Trump-backed Biggs, Feely, Lamb win GOP primaries in Arizona
Biggs won the Republican gubernatorial primary and is set to face Katie Hobbs in November.

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Trump-backed Republicans Andy Biggs, Jay Feely and Mark Lamb won Arizona GOP primaries, while Democrat Greg Stanton defeated challenger Kai Newkirk. The results set up November contests and offer an early look at several competitive races.
Andy Biggs won the Republican gubernatorial nomination and will face Gov. Katie Hobbs in November. Jay Feely won the GOP primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, and Mark Lamb won the 5th District primary over Daniel Keenan. The article says Trump’s backing was a factor in the contests and describes allegations against Lamb that surfaced in an Arizona Republic investigation.
In the 4th Congressional District, incumbent Greg Stanton defeated Kai Newkirk. The article also discusses the races’ stakes, including the possibility that the Arizona contests could affect control of the House and the state’s November matchups.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Biggs in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Biggs’s record.
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SWIPE →Republican nominee for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District
Feely's version of this story ↗Incumbent representative who won the Democratic primary for Arizona’s 4th Congressional District
Stanton's version of this story ↗Republican nominee for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District
Lamb's version of this story ↗Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District
President whose endorsements were discussed in the Arizona primaries
Former president mentioned in a description of Arizona’s recent presidential voting history
Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate discussed in comparison with Hobbs’s earlier debate decision
New Jersey governor whose account of a voter-registration error is cited in a related election report
Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District
House minority leader and former bipartisan collaborator with Biggs
Retiring representative and candidate for Arizona governor
Republican candidate defeated by Alex Kolodin in the secretary of state primary
Republican candidate defeated by Mark Lamb in the 5th District primary
Republican candidate defeated by Feely in the 1st District primary
Democratic candidate defeated by Greg Stanton in the 4th District primary
Republican candidate defeated by Feely in the 1st District primary
Part of a bigger story
10 OUTLETSAndy 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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