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Arizona Republicans pick nominees Tuesday for governor and other top offices

Biggs won the Republican gubernatorial primary and will face Gov. Katie Hobbs in November.

Arizona Republicans pick nominees Tuesday for governor and other top offices
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Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor, while several other statewide and congressional primaries produced nominees or remained too close to call. The results set up major November contests, including a competitive race for a U.S. House seat.

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Andy Biggs
R · AZ-5

Republican nominee for Arizona governor

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Democratic candidate in the 1st Congressional District primary

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President; endorsed Biggs and Feely

Democratic House candidate in California

Kari Lake
R · AZ

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate

Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican nominee for the 1st Congressional District

Amish Shah
D · AZ

Democratic candidate in the 1st Congressional District primary

U.S. representative and defeated Republican gubernatorial primary candidate

Democratic House candidate in Maine

Former Arizona Republican Party chair and defeated secretary of state primary candidate

Defeated Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District primary

Democratic House candidate in Arizona

Defeated Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District primary

Republican U.S. representative and incumbent House candidate

Mark Lamb
R · AZ

Pinal County sheriff and Republican House candidate

ALSO MENTIONED  Adrian Fontes, Arizona secretary of state and Democratic incumbent; Alexander Kolodin, Arizona state representative and Republican secretary of state nominee; Jan Brewer, Former Arizona governor; Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate; Kris Mayes, Arizona attorney general and Democratic incumbent; Warren Petersen, Arizona Senate president and Republican attorney general nominee

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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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