Updated
Updated · POLITICO · Jul 22
Arizona GOP Elevates 3 Election Deniers After Primary Wins, Reviving 2020 Fight
Updated
Updated · POLITICO · Jul 22

Arizona GOP Elevates 3 Election Deniers After Primary Wins, Reviving 2020 Fight

3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 22

Summary

  • Arizona Republicans put 2020 election deniers atop the statewide ticket Tuesday, with Andy Biggs joining nominees who made election integrity a central campaign theme.
  • More than 70% of GOP primary voters backed Biggs for governor, underscoring how closely Arizona primaries still reward alignment with Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims.
  • Biggs backs the SAVE America Act, while other nominees have pushed ending Arizona’s permanent early-voting list, tighter voter ID rules and expanded investigations into election results.
  • November has been tougher terrain: Arizona Republicans lost major statewide races in 2022 after nominating election deniers, and Kari Lake lost again in 2024 even as Trump carried the state by over 5 points.
  • Democrats now plan to use those positions against the GOP ticket in a battleground state that was central to Trump’s failed effort to overturn Biden’s 2020 win.

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