{"id":13552,"date":"2026-07-22T12:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13552"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:18:10","slug":"trump-ally-andy-biggs-wins-gop-nomination-for-arizona-governor-ap-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13552","title":{"rendered":"Trump ally Andy Biggs wins GOP nomination for Arizona governor, AP projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Rep. Andy Biggs, a close Trump ally who was endorsed by the president, has won the GOP nomination to take on Arizona&#8217;s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, the Associated Press projected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biggs defeated a field of competitors, including Rep. David Schweikert, who is exiting Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Biggs, who has represented Arizona&#8217;s 5th District for five terms, is one of the top backers of President Trump&#8217;s unproven election fraud claims. Biggs was subpoenaed by the now-defunct Jan. 6 select committee for his alleged involvement in Mr. Trump&#8217;s scheme, and his name appeared frequently in the final report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The governor&#8217;s race is expected to be a tight one. Hobbs defeated Trump-backed Kari Lake in 2022 by less than a percentage point, and the state flipped back to Mr. Trump in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arizona had traditionally been a red state, but Democrats now control the governor&#8217;s mansion and both Senate seats, and the state voted for former President Joe Biden in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although Sabato&#8217;s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics ranks the governor&#8217;s race as leaning toward Democrats, Republicans still have a strong foothold in the state, and control six of the state&#8217;s nine congressional districts.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper recirc\">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\">2026 Midterm Elections<br \/>\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/2026-midterm-elections\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"component__view-more component__view-more--lg\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n                More<br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                  <use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"\/>\n                <\/svg><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                      <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Andy Biggs, a close Trump ally who was endorsed by the president, has won the GOP nomination to take on Arizona&#8217;s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, the Associated Press projected.\u00a0 Biggs defeated a field of competitors, including Rep. David Schweikert, who is exiting Congress. 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