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Trump-backed candidates, 2020 election deniers, win Arizona primaries

Biggs won the Republican gubernatorial nomination and will face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Trump-backed candidates, 2020 election deniers, win Arizona primaries
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Arizona Republicans chose Andy Biggs as their gubernatorial nominee and Jay Feely as the GOP nominee in a competitive House race. The results also feature candidates who have challenged the 2020 election outcome, while several congressional contests remain unsettled for November.

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Andy Biggs
R · AZ-5

Republican nominee for Arizona governor

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Democratic candidate in Arizona's 1st Congressional District

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser of candidates in Arizona's primaries

Greg Stanton
D · AZ-4

Representative who won the Democratic primary in Arizona's 4th Congressional District

Former president mentioned in the context of the 2020 election

Kari Lake
R · AZ

Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate

Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican nominee in Arizona's 1st Congressional District

Amish Shah
D · AZ

Democratic candidate in Arizona's 1st Congressional District

Representative and unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate

Former state lawmaker and unsuccessful Republican candidate in Arizona's 1st Congressional District

Democratic candidate in Arizona's 6th Congressional District

Progressive candidate who challenged Stanton in the Democratic primary

Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Arizona senator who endorsed Marlene Galan-Woods

Representative and Republican candidate in Arizona's 6th Congressional District

ALSO MENTIONED  Alexander Kolodin, Republican nominee for Arizona 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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