Arizona governor race 2026: Biggs vs. Hobbs

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Andy Biggs

American politician (born 1958); U.S. Representative for Arizona's 5th congressional district; 2026 Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona

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Also on the ballot

Katie Hobbs

Governor of Arizona since 2023; Democratic candidate for re-election in 2026

The general-election field as the board records it: Andy Biggs (R) vs. Katie Hobbs (D)

The race at a glance

Board data as of Sep 15, 2026. Ratings are the raters' own current calls; polls are the newest public ones with their field dates; money is what the committees reported. Nothing here is a forecast.

Seat

Incumbent Katie Hobbs (D), first term

Primary

Jul 21, 2026 (Arizona SOS official canvass)

Ratings

Cook Lean D; Sabato Leans D; Inside Elections Tilt D

Newest public polling

Nine post-primary public polls, median Hobbs +5.0; newest field date Aug 19, 2026 — nothing published measures the race since

Reported money

Republican Leadership for Arizona $2,173,513 cash on hand (Jul 4); Biggs for Arizona $1,200,503 (Jul 21); Arizona Republican Party $1,114,887 (Jun 30)

Notable

The 2022 margin was 17,117 votes of 2,558,665 — 0.67 points. Trump carried the state by 187,382 in 2024 while the Republican Senate candidate lost it. Atlas runs the full evidence base, path to victory and county board on this race.

Key dates in Arizona

Read from the Arizona Secretary of State. The full guide, with the official tools, is on the Arizona page.

• Voter registration deadlineOctober 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. is the last day to register to vote in the November 3, 2026 general election. The Secretary of State prints this single date and time and gives no separate cutoff for registering online or in person; a paper form sent by mail has its own postmark-and-receipt rule, listed separately. Arizona's registration form says you must register at least 29 days before the election to vote in that election. azsos.gov
• Early voting beginsOctober 7, 2026. The Secretary of State's procedures page says early in-person voting starts 27 days before Election Day and runs until the Friday before Election Day. azsos.gov
• Deadline to request a ballot-by-mailOctober 23, 2026 is the deadline to request a ballot-by-mail for the November 3, 2026 election. The Secretary of State's procedures page says the request must be received by the County no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 11th day before the election. The same 11-day cutoff applies to joining the Active Early Voting List in time for this election and to asking for a replacement ballot-by-mail. azsos.gov
• Deadline to return a ballot-by-mail (received by)November 3, 2026, 7:00 p.m. A voted ballot-by-mail must be delivered to the County Recorder, the officer in charge of elections, an official ballot drop-off site, or any voting location in the voter's county no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. This is a received-by deadline; the Secretary of State's pages give no postmark alternative. Its voter site, Arizona.Vote, says to mail the ballot by October 27. azsos.gov
• Election DayNovember 3, 2026 is General Election Day. azsos.gov
• Polling place hours on Election Day6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026. Anyone who is in line to vote by 7:00 p.m. should be allowed to vote. azsos.gov

Voting in Arizona: dates, rules and official tools

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