Andy Biggs Wins GOP Nomination for Arizona Governor, Will Face Katie Hobbs

Rep. Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor in a primary election held Tuesday, July 21, 2026, defeating fellow Republican Rep. David Schweikert. Biggs will face incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the November general election. Biggs is a former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus and received the endorsement of President Donald Trump ahead of the primary. Multiple outlets, including NBC News, CBS News, and Politico, reported that Biggs defeated Schweikert by a wide margin, though exact vote totals or percentage margins were not specified in available reporting. The Guardian characterized the win as part of a broader set of primary results in Arizona on the same day, in which Republicans and Democrats selected nominees for governor, Congress, and other statewide offices ahead of the November midterms. Separately, Fox News reported that Rep. Juan Ciscomani won his Republican primary in a competitive Arizona congressional district and will face Democrat JoAnna Mendoza in the general election, a race viewed as important to control of the U.S. House. The general election matchup between Biggs and Hobbs is now set for November 2026, with the race widely described as one of the most closely watched gubernatorial contests of the midterm cycle. Reporting did not specify final vote counts, turnout figures, or detailed demographic breakdowns of the primary results. The broader significance of the Arizona primary results for other statewide and congressional races, including any additional nominee outcomes beyond the governor's race and the Ciscomani-Mendoza contest, was not consistently detailed across sources.