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ANDY BIGGS WINS ARIZONA REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY

WED 22 JUL 2026 NORTH AMERICA

Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor on Tuesday, defeating fellow Representative David Schweikert in the primary election. Biggs, who is endorsed by Donald Trump, will face incumbent Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs in the November general election. According to one report, Biggs "overwhelmingly defeated" Schweikert, whilst another described his victory as coming after he "trounced" his opponent. Two other candidates, businessmen Ken Miceli and Scott Neely, also competed for the Republican nomination. Hobbs ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Biggs previously chaired the House Freedom Caucus and was described by one account as "a central figure in the effort to overturn Trump's election defeat" following the 2020 presidential election. Throughout the campaign, Schweikert argued that Biggs' political alignment with Trump had enabled Democratic gains in Arizona, a state Republicans once dominated. Arizona has become a competitive battleground state in recent election cycles: Joe Biden won it in 2020, Trump retook it in 2024, and Democrats currently hold both of Arizona's US Senate seats and the top three statewide offices. The state's political shift has been driven by population growth, changing voting patterns in suburban Phoenix areas and an influx of college-educated voters, according to one report.

The gubernatorial race is expected to be highly competitive and carries national significance given Arizona's status as a swing state. One report characterised the contest as potentially "one of the closest governor races of the midterm elections" and "among the most fiercely contested in the country." Republican primary voters in Arizona followed Trump's endorsement despite concerns from some Republicans that his candidates have underperformed in the state's most competitive general election contests. Biggs celebrated his primary victory on Tuesday night with supporters, stating: "Let's make this the year that we turn Arizona red again."

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