Republican Congressman Andy Biggs gained his main for Arizona Governor on Tuesday, establishing a November contest in opposition to Incumbent Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Hobbs ran uncontested within the Democratic Major.
The Democratic Governor spoke to supporters on election night time.
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Biggs took a large lead within the first poll dump, roughly one hour after the polls closed.
Biggs gained almost 70% of the primary batch of outcomes.
Resolution Desk referred to as the race at 11:03 pm ET.
Resolution Desk HQ tasks Andy Biggs wins the Arizona Governor Republican Major#DecisionMade: 11:01 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/Wh5l4UsW6v
— Resolution Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) July 22, 2026
The Republican Nominee stated in an announcement after his win,
I’m deeply honored to be chosen by Arizona Republicans as their nominee to defeat Katie Hobbs in November. This marketing campaign has been pushed by our grassroots supporters from the day we launched in January 2025 with a transparent mission of Restoring the American Dream in our nice state. Tonight’s outcomes present that Arizonans overwhelmingly imagine in our imaginative and prescient and I’m grateful to have earned their help. Our objective has at all times been to unite the Republican Get together and we’ve executed that as a lot as any nominee in latest reminiscence.
As we advance to the Normal Election, I need to ensure that each Arizonan is aware of this: it doesn’t matter what your political get together is or your background, you deserve a greater chief than Katie Hobbs. I’m going to work day and night time to earn your vote, discovering the areas of settlement we now have and ensuring you recognize I’ll be a Governor for you and your loved ones and your group.
Thanks once more to everybody who volunteered, supported, donated, and voted for our marketing campaign.
LET’S GO WIN IN NOVEMBER!
Let’s go WIN in November, Arizona! pic.twitter.com/9E0E7ynCYx
— Andy Biggs (@andybiggs4az) July 22, 2026
Now, he faces Hobbs, who notoriously stole her election from Kari Lake in 2022, within the November election.
Hobbs responded to Biggs’ win by contrasting herself with Biggs and claiming that she understands Arizonans’ monetary struggles.
“That is one thing that’s private to me,” Hobbs stated, claiming that her and her husband “have our share of economic struggles” and as soon as misplaced a house to foreclosures. “I’m centered on how we will decrease prices, decrease folks’s utility payments, decrease healthcare prices,” she stated, regardless of vetoing 541 payments, a lot of which addressed affordability, from the bulk GOP State Legislature.
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