Andy Biggs Wins Arizona GOP Primary

Is Biggs a bold America First champion or a flawed extremist handing Hobbs an easy win?

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Above: Andy Biggs on Capitol Hill on Dec. 18, 2024. Image credit: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

The Spin

Republican narrative

This is a massive win for the America First movement — a Trump-backed fighter who helped expand Republican majorities in the legislature is now positioned to flip the governor's mansion red. Arizona has always leaned Republican, and Biggs is the bold leader needed to finish the job. This race is bigger than one state; a Biggs victory in November will send momentum surging into the midterms nationwide.

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Democratic narrative

Biggs is too extreme even for Arizona Republicans, making him a deeply flawed nominee heading into a general election. Biggs spent his time in Washington voting to gut health care and food assistance, backing price-hiking tariffs and pushing election lies — a record that alienates everyday Arizonans. Gov. Katie Hobbs now has a clear path to victory against a candidate who is seriously doubted by his own party.

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