What to watch in Arizona’s primaries 

The Grand Canyon State is holding an earlier-than-usual July primary on Tuesday, teeing up consequential races for governor, key statewide election offices and congressional races. 

Arizona lawmakers passed legislation in February to change their primary date from August to July to make sure the state had enough time to prepare for the November general election.  

Republicans are eyeing a rare opportunity to oust first-term Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) while Democrats are looking to clinch several toss-up congressional seats as they fight to flip the House in the fall.  

President Trump looms large over the GOP contests, which will test the strength of his endorsements as well as voter appetite for his strand of election denialism

Here’s what to watch ahead of Arizona’s primaries.

Voters set to tee up Hobbs, Biggs match-up for governor

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) is almost certainly set to win Tuesday’s primary against Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) for the GOP nod to take on Hobbs in the November election.

Public polling has long shown Biggs comfortably leading Schweikert by double digits in the Republican gubernatorial contest.

Developer Karrin Taylor Robson launched a bid for the seat last year and even received Trump’s endorsement. But the president later endorsed Biggs as well, making it a double endorsement, and Taylor Robson dropped out of the race in February.

Two businessmen, Ken Miceli and Scott Neely, are also running for the Republican nomination but are seen as longshots.  

Hobbs narrowly won her first term in 2022 against Republican Kari Lake, Trump’s current pick for U.S. ambassador to Jamaica.

Hobbs has gained attention in the state for the hundreds of pieces of legislation she’s vetoed as governor, including the Republican-controlled state legislature’s priorities on issues like diversity, equity and inclusion practices, and election conspiracy-inspired initiatives.  

But the Arizona governor argues she has a........

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