Donald Trump won Arizona in the most recent election by the largest margin.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
The claim treats Trump's 2024 Arizona win as the largest margin in the most recent election, but NBC News reports his 5.5-point 2024 Arizona margin was only the 25th biggest among the 50 states. The 2026 Arizona election had not yet taken place as of the check date, so the 2024 result is the most recent one.
What was said
… I think it's a cute story, but there's great generosity in the world, because you know what? We're the hottest country anywhere in the world now. We're the hottest country anywhere in the world. We won all seven swing states. We won Arizona by the largest margin. Think of it. We won Arizona in a landslide, the largest number of votes ever gotten. Just give some of them to Andy, please. Would you give some of those votes to Andy? I'm here to help him and to help some of your great congressmen. A lot of them don't need too much help. They're warriors. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. NBC News reports that Trump's 2024 Arizona win by 5.5 points was the 25th biggest margin for Trump among the 50 states, which directly contradicts the claim that it was the largest.[2]
Supports. Arizona's 2024 presidential result was a Trump win by 5.5 points, which matches the margin the claimant cites but not the 'largest margin' superlative.[1][2][3]
Context. The 2026 Arizona races had not been counted at the time of the sources (election on November 3, 2026), so they cannot support the claim as of the check date.[1][2]
Context. The post itself says 'We won Arizona by the largest margin' and 'in a landslide' without naming an election. The extraction's 'most recent election' is a reasonable reading of the 2024 context, and the claimant's own words are not evidence.
Sources
3 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 12026 Arizona General Election Results | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Arizona Midterm Elections 2026: Key Races, Candidates and Past Resultsnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 3Arizona Presidential Election Results, 1960–2024electoralvotemap.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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