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Trump's election-denying ally wins high-stakes Arizona governor primary

Andy Biggs won the Republican gubernatorial primary and will face Gov. Katie Hobbs in the general election.

Trump's election-denying ally wins high-stakes Arizona governor primary
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This article1 analysis · Oct 2, 2026
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Rep. Andy Biggs won Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary, setting up a general-election contest with Gov. Katie Hobbs. The results also shaped several congressional and statewide races.

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This story reports what happened without casting Biggs in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Biggs’s record.

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Andy Biggs
R · AZ-5

U.S. representative and winner of Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary

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Democratic House candidate trailing Shah in the primary

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser of Biggs

Kari Lake
R · AZ

Republican whom Hobbs defeated in the 2022 gubernatorial race

Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican House candidate who won the nomination in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District

Amish Shah
D · AZ

Democratic House candidate leading in the primary

U.S. representative and defeated Republican gubernatorial primary candidate

Mark Lamb
R · AZ

Pinal County sheriff and Republican House candidate who won the nomination for Biggs’s seat

ALSO MENTIONED  Adrian Fontes, Arizona secretary of state and Democratic candidate for re-election; Alexander Kolodin, Arizona state representative and Republican secretary of state candidate; Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor and expected general-election opponent of Biggs; Kris Mayes, Arizona attorney general and Democratic incumbent; Warren Petersen, Arizona Senate president and Republican attorney general 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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