La Paz County candidate filing opens Feb. 21, 2026, closes March 23

Candidates seeking La Paz County offices must act quickly: La Paz County’s elections office and county web pages show the official candidate filing window for the 2026 primary period opened February 21, 2026 and will run through March 23, 2026. The candidate nomination packet for a county office can be picked up at the La Paz County Elections Department, 1108 Joshua Avenue, Parker, Arizona. Phone (928) 669-6149 or toll free 1-888-526-8685.

The county’s materials also list distinct filing ranges for different candidate types. The posting reads, "Partisan Candidates March 7, 2026 through April 6, 2026 by 5:00 p.m." and states "The filing deadline for independent or third party candidates is the same as for Partisan Primary Election candidates, March 7, 2026 through April 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m." Those March dates appear separately from the Feb. 21–March 23 window, and the county documents do not explain how the two date ranges relate.

Local offices that run nonpartisan contests have a different window in the county materials: "Independent or Other than the Primary Candidates Nonpartisan Candidates (General) June 6, 2026 through July 6, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. (School District, Fire District, etc.)." The materials also list write-in deadlines explicitly: "Write-In Candidates June 25, 2026, 5:00 p.m. (Primary) September 24, 2026, 5:00 p.m. (General)."

La Paz County’s guidance quotes state filing timing rules for nomination papers: "A candidate shall file their nomination paper no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fortieth day prior to the election." The same source sets out firm filing deadlines in one place: "FILING DEADLINE: Primary Election -No later than June 25, 2026, 5:00 p.m. General Election -No later than September 24, 2026, 5:00 p.m." The county reiterates filing procedure: "All candidate election documents shall be filed with the La Paz County Elections Department, 1108 Joshua Avenue, Parker, Arizona, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last date to file (this includes write-in candidates)."

Key election dates and voter registration cutoffs appear alongside the filing information. The county materials list the Primary Election as "August 4, 2026 (Registration closes on July 06, 2026 at midnight)" and the General Election as "November 3, 2026 (Registration closes on October 05, 2026 at midnight)."

Because La Paz County’s web pages and elections office documents present overlapping and differing date ranges, prospective candidates and campaigns should verify which window applies to their race and which forms they must file. The county Elections Department at 1108 Joshua Avenue, Parker, phone (928) 669-6149 or toll free 1-888-526-8685 is listed as the pickup and filing location for nomination packets and all candidate documents. Until the county reconciles the multiple postings, those office hours and the 5:00 p.m. filing clock remain the determinative points of contact for would-be candidates.