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Andy Biggs and David Schweikert offer competing visions for Republican Party in Arizona primary

Schweikert argues that a less uncompromising Republican approach can appeal to independents and compete statewide.

Andy Biggs and David Schweikert offer competing visions for Republican Party in Arizona primary
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Andy Biggs and David Schweikert are competing in Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary, with the race framed as a choice between Biggs’s hard-line approach and Schweikert’s appeal to independents. The article also previews contested House primaries in Schweikert’s district.

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Republican candidate for Arizona governor

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Andy Biggs
R · AZ-5

Republican candidate for Arizona governor

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Democratic candidate for Arizona’s congressional district

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and Biggs endorser

Kari Lake
R · AZ

Former Republican nominee for Arizona governor

Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican candidate for Arizona’s congressional district

Amish Shah
D · AZ

Democratic candidate for Arizona’s congressional district

Republican candidate for Arizona’s congressional district

Kevin McCarthy
Former U.S. Representative (R-CA)

Former Republican Speaker of the House

Republican candidate for Arizona’s congressional district

ALSO MENTIONED  Grant Woods, Former Arizona attorney general; Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor and prospective general-election opponent

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Biggs Defeats Schweikert in Arizona Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Andy Biggs and David Schweikert competed in Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary. Center outlets frame the contest as a choice over the party’s direction, emphasizing Schweikert’s argument for a less uncompromising approach. Right-leaning outlets place the governor’s race in a broader live-results survey and present Republican candidates and positions favorably while criticizing Democrats.

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