Katie Hobbs launches reelection bid for Arizona governor
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced her bid for reelection to a second term in office. Hobbs, a Democrat, narrowly defeated Republican Kari Lake in the 2022 election. As taking office, she has been praised by Democrats for vetoing legislation passed by the Republican-led state legislature and for defending abortion rights. Hobbs emphasized her administration’s achievements in affordability, tax cuts, childcare cost reductions, budget balancing, and addressing border security by deploying the National Guard.
Her campaign expressed confidence in winning again, highlighting ongoing challenges and contrasting her record with the Republican candidates, including Representatives David Schweikert, Andy Biggs, and former candidate Karrin Taylor robson-both Biggs and Robson received endorsements from former President Donald Trump. The campaign criticized the GOP contenders for aligning with negative national positions, suggesting voters may find little difference among them.
Arizona,considered a purple battleground state,faces a highly competitive 2026 governor’s race,with political analysts rating it a toss-up alongside Michigan and Wisconsin.
Katie Hobbs launches reelection bid to serve second term as Arizona governor
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) is running for reelection to a second term in office, she announced Wednesday.
Hobbs won against Republican Kari Lake by a slim margin in 2022. Since her election, she has been championed by Democrats for her vetoes of bills passed by the state’s Republican-led legislature and her staunch defense of abortion.
“Arizona: I’m running for re-election,” Hobbs wrote in a post on X alongside an announcement video. “Your stories of hard work, hope, and determination inspire me to keep moving our state forward. I’m ready to serve you for 4 more years and always put your family first. Let’s get to work.”
Arizona: I’m running for re-election.
Your stories of hard work, hope, and determination inspire me to keep moving our state forward. I’m ready to serve you for 4 more years and always put your family first.
Let’s get to work. pic.twitter.com/f1EzrpbwyA
— Katie Hobbs (@katiehobbs) October 8, 2025
In the video, she touted her administration’s affordability wins and her success as governor.
“I’m running to serve you for four more years because there’s more work to do,” Hobbs said. “While Washington, D.C., keeps driving up prices, I’m taking action to bring them down, to fix our state’s education system, and to keep Arizona a safe place for all of our families.”
She also says she cut taxes, lowered child care costs, balanced the state’s budget, and attacked the state’s border problems with a National Guard deployment in the video.
Hobbs is likely to win out in the Democratic field. Her opposition to the state’s Republican-led legislature and her approval of a bill striking the state’s centuries-old abortion ban garnered her national attention.
The Republican field is much murkier.
Reps. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ), along with 2022 gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson, are among the most notable Republicans running. Trump endorsed Robson and Biggs, giving voters a choice between the two.
“I like Karrin Taylor Robson of Arizona a lot, and when she asked me to Endorse her, with nobody else running, I Endorsed her, and was happy to do so,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “When Andy Biggs decided to run for Governor, quite unexpectedly, I had a problem — Two fantastic candidates, two terrific people, two wonderful champions, and it is therefore my Great Honor TO GIVE MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT TO BOTH. Either one will never let you down.”
Hobbs’s campaign expressed confidence in a memorandum released Wednesday: “While Arizona statewide races are guaranteed to be competitive until Election Day, Katie Hobbs is entering her re-election exactly where she needs to be to earn a second term.”
The campaign also blasted the GOP candidates as working to “enthusiastically embrace every harmful position coming out of Washington and sell out Arizonans in the hopes of keeping their political ambitions alive.”
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“That makes it difficult to tell the difference between MAGA leader Andy Biggs, billionaire corporate developer Karrin Taylor Robson, and corrupt David Schweikert,” the campaign memorandum continues.
Arizona is often considered a purple state, meaning the 2026 election will be competitive. The Cook Political Report rates the race as one of three gubernatorial toss-ups for 2026, along with Michigan and Wisconsin.
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