2022 Arizona Governor Election
News coverage of the Arizona Governor election. See the race between Katie Hobbs, polling at 44%, and Kari Lake, polling at 39%. See their news, bias in the media coverage and more in our Arizona election page. See other states and more information on our 2022 U.S. Governor page.
Top Arizona Candidates
Democrat CandidateKatie Hobbs Polls: 44% Sample: 11,146Percentage of News: 57%
News Diet Breakdown
Left: 80%
18%
Republican CandidateKari Lake Polls: 39% Sample: 4,573Percentage of News: 43%
News Diet Breakdown
13%
Right: 81%
Coverage Breakdown
Coverage Breakdown is based on the number of articles published per candidate.
Katie Hobbs
Kari Lake
Top 2022 Arizona Governor Election News
US & Canada · WashingtonThe law signed by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on March 30 is in direct conflict with a 1993 federal voter registration law. It also violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Justice Department says. The law adds requirements for the federal form directly rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 2013 Arizona case.See the Story
U.S. Justice Dept sues Arizona over restrictive voting requirements
37% Left coverage: 62 sources
Kari Lake · PhoenixKari Lake, a former news anchor who walked away from her journalism career and was embraced by Donald Trump and his staunch supporters, won the Republican primary for Arizona governor on Thursday.See the Story
Trump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
38% Center coverage: 60 sources
US & Canada · YumaArizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area.
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Arizona Won't Wait for US Government, Starts Filling Border Wall Gaps
42% Center coverage: 38 sources
Latest 2022 Arizona Governor Election News
Donald Trump · ArizonaArizona Gov. Doug Ducey has endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson in the race to succeed him as the top executive in the critical battleground state. The move puts him at odds with former President Donald Trump, who is backing former television anchor Kari Lake in the GOP gubernatorial primary. Trump has endorsed Lake, a firebrand first-time candidate and former Phoenix television anchor.See the Story
Ducey endorses rival to Trump-backed candidate in Arizona governor’s race
45% Center coverage: 20 sources
Kari Lake · ArizonaBarbra Seville, a well-known Phoenix drag queen, is spilling the tea about old friend and Trump-endorsed candidate for Arizona governor, Kari Lake. Seville called Lake a hypocrite for her recent comments about drag queens being a danger to children. Lake's campaign issued a statement Saturday saying, "Richard's accusations are full of lies"See the Story
Drag Queen Calls Out GOP Gubernatorial Candidate
50% Center coverage: 16 sources
US & Canada · PhoenixA judge dismissed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's demands that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools. The state filed the lawsuit earlier this year after the U.S. Treasury Department demanded that the $163 million program be restructure. The Treasury Department also wanted changes to a $10 million program that gives private school tuition money to parents if their children have mask mandates.See the Story
Judge tosses Arizona suit over limits on virus relief funds
61% Center coverage: 18 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonArizona Gov. Doug Ducey is part of a burgeoning effort among establishment Republicans to lift up little-known housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson. Other prominent Republicans, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, have also lined up behind Robson in recent days. The push is reminiscent of how many leading Republicans rallied around Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the final stretch of his ultimately successful bid to fend off a Trump-endorsed primary challenger.See the Story
GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Ariz.
62% Center coverage: 16 sources
Education · ArizonaThe Arizona Legislature passed a bill giving every student access to an Empowerment Scholarship Account. Parents can use the more than $6,000 to customize their student's education, paying for things like private school tuition, homeschooling materials or tutors. Unlike a traditional voucher program, ESAs allow families to mix and match services.See the Story
Arizona Extends School Choice to All K-12 Students
69% Right coverage: 13 sources
US & CanadaGov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation alongside the presidential proclamation, ordering all U.S. and WV flags on all State-owned facilities to be displayed at half-staff. The proclamation will be formally signed tomorrow and be made available here. The flag display will continue till Saturday, May 28.See the Story
Colorado Governor orders flags lowered to honor victims of Texas shooting
73% Center coverage: 11 sources
US & Canada · ArizonaDetectives found an east Phoenix storage unit full of catalytic converters on Thursday. Most of them are believed to be stolen, police said, since they had been freshly cut from cars. Catalytic converter repairs are not cheap, running anywhere from $1,000 to about $3,000.See the Story
Police find 1,200 catalytic converters in Phoenix storage unit
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
US & Canada · PhoenixMark Finchem, an Arizona state lawmaker who has embraced former President Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud, won the Republican nomination. The winner of November's general election will oversee the state's elections, including the presidential contest in 2024. Trump-backed Finche has called on Arizona legislators to decertify the results of the 2020 election, when Democratic President Joe Biden narrowly won.See the Story
Katie Hobbs wins Democratic nomination for Arizona governor
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
Kari LakeArizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake invoked suggestive slang to tell followers at a conservative event in her home state that former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis exude confidence that implies a blessed anatomy. Lake's reference offended Jenna Ellis, a former senior adviser and counsel to Trump, and who, like Lake, has falsely claimed fraud impacted Trump's 2020 electoral loss.See the Story
Kari Lake says Trump, DeSantis have ‘BDE,’ offending Trump lawyer
Coverage: 6 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering 2022 Arizona Governor Election?2022 Arizona Governor Election often is covered by Right and Left Media sources.
Left: 29%
15%
Right: 30%
