Trump ally Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination for Arizona governor

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Representative Andy Biggs, a staunch ally of Donald Trump, has won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor. He overwhelmingly defeated fellow US House member David Schweikert in Tuesday's primary election. Biggs will now face Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs in November for one of the most competitive governorships. Republican voters chose Biggs, who supported Trump's efforts to block the 2020 election certification and previously led the Conservative House Freedom Caucus. This nomination sets up a potentially close race in Arizona, a state that has recently seen shifts between Republican and Democratic control. Biggs expressed his goal to "turn Arizona red again" following his victory.

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Biggs supported Trump’s failed attempt to block certification of his 2020 election loss.

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Biggs will face Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs in November.

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Biggs overwhelmingly defeated David Schweikert in the primary election.

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Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor.

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Republican voters risk nominating another conservative who excites the party base but fails to win in November by turning off independents.

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Biggs overwhelmingly defeats David Schweikert and will now face Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs in November.A staunch ally of United States President Donald Trump, Representative Andy Biggs, has won the Arizona-governor" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="169413" data-entity-type="event">Republican nomination for Arizona governor in a race to secure one of the most competitive governorships in November.Biggs overwhelmingly defeated a fellow member of the US House of Representatives, David Schweikert, in the primary election on Tuesday and will now face Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs in what could be one of the closest governor races of the midterm elections.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US expands strikes on 11th straight night of attackslist 2 of 3US ‘open’ to negotiations with Iran but Tehran not ‘serious’, Rubio sayslist 3 of 3Al Jazeera reports from anti-US protest outside ASEAN summitend of listArizona, which the Republican Party once dominated, has swung back and forth between it and the Democrats in recent elections.Former Democratic President Joe Biden won the state in 2020 while Trump retook the state in the 2024 election.As it now stands, Democrats hold both of Arizona’s US Senate seats and the top three state offices.The Republican primaries also set up key congressional races in the battleground state as Democrats try to unseat the Republicans as the majority in the US Congress.By choosing Biggs – who supported Trump’s failed attempt to block certification of his 2020 election loss and was the former head of the Conservative House Freedom Caucus – Republican voters now risk nominating another conservative who excites the party base but fails to win in November by turning off independents.Still, Biggs celebrated his win on Tuesday night with a small crowd of supporters.“Let’s make this the year that we turn Arizona red again,” he said, referring to the colour that denotes Republican Party wins on US election maps.

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