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No endorsement
The race
The El Centro Precinct elects a constable this cycle. A constable is the justice court's enforcement officer — serving summonses, subpoenas, and orders of protection, and carrying out court orders including evictions and property seizures. The office carries a four-year term. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot as a vote, not a cancelled election: Arizona's cancellation statute, A.R.S. § 16-410, by its terms covers only elections held under Title 15, Title 48, or § 16-822, and Ballotpedia's general-election tables list this race on the general ballot with a single candidate. The sole candidate printed on the general ballot is Darlene Martinez (Democratic), the incumbent — Ballotpedia's general-election table marks her with an (i). One filed write-in also stands: the county's official general-election filer file lists Reuben Macias (Independent) as a write-in filer for this seat on September 3, 2026.
Darlene Martinez (Democratic, incumbent) is the sitting El Centro constable, confirmed by Ballotpedia's incumbency mark and by the county constables directory, which lists her in the seat today. Her Arizona List candidate profile describes her as "a lifelong community advocate, seasoned public servant, and trusted leader" — an advocacy organization's profile language, printed here as such, not as an independent finding. Beyond incumbency and that profile, this pass's searches returned no fuller biography and no documented controversy, discipline, or scandal. For the write-in, Macias, the county filer file is the entire record this pass could document: a name, a party, and a filing date.
OUR CALL
Our call: no endorsement — uncontested race. Search documented: Ballotpedia's general-election table (sole ballot candidate, incumbent; write-in listed), the county general-election filer file (Macias write-in filing), the county constables directory (Martinez in the seat today), and the Arizona List candidate profile. No controversy was returned for either name.
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--- Sources
- Ballotpedia, Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2026) — general-election tables — https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Maricopa_County,_Arizona_(2026)
- Maricopa County Elections, 2026 County General Election Candidates (2026.09.21 General Filers) — https://elections.maricopa.gov/asset/jcr:d046889e-0ab4-43b2-9c4e-237c916df08a/2026.09.21%20General%20Filers.pdf
- Maricopa County staff directory — Constables — https://ready.maricopa.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=16
- Arizona List, candidate profile — Darlene Martinez (El Centro Constable) — https://www.arizonalist.org/candidate-category/county/
- Arizona Revised Statutes § 16-410 (cancellation of certain elections — by its terms limited to elections under Title 15, Title 48, or § 16-822) — https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/00410.htm
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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