Elections · U.S. House, District 5 · Arizona
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Raised for this seat
$135K
Through July 1, 2026
Cash on hand
$7K
Through July 1, 2026
Not on the November ballot
James is not on the November ballot for this seat. Mark Lamb and Elizabeth Lee are.
A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. James's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 19%$26K
- Large donors
- 49%$66K
- PACs
- 14%$19K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 17%$23K
- Other
- <1%$0
Receipts reported through July 1, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Arizona
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 29 days before the election.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 840K
- Median household income
- $109K
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Living below the poverty line
- 6.3%
- Without health insurance
- 6.8%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- Travis Grantham$613K
- Brian Hualde$53K
- Christopher Jamesthis page$135K
- Daniel Keenan$1.9M
- Mark Lamb$1.2M
- Elizabeth Lee$153K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.
In their own words
What James's campaign says it would work on.
The priorities James's own campaign site lists, quoted as written there. They are what the campaign says. Nobody has voted on them.
- “Educating for the Future”
- “Smart Infrastructure”
- “Jobs & Economic Growth & Community Resilience”
- “Healthcare & Protecting Our Seniors”
- “Protecting Our Democracy”
- “The Bottom Line: It’s About Bringing People Together to Solve Problems”
Quoted from chrisjamesforaz.com, read August 14, 2026. A campaign site changes; this is what it said on that date. Curia quotes these and does not check, rate or rank them.
Record in office
James has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.