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Election deniers victorious in unexpectedly smooth midterm primaries

Biggs won the Republican primary for Arizona governor and will face Katie Hobbs in November.

Election deniers victorious in unexpectedly smooth midterm primaries
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Yahoo Newsvia The Arizona Republic
Jul 22, 2026
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Andy Biggs defeated David Schweikert in Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary, while other Republicans won nominations for statewide offices. The article reports that voting in Maricopa County proceeded without major glitches.

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Republican gubernatorial primary winner

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Republican gubernatorial primary candidate who lost to Andy Biggs

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Donald Trump
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President of the United States, mentioned in connection with Kolodin’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election results

ALSO MENTIONED  Adrian Fontes, Democratic incumbent secretary of state; Alex Kolodin, State lawmaker and Republican secretary of state nominee; Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor and Democratic incumbent in the general election; Kris Mayes, Democratic incumbent attorney general; Rodney Glassman, Petersen’s opponent in the Republican attorney general primary; 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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