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Trump-backed Andy Biggs wins GOP nomination for governor and other Arizona primary takeaways

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

Trump-backed Andy Biggs wins GOP nomination for governor and other Arizona primary takeaways
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Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor and will face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in November. The roundup also reports results and matchups in several congressional and statewide races, including Mark Lamb’s win in Arizona’s 5th District.

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Andy Biggs
R · AZ-5

Arizona representative and Republican gubernatorial nominee

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Democratic candidate defeated by Shah in the 1st District primary

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser of Biggs and other Republican candidates

Kari Lake
R · AZ

Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate mentioned as Hobbs’s 2022 opponent

Jay Feely
R · AZ

Republican nominee for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District

Amish Shah
D · AZ

Democratic nominee for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District

Arizona representative who ran against Biggs for the Republican gubernatorial nomination

Former Arizona Republican Party chair who lost the secretary of state primary

Republican candidate who opposed Lamb in the 5th District primary

Democratic nominee challenging Ciscomani in Arizona’s 6th District

Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Arizona senator who supported Galán-Woods

Arizona representative seeking reelection in the 6th District

Mark Lamb
R · AZ

Republican nominee for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District

ALSO MENTIONED  Adrian Fontes, Arizona secretary of state and Kolodin’s expected general-election opponent; Alexander Kolodin, Arizona state representative and Republican nominee for secretary of state; Charlie Kirk, Conservative activist who endorsed Biggs; Karrin Taylor Robson, Withdrawn Arizona gubernatorial candidate previously endorsed by Trump; Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor and Biggs’s general-election opponent

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Andy Biggs Wins Republican Nomination for Arizona Governor

Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor and is set to face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the general election. Center outlets largely present the nomination as an election result and the Hobbs matchup, with some attention to electability and campaign issues. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s influence and Republican gains, while one also praises Biggs’s congressional record.

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