Andy Biggs Softens Image Ahead of July 21 Primary as Hobbs Holds 4-Point Edge
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 19
Andy Biggs Softens Image Ahead of July 21 Primary as Hobbs Holds 4-Point Edge
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 19
Summary
A 50-point primary lead has left Rep. Andy Biggs free to pivot toward the general election, recasting himself as a policy-focused conservative who can work across the aisle.
Biggs is downplaying his role in challenging the 2020 election and instead attacking Gov. Katie Hobbs over 541 vetoes, rising living costs and education, while citing bipartisan work in Congress.
That makeover comes as Arizona’s governor race has shifted from toss-up to leans Democratic, with forecasters pointing to Trump’s weaker standing, voter economic pessimism and Biggs’ election-denial baggage.
Hobbs has kept a lower profile, rejected calls to abolish ICE, and built a financial edge—spending more than $6 million on ads while framing herself as a pragmatic incumbent.
Arizona’s 310,000-voter GOP registration advantage still leaves the race hinging on independents and McCain-style Republicans, the same bloc that helped Hobbs narrowly beat Kari Lake in 2022.