Gosar Wins Re-Election to U.S. House

NBC News projected Republican Rep. Paul Gosar will keep his Arizona House seat after early vote tallies.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a plain ballot box silhouette centered on a desert horizon in deep red and cream. — Republican Rep. Paul Gosar was projected by NBC News to keep his Arizona U.S. House seat after early tallies showed him leading Democrat Danielle Sterbinsky. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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NBC News projected that Rep. Paul Gosar will retain his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of Wednesday, Gosar had more than 138,700 votes, nearly 58% of the total, against Democrat Danielle Sterbinsky's more than 101,200 votes, or over 42%.

Why it matters

The projection settles the race for Arizona's western congressional district, keeping a sitting member in place for the next term. Gosar thanked voters on social media for their trust after the projection was announced.

As of Wednesday, Gosar held a lead of more than 37,000 votes, about 58% to 42% over Sterbinsky. The source does not report how many ballots remained to be counted.

The players

Paul Gosar

Paul Gosar is the Republican U.S. representative for Arizona's western district and a longtime member of the House.

Danielle Sterbinsky

Danielle Sterbinsky is the Democratic candidate who challenged Gosar for the western Arizona congressional seat.

NBC News

NBC News is a national television and digital news network that made the race projection.

The details

NBC News made the projection of Gosar's win, and Gosar announced the result on social media, thanking voters for their trust. The report is datelined from Yuma County, Ariz., in the district Gosar represents in western Arizona.

Nov. 4, 2026: NBC News projects Gosar will keep his seat.
Wednesday: Vote tally shows Gosar with more than 138,700 votes.

Season Trajectory

Gosar's projected win continues a House career that began in 2015 in Arizona's western district. The result keeps the seat with the incumbent Republican rather than changing hands.

Gosar's projected win means the western Arizona district keeps its current representative in Congress. Voters following the race can expect the final certified tally to update the figures reported so far.

The takeaway

A projected outcome from one network can shape the immediate result before the full count is final, so watching the certified totals is useful for readers tracking close races.