Jonathan Nez

Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez will again run for the U.S. House in Arizona’s Second Congressional District in 2026 in an attempt to unseat second-term Republican Rep. Eli Crane.

Incumbent Rep. Eli Crane came out ahead of Democrat Jonathan Nez, the former Navajo Nation president, in the 2nd District race.

Votes are still being counted throughout Arizona, but initial results have yielded few major surprises in national and statewide races along with more than a dozen ballot propositions.

With the state up for grabs in next week’s presidential election, Democrats and Republicans are making their final arguments to northern Arizona voters.

Incumbent Rep. Eli Crane faces former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez in the race to represent Arizona's largely rural and Republican Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Arizona Rep. Eli Crane was part of a group of House Republicans who showed up at Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York Thursday.

Former Yavapai County Supervisor Jack Smith will face incumbent Eli Crane in the Republican primary to represent the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has announced his campaign for Congress. He’ll take on first-term Republican Rep. Eli Crane in Arizona’s second district.

If elected, Jonathan Nez would be the first Native American to represent Arizona in Congress.

The Navajo Nation’s youngest-ever president took the oath of office at a ceremony Tuesday. President Buu Nygren now leads one of the largest tribes in the U.S.