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

Schweikert argues that Republicans need a less uncompromising approach to compete statewide and highlights his appeal to independents.

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Andy Biggs and David Schweikert are competing in Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary with different approaches to rebuilding the party’s statewide prospects. The article also describes contested House primaries in Schweikert’s district.

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Andy Biggs
R · AZ-5

Republican candidate for Arizona governor

Biggs's version of this story ↗

Democratic candidate in the House primary for Schweikert’s district

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President; Biggs’s endorser and political ally

Kari Lake
R · AZ

Former Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arizona

Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican candidate in the House primary for Schweikert’s district

Amish Shah
D · AZ

Democratic candidate in the House primary for Schweikert’s district

Republican candidate in the House primary for Schweikert’s district

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

Former Speaker of the House

Businessman and Republican candidate in the House primary for Schweikert’s district

ALSO MENTIONED  Doug Ducey, Former governor of Arizona; Grant Woods, Late former Republican attorney general of Arizona; Kathleen Dunbar, Former Tucson City Council member and Schweikert supporter; Katie Hobbs, Democratic governor of Arizona

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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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