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Election Denier Alexander Kolodin Seeks to Run Arizona’s Elections as Secretary of State

Arizona G.O.P. voters nominated Alexander Kolodin for secretary of state, despite, or perhaps because of, election denial efforts that earned him an admonition from the state bar association.

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Alexander Kolodin at a Pass The Save America Act Rally in Tucson in April.
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Andy Biggs, Trump’s Pick, Wins Republican Nomination for Arizona Governor

Representative Andy Biggs, a conservative Republican and an ally of the president, will try to unite Republicans against Gov. Katie Hobbs in a crucial swing state.

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Representative Andy Biggs debated his Republican opponents in Scottsdale, Ariz., in June.
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What We Know About Tuesday’s Arizona Primaries

Arizona primary voters will choose nominees for governor, secretary of state and for key races that could determine control of the House.

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A polling site in Phoenix in 2024.
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Can Arizona Republicans Stop Feuding Long Enough to Win Back the State?

Some Republicans fear the party is poised to repeat past mistakes by nominating candidates in Tuesday’s primaries who are viewed as too extreme to sway moderate voters.

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Representative Andy Biggs, a Republican candidate for governor, has sought to moderate his message despite his record as a hard-line conservative in a state that has rejected right-wing candidates in general elections.
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Settlement Reached in Ugly Fight Over Elections in Maricopa County

A Trump ally will receive funding for a new information technology system while retaining control of voter registration and early voting.

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Maricopa County, Ariz., has been a hotbed of election denial and conspiracy theories since Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the state in 2020.
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