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Trump-Backed Candidates Win Primaries In Key Battleground State

Andy Biggs won the Republican gubernatorial primary and is set to face Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Trump-Backed Candidates Win Primaries In Key Battleground State
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This article1 analysis · Oct 2, 2026
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Trump-backed candidates Andy Biggs, Mark Lamb and Jay Feely won Arizona Republican primaries, while Alexander Kolodin won the party’s secretary of state primary. Biggs is set to face incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs in the general election.

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Andy Biggs
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Republican gubernatorial primary winner

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Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican primary winner for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District

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Mark Lamb
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Republican nominee for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District

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Republican candidate in an earlier Arizona Senate race

Donald Trump
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Kari Lake
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Republican candidate in an earlier Arizona gubernatorial primary

Representative who left Arizona’s 1st District seat to pursue a gubernatorial run

Republican candidate who opposed Alexander Kolodin

Republican candidate who competed against Mark Lamb

ALSO MENTIONED  Alexander Kolodin, State representative and Republican secretary of state primary winner; Adrian Fontes, Democratic incumbent and general-election opponent for secretary of state; Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate

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Andy Biggs Wins Arizona Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor and is set to face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the general election. Left-leaning outlets frame the result as strengthening election denial within the Republican Party. Center outlets report the nomination and upcoming race, with some emphasizing Biggs’s election-related record and possible effects on Republicans’ November prospects. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump-backed Republican primary wins and the coming matchup with Hobbs.

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