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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, AZ-09

Paul Gosar

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American politician (born 1958)

WonCounts not on file
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +13.4, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Paul Anthony Gosar is an American politician and former dentist serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011.

More

Representing Arizona’s 9th congressional district since 2023, he previously represented the 4th district (2013–2023) and the 1st district (2011–2013). He is a member of the Republican Party.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
November 22, 1958 (age 67)
Education
  • Creighton University, Bachelor of Science, 1985
Occupation
dentist
In Congress
8 House terms, since January 5, 2011

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

The race

U.S. House, AZ-09. Won.

  1. Paul Gosar Republican · winnern/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Republican (R +13.4, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Money

$814Ktotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$655Kspent
$250Kcash on hand
$3,000debts owed by the committee

Principal campaign committee: GOSAR FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

27.4% of the $690,317 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)23.2%$188,865
  • Individuals, itemized61.6%$501,452
  • Other political committees (PACs)14.4%$117,250
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.7%$5,975

Employers donors listed

  1. SELF - EMPLOYED$14,11917 contributions
  2. DELTA FRESH$7,2313 contributions
  3. BAKER HOSTETLER$7,0002 contributions
  4. BILL LUKE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP$7,0002 contributions
  5. CAS$7,0002 contributions
  6. EL DORADO HOLDINGS$7,0002 contributions
  7. HCSS$7,0002 contributions
  8. MARWEST SERVICES$7,0002 contributions
  9. NOGALES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT$7,0002 contributions
  10. PRIDE CONTRACTING$7,0003 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 4b6d1dea2288

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
    2 subcommittees
    • Energy and Mineral Resources
    • Oversight and Investigations (Chair)
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
    2 subcommittees
    • Federal Law Enforcement
    • Health Care and Financial Services

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored
27 bills and resolutions, and 5 amendments
Cosponsored
286 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 75c13d14d353

Bills and votes

The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:

Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
gosar.house.gov via Wikidata
Office phone
202-225-2315
Washington office
2057 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0309
Campaign email
info@drpaulgosar.com · source

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 6:10 AM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, AZ-09 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2022U.S. House, AZ-09 · General · won · 192,796 votes (97.8%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2020U.S. House, AZ-04 · General · won · 278,002 votes (69.8%) Vugol.Me record
  5. 2018U.S. House, AZ-04 · General · won · 188,842 votes (68.1%) Vugol.Me record
  6. 2011 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q2059832). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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