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Think Your Business Has
What It Takes to Win?

Step into the spotlight and earn your place among
Tucson’s top businesses in the 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.

2024 Winners + Favorites

Search the list below or CLICK HERE to view 2024 Winners and Favorites

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2025 PROGRAM

Top 10 Finalists are Announced!

Remember: Only the Top 10 businesses with the most nominations will advance to the Voting Round starting July 27! 

Nominate a Business
  • Nomination Period: June 15 - 22
  • Voting Period: July 27 - Aug 10
  • RC Awards Celebration: Sept 5 | 5pm - 10pm | Casino Del Sol

Want VIP access to all the latest updates, insider info, and early announcements? Follow us on social!

Readers' Choice is a community driven program, and the Arizona Daily Star is dedicated to the overall integrity of the program.

My business was nominated in the Top 10, what now?

1.
SPREAD THE WORD

Encourage your employees, customers, friends, and family to vote for your business in select categories.

  2.
ENHANCE YOUR BALLOT VISIBILITY  

Gain a competitive edge by upgrading your ballot to an Enhanced Ballot Listing, making it easier for your customers to find you.

3. 
MAKE IT EASY TO VOTE DAILY

Get a custom Text-To-Vote code that casts a vote instantly when texting 520.214.8683. Promote your code to maximize daily votes!

Maximize Your Campaign

Marketing Merchandise

Take your participation to the next level with our exclusive, expertly designed marketing materials. They’re built to help you stand out, captivate your audience, and inspire more votes for your business.

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Text-To-Vote/Enhanced Ballot Listing

Boost your campaign with our Text-to-Vote service and Enhanced Ballot Listings. These upgrades increase your visibility and make it easy for customers to vote for you.

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10 Groups/200+ Categories

OUR SEARCH FOR THE BEST IN TUCSON

2025 Awards Celebration
"Crowning the Big Kahunas"

September 5  |  5pm - 10pm  |  Casino Del Sol

Join us for the largest Business to Business Celebration in Southern Arizona!

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LOOKING BACK ON THE

2023 Readers' Choice Event

49k+ Nominations
260k+ Digital Votes
129k+ Text-to-Votes
22k+ Unique Participants 
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CELEBRATING THE BEST OUR COMMUNITY HAS TO OFFER

2025 Sponsors

"It was a great celebration of businesses that have thrived despite all of today's economic challenges. These businesses are the best Tucson has to offer and we're grateful to our readers for selecting the winners."

David McCumber, Executive, Editor Arizona Daily Star

Winners + Favorites

Be a Part of Southern Arizona's Most Prestigious
"Best Of" Awards Program

Arizona Daily Star's Readers' Choice is a community driven program like no other:

Free to
Participate

Entering is free, and spending money with us doesn't impact the results.

Quality Over
Popularity

Small, medium, and large businesses all have the same shot at winning.

Your Voice,
Your Votes

Our community holds the power to nominate, review, and vote. No judges.

Fair Play
For All

We utilize a third-party software system to authenticate
and prevent fraudulent voting.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does purchasing votes work?

The short answer...NO.

THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
We use a third-party software system checking IP addresses, email addresses and timestamps to combat fraudulent voting.

NOMINATIONS/VOTES/DISQUALIFIED
If fraud is suspected, nominations and /or votes involved will be disqualified.

COMPANIES CANNOT GUARANTEE WINS
If a business is approached about buying a guaranteed win by a third-party, no matter how reassuring they are that it is legal, IT IS NOT. Those votes will be disqualified.

How are my Readers' Choice packages billed?

Billing occurs over a 4 month period per section.

Nominations, Voting, Results, Event

What if I buy a package and don't win?

The strategy of the package is not paying for votes. The package is a way to reach your audience when it's at its peak and most engage. You gain significant brand visibility.

How do I find out if I won?

Results will be made public the night of the event (TBD). A results section will be published the week after.

How does voting work?

Users can vote once every 24 hours; the clock does not erase at midnight.

Do ads guarantee nominations or votes?

Ads on the ballot do not guarantee you will be nominated or move on to the voting phase; however, the ballot is one of the best places to be seen. The ad positions/enhanced listings amplify your presence and reach potential.