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Arizona’s Republican primary voters sent a clear message Tuesday: The party still belongs to Donald Trump.

Across three marquee races – for governor and for two open U.S. House seats – the candidates he endorsed came out on top, reaffirming his grip on the state’s conservative base heading into a high-stakes midterm cycle with control of the House and Senate hanging in the balance.

The results come against the backdrop of a state that has swung sharply in Trump’s favor. Arizona backed Joe Biden by a razor-thin margin in 2020 – just 0.3 points – but flipped decisively to Trump in 2024, when he carried the state by roughly 5.5 points. That rightward shift has fueled GOP confidence heading into the fall, even as Democrats continue to hold the governorship and both Senate seats.

Biggs emerges as GOP’s choice for governor

Rep. Andy Biggs will face off against incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, after handily defeating GOP primary rival Rep. David Schweikert. With 70% of the vote in late Tuesday night, Biggs was leading Schweikert 72% to just 15.4%.

Biggs has been one of the House’s most reliably conservative voices since arriving in Congress in 2017, previously serving as chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, the chamber’s hardline conservative bloc. He’s also earned a reputation as a fierce advocate for election integrity – a stance that resonated with grassroots Republicans still wary of the irregularities many conservatives believe marred the 2020 contest – and is a co-sponsor of the SAVE America Act, one of the president’s top legislative priorities for tightening election security nationwide.

Trump’s endorsement was pivotal. The president had originally lined up behind businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson, but when she stepped aside in February to spare Republicans a costly primary fight, Trump threw his support to Biggs – even though he’d backed Schweikert in past congressional races. That endorsement proved decisive in a state Trump carried twice, in both 2016 and 2024.

Hobbs, by contrast, faced no opposition in her own primary, coasting to the Democratic nomination. She first rose to prominence as secretary of state during the contentious 2020 election, then won the governorship in 2022 by narrowly defeating conservative firebrand Kari Lake, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in nearly twenty........

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