Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona.
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Bannon`s War RoomJul 27, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, Washington Post, NYT, CBS, CNN) report that U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor in the July 21, 2026 primary, and the claim matches the passage's own statement without adding anything. Later reporting from October still refers to him as the GOP nominee, which is consistent with the claim.
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… So we have this kind of in between place of back and forth, and neither peace nor war. About, uhm, some of the election deniers that are on the ballot in some of the purple states i think Arizona comes to mind, right where Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for governor. Now, Biggs is a certified election denier, right? And when I think about, uhm, 2000 and, uh, 2020, right, Donald Trump talked about that effort as the big lie, and it was a big lie, but it was also a big conspiracy that had multiple people in multiple …
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Supports. AP reports that U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, to face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.[1]
Supports. Reuters, Washington Post, and NYT independently report Biggs won the GOP gubernatorial nomination, with media projections and vote results cited.[2][3][4]
Supports. CBS and CNN report the AP projection and Biggs's win over David Schweikert and other challengers.[5][6]
Context. A later Politico piece and Arizona Republic report from October 2026 describe Biggs as the Republican nominee facing Hobbs, with polling showing him trailing; this does not dispute the nomination.[7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 5 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1US Rep. Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination for ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump-backed candidates win closely watched Arizona primary racesreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Andy Biggs wins Arizona GOP Governor primary. Election ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Pick Wins G.O.P. Nomination to Challenge Arizona ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump ally Andy Biggs wins GOP nomination for Arizona ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Trump-backed Andy Biggs wins GOP nomination for ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7Turning Point rests its reputation on Andy Biggs' race. ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 8Biggs says Charlie Kirk recruited him to run for AZ governortucson.com · not rated · cited for: context
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