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

Schweikert argues that Biggs’s hard-line approach will not help Republicans win statewide in Arizona.

Andy Biggs and David Schweikert offer competing visions for Republican Party in Arizona primary
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Andy Biggs and David Schweikert are competing in Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary, with their contrasting approaches to the party at the center of the race. The article also surveys contested primaries for Schweikert’s House seat.

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Andy Biggs
R · AZ-5

Republican candidate for Arizona governor

Biggs's version of this story ↗

Democratic candidate in the primary for Schweikert’s House district

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President; Biggs endorser

Kari Lake
R · AZ

Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate

Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican candidate in the primary for Schweikert’s House district

Amish Shah
D · AZ

Democratic candidate in the primary for Schweikert’s House district

Republican candidate in the primary for Schweikert’s House district

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

Former Speaker of the House

Republican candidate in the primary for Schweikert’s House district

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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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