Trump ally wins Republican primary for Arizona governor, setting up race against Katie Hobbs

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:17:10 GMT

The victory for Andy Biggs, who was a central figure in the effort to overturn Trump’s 2020 election defeat, sets up a high-stakes contest in the battleground stateArizona voters on Tuesday chose their nominees for governor, Congress and other top offices, setting up a fall campaign that will test whether Republicans can reverse some of the Trump-era losses they suffered in a premier battleground state.Andy Biggs, the hard-right congressman endorsed by Donald Trump, easily won the Republican nomination to challenge the incumbent Democrat, governor Katie Hobbs. Continue reading...

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