{"id":2510885,"date":"2025-11-15T08:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T13:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polls-unpopular-az-democrat-governor-katie-hobbs-in-reelection-trouble\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T08:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T13:44:56","slug":"polls-unpopular-az-democrat-governor-katie-hobbs-in-reelection-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polls-unpopular-az-democrat-governor-katie-hobbs-in-reelection-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Polls: Unpopular AZ Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs in Reelection Trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolls-unpopular-az-democrat-governor-katie-hobbs-in-reelection-trouble%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2510885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent Emerson College poll shows that Arizona Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs faces a tough re-election battle in the 2026 gubernatorial race. Hobbs is in statistical ties with top Republican contenders, including Rep. Andy Biggs and businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson. Biggs is the leading republican candidate, holding 50% support in the GOP primary and favored to challenge Hobbs in the general election, with a close hypothetical matchup showing Hobbs at 44% and Biggs at 43%. Robson and Rep.David Schweikert also have notable support but trail behind Biggs and Hobbs.<\/p>\n<p>The poll highlights challenges for hobbs, who has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-m-drucker-trump-got-little-love-at-gop-24-kickoff-from-a-party-sick-of-losing\/\" title=\"David M. Drucker: Trump Got Little Love at GOP \u201924 Kickoff From a Party Sick of Losing\">low job approval rating<\/a> (39% approve, 40% disapprove) and has been embroiled in controversies and scandals as her narrow 2022 election victory. These include threats against county officials over election certifications, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkey-paid-mcauliffes-firm-to-lobby-us-against-recognition-of-armenian-genocide\/\" title=\"Turkey Paid McAuliffe\u2019s Firm To Lobby US Against Recognition of Armenian Genocide\">campaign finance scandal<\/a> involving group homes for foster children, and a lack of transparency in disclosing legal donations, with some funding linked to special interests. Meanwhile, Biggs positions himself as a candidate focused on addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-begs-oil-industry-to-lower-prices-as-energy-crisis-looms-report\/\" title=\"Biden Begs Oil Industry To Lower Prices As Energy Crisis Looms: ...ORT\">rising energy costs<\/a>, job growth, and affordable housing, criticizing Hobbs&#8217;s progressive policies.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has endorsed both Biggs and Robson in the GOP primary. With Arizona voters showing signs of GOP support and dissatisfaction with Hobbs,the race for governor in 2026 is shaping up to be highly competitive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is in serious danger of becoming a one-term governor, according to a new poll.<\/p>\n<p>An Emerson College <a href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/arizona-2026-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survey<\/a> released Friday shows Hobbs polling in a statistical tie with two of the three Republican contenders running in Arizona&rsquo;s 2026 gubernatorial race. In addition, Republican Rep. Andy Biggs, a former chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, is the clear Republican favorite to advance to the general election against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-gov-hobbs-using-disabled-americans-negotiation-leverage-az-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hobbs<\/a>, according to the poll.<\/p>\n<p>In a hypothetical matchup between Biggs and Hobbs, the incumbent took 44 percent support while Biggs received 43 percent, a difference well within the poll&rsquo;s margin of error. Thirteen percent of participants said they are undecided, according to the survey.<\/p>\n<p>Republican businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson polled 42 percent support compared with Hobbs&rsquo; 43 percent, according to the same poll. Fifteen percent of the survey&rsquo;s respondents said they were undecided on who to support in the hypothetical matchup. Robson previously ran for Arizona governor in 2022 but narrowly <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kari-lake-arizona-governor-election-karrin-taylor-robson-e8f6cb66e63bc63464d149112d77d2a4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost<\/a> the primary election to former TV news anchor Kari Lake.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\/briefs\/trump-endorses-both-biggs-and-robson-in-unusual-arizona-governors-race-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> both Biggs and Taylor Robson in Arizona&rsquo;s Republican gubernatorial primary. Biggs was also notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DO9PlpWEbQ6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> by slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who lived in Arizona at the time of his Sept. 10 assassination.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; 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        observeElement(paragraphToObserve);     }); }  \/\/ Assign user to a group window.adUserGroup=assignSplitTestGroup(); let isSubbed=getCookie( 'ff_subbed' );  \/\/ Example usage if (isSubbed) {     console.log('User is subscribed, not running a player'); } else if (window.adUserGroup==='A') {     console.log('Running Aditude player for group A');     aditudePlayer(); } else if (window.adUserGroup==='B') {     console.log('Running Anyclip player for group B');     anyclipPlayer(); } else {     console.log('Running STN player for group C');     stnPlayer(); } <\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In a hypothetical matchup between Hobbs and Republican Arizona Rep. David Schweikert, Hobbs carried a slightly larger lead with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-flies-into-iowa-fair-to-scramble-desantis-2024-campaign\/\" title=\"Trump disrupts DeSantis 2024 campaign at Iowa fair.\">44 percent support compared<\/a> to Schweikert&rsquo;s 40 percent &mdash; just outside of the poll&rsquo;s margin of error. Sixteen percent of survey respondents indicated they were undecided.<\/p>\n<p>Biggs dominated the GOP primary field at 50 percent, easily overtaking Robson at 17 percent and Schweikert at 8 percent, per the poll. One in four of those surveyed said they are undecided on which candidate to support in the primary contest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Heading into 2026, Rep. Biggs is the early favorite for the Republican Nomination for Governor,&rdquo; Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. &ldquo;Biggs holds 59% support among voters over 60 and 51% among those who backed Trump in 2024.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The trend lines are clear: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrat-governor-just-halt-effort-keep-china-buying-land-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona<\/a> Republican primary voters are rallying behind our campaign because we&rsquo;re focusing on the issues that matter and we can beat Katie Hobbs in 2026,&rdquo; Biggs told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. &ldquo;Arizonans of all backgrounds are frustrated with our state&rsquo;s rising energy costs, anemic job growth, and the challenges of buying an affordable home, which are all problems directly tied to Katie Hobbs&rsquo; progressive policies and partisan vetoes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have the experience and vision to lead our state back to prosperity from Day One as Governor and ensure that every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/arizona-governor-temporarily-steps-leaving-republican-official-fill-void\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizonan<\/a> can attain the American Dream of a safe neighborhood, a steady job, and an affordable home. We&rsquo;ll keep working to  our message in every corner of our state and make sure we fire Katie Hobbs in 2026,&rdquo; the conservative lawmaker&rsquo;s statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/10\/g-s1-33609\/donald-trump-wins-arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won<\/a> Arizona by more than five percentage points in 2024, and Hobbs&rsquo; current job approval rating sits underwater at 39 percent with a disapproval rating of 40 percent, according to the Emerson College poll.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs has been dogged by controversy ever since her razor-thin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/11\/14\/kari-lake-katie-hobbs-arizona-governor-race-results-2022-00064725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">election<\/a> in 2022. Her office threatened Mohave County Supervisors with arrest and prosecution if they were unable to certify election results ahead of the deadline, despite the county requesting more time before finalizing results.<\/p>\n<p>A campaign finance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/arizona\/2024\/06\/06\/hobbs-sunshine-residential-homes-ties-arizona-attorney-general-to-launch-criminal-probe\/74007261007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scandal<\/a> which broke in 2024 rocked the governor&rsquo;s administration. In November 2022, just after the gubernatorial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/katie-hobbs-played-personal-part-censoring-election-information-receipt-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">election<\/a>, Hobbs allegedly took a massive donation from a group home for foster children in exchange for ordering the Department of Child Safety to increase the home&rsquo;s daily pay rate, far surpassing the average pay rate for other group homes.<\/p>\n<p>The deal led to a criminal investigation with Senate President Pro Tempore T.J. Shope describing the situation as a &ldquo;pay-to-play scheme.&rdquo; Arizona Senate Republicans widely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azsenaterepublicans.gov\/post\/senate-republicans-condemn-katie-hobbs-for-rewarding-dysfunctional-group-home-millions-in-taxpayer-d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">condemned<\/a> the scandal, calling it a &ldquo;disgusting abuse of taxpayer dollars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gov. Katie Hobbs is getting money from special interests and other donors and not disclosing who they are.<\/p>\n<p>And it&rsquo;s perfectly legal because of an exception carved into state law nearly a decade ago.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XLqCt7wkW2\">https:\/\/t.co\/XLqCt7wkW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AZ Capitol Times (State Affairs Arizona) (@AzCapitolTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AzCapitolTimes\/status\/1922413643037073550?\">May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Arizona Capitol Times in May dove through the governor&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/azcapitoltimes.com\/news\/2025\/05\/13\/gov-hobbs-not-transparent-about-legal-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legal donations<\/a>, finding the Democrat was not disclosing who her donors were although they were funneling her money in special interest cases. The state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >largest public utility company reportedly gave 0<\/a>,000 to a legal fund to help defend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-gov-katie-hobbs-may-have-violated-law-after-boasting-about-tax-credit-she-didnt-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hobbs<\/a> against a lawsuit from Lake, her 2022 opponent whom she defeated by about 17,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs&rsquo;, Robson&rsquo;s, and Schweikert&rsquo;s campaign offices did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Emerson College poll of 850 active registered voters was conducted Nov. 8-10, 2025, and had a 3.3 percent margin of error.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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The survey, released Friday, indicates Hobbs is in a statistical tie with two of the three Republican candidates vying for Arizona&#8217;s 2026 governor&#8217;s race. Among Republicans, Representative Andy Biggs-a former leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus-is the clear frontrunner to challenge Hobbs in the general election. In a hypothetical contest between Biggs and Hobbs, the incumbent holds 44% support while Biggs has 43%, which falls within the poll&#8217;s margin of error. Additionally, 13% of respondents remain undecided.<\/p>\n<p>Republican businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson also trails closely behind Hobbs with 42% support compared to her 43%, with 15% undecided in that matchup. Robson previously ran for governor in 2022 but narrowly lost the primary to Kari Lake. Both Biggs and Robson have received endorsements from former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In another hypothetical race against Republican Rep. David Schweikert, Hobbs leads slightly at 44% versus Schweikert&#8217;s 40%, just outside the margin of error; here, 16% are undecided. Biggs dominates among GOP primary voters with half supporting him compared to Robson&#8217;s 17% and Schweikert&#8217;s 8%. One-quarter remain uncertain about their preferred candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, noted that Biggs is currently favored for the Republican nomination due to strong backing from older voters and Trump supporters. Biggs emphasized his campaign focuses on key issues like rising energy costs and affordable housing-criticizing Hobbs&#8217; progressive policies as contributing factors-and vowed to defeat her in next year&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump won Arizona by over five points in 2024; meanwhile, Hobbs&#8217; approval rating stands at just under water (39%) with a disapproval rate at about 40%. 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