscomani — $133,501.36 — have come from 23 political action committees, and the remaining $142,140 from 96 individual donors. Nineteen donations (16 percent) have come from Arizona residents or PACs.
For Engel, $78,459 has come in from 51 individuals, and $34,500 from six political action committees. Ten contributions (18 percent) have come from Arizona residents or PACs.
In 2022, Ciscomani defeated Engel by just 5,232 votes, a 1.5-percent margin of victory, to win the open seat.
The district includes all of Greenlee County; the non-Tribal portion of Graham County; most of Cochise County except Democratic strongholds Bisbee and Douglas; Vail, Green Valley and the eastern portion of Tucson in Pima County; and the southeastern portion of Pinal County, including Eloy and Casa Grande.
The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia considers the race in Arizona’s sixth Congressional District one of two toss-up Congressional races in Arizona. The other race features incumbent Republican David Schweikert in District 1, who is being challenged by Democrat Amish Shah.
