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Pollsters: Gov. Katie Hobbs opening up lead on Biggs
Cook Political Report upgraded the race to Likely Democratic as Hobbs led Biggs by 49.3% to 41.8%, according to MSNOW and FiftyPlusOne.
- With five days remaining until the midterms, Governor Katie Hobbs is expanding her lead over challenger Representative Andy Biggs, with recent polling showing her ahead 51% to 45%.
- Hobbs's momentum stems from significant support among independent voters, where she leads 62% to 32%, a margin Mike Noble, founder and CEO of Noble Predictive Insights, identified as essential for maintaining an advantage.
- Campaign finance filings reveal Hobbs raised $15.044 million, nearly triple Biggs's $5.7 million, while Biggs secured endorsements from President Donald Trump and former Arizona governors Jan Brewer and Doug Ducey.
- Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report stated Biggs's efforts have "drawn more questions than answers," prompting the report to upgrade the race from Lean Democratic to Likely Democratic.
- Arizona voters have frequently demonstrated a willingness to split their tickets; Thom Reilly, a professor at Arizona State University, noted Hobbs's "late surge speaks to her appeal across Arizona's complicated political landscape.
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Pollsters: Gov. Katie Hobbs opening up lead on Biggs - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – With five days to go until the midterm elections, polling suggests Arizona’s Gov. Katie Hobbs will stick around for another four years. That’s the takeaway from multiple polls that show the Democratic incumbent opening her lead over U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, with Cook Political Report’s latest batch of gubernatorial polls upgrading the race from “Lean Democratic” to “Likely Democratic.” Elsewhere, Thursday’s aggregat…
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