[ July 22, 2026 ]
Daily Caller: Trump-backed candidates proved to be successful in Arizona’s primary election Tuesday night.
Most notably, Trump-favorite Republican Rep. Andy Biggs won the GOP primary spot in Arizona’s gubernatorial election.
A White House ally and Arizona lawmaker, Biggs is now set to compete against incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs for the high office of governor in the battleground state.
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The Trump-backed candidate win comes after a couple of MAGA-backed candidate losses in other Arizona elections in recent years, including Blake Masters losing his bid for Senate in 2022 and Kari Lake losing the GOP gubernatorial primary in 2020.
🚨 NOW: President Trump says ARIZONA IS TURNING RED after a massive night of MAGA wins, and the socialist losing
"MAGA CANDIDATES WON EVERYTHING LAST NIGHT IN ARIZONA, A COMPLETE SWEEP!!! I WON ARIZONA 18 MONTHS AGO. THE DUMOCRATS ARE DUMBFOUNDED. AFTER DECADES, ARIZONA IS… pic.twitter.com/ydJWNAds1f
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 22, 2026
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: Donald Trump just went 7 AND 0 in Arizona, SWEEPING the GOP primaries, Andy Biggs dominates for governor
Time to make Arizona RED this November! 🔥
Not only could Republicans flip the governorship against Katie Hobbs (D), but AZ could help decide House control pic.twitter.com/9IrihbnW0c
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 22, 2026
Trump-backed candidates, including ex-Giants, Jets kicker Jay Feely, easily win Arizona primaries — socialist House hopeful gets smoked
By Victor Nava, NY Post, July 22, 2026:
ADVERTISEMENTA full slate of Republican candidates endorsed by President Trump, including former NFL kicker Jay Feely, emerged victorious Tuesday in Arizona’s primary elections while a Democratic socialist House hopeful suffered a crushing defeat.
Feely, who played for six teams — including the Jets and Giants — during his 14 seasons as a pro, defeated former state lawmaker Joseph Chaplik in the Grand Canyon State’s 1st Congressional District, which covers northeastern Maricopa County and is the wealthiest in Arizona.
The 1st District seat is being vacated by Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), who opted to run for governor. Democrats have targeted the district as a key flip opportunity as they try to regain the House majority after four years out of power.
“Who can call [Trump] and who can get him to answer? That’s me,” he said during a primary debate last month. “He will take my call and he will listen. I have the ability to have the ear of the president.”
In the Democratic primary, former state Rep. Amish Shah led onetime TV journalist Marlene Galán-Woods by 6.9 percentage points with 84% of the expected vote in, but the race had yet to be called as of Wednesday morning.
In the open 5th District, Trump-backed former Pinal County sheriff Mark Lamb topped construction contractor Daniel Keenan by nearly 17 percentage points.
Lamb, who rose to prominence for taking on Mexican cartels smuggling drugs across the border and into Arizona, will head to the midterms as the heavy favorite over Democratic nominee Elizabeth Lee in the solidly red district.
ADVERTISEMENT“As the former Sheriff of Pinal County, Mark strongly supports our incredible Law Enforcement, Military, and Veterans, and knows the Wisdom and Courage it takes to Ensure LAW AND ORDER,” Trump said of Lamb earlier this month in a Truth Social post.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who has represented the 5th District since 2017, opted not to seek another term and ran in the GOP gubernatorial primary instead.
That decision paid off handsomely as Biggs, with the support of Trump, topped Schweikert Tuesday night by nearly 60 percentage points.
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