Effort led by grassroots conservatives around the state puts Rep. Biggs in strong position to qualify for the ballot in April
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
GILBERT, AZ—The Biggs for Arizona campaign reached a major milestone of collecting 10,000 E-Qual signatures to qualify Rep. Andy Biggs for the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary ballot. The campaign, which is continuing to collect E-Qual signatures and paper petition signatures across the state from conservative grassroots volunteers, is well-positioned to submit more than the minimum amount of signatures needed in the spring of 2026.
“Our supporters across Arizona have been relentless in promoting our campaign and collecting signatures to qualify us for the 2026 Republican primary ballot,” said Congressman Andy Biggs. “Achieving a milestone of 10,000 confirmed E-Qual signatures before 2026 shows we are hitting the right notes with Republican and Independent voters who want to see strong leadership from their next Governor and a clear vision to guide Arizona back to safety and prosperity.”
“Reaching the 10,000 signatures mark this early in the cycle is an incredibly impressive feat, showing that voters across Arizona are fired up to have Andy Biggs as our next Governor,” said District 7 State Representative David Marshall (Navajo County). “From strong fundraising numbers to gathering dozens of endorsements and thousands of signatures, Andy is proving he is the strongest Republican capable of defeating Katie Hobbs in 2026.”
BACKGROUND INFO
-Final signature requirements will be announced early next year based on the Secretary of State’s calculation of eligible signers as of January 2nd, 2026. In the 2024 cycle, statewide Republican candidates needed to submit a minimum of 7,072 eligible signatures. Signatures that are collected through the E-Qual portal are considered as automatically eligible.
-Rep. Andy Biggs led all Republican gubernatorial candidates in fundraising during the Q3 period, with $564K raised and $630K cash on hand. His Q3 total was more than $150K more than his closest opponent.
-Rep. Andy Biggs is the only candidate in the Republican gubernatorial primary endorsed by both President Donald J. Trump and the late, great Charlie Kirk. Biggs has also earned endorsements from Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk, Arizona Congressmen Eli Crane and Paul Gosar, Maricopa County Supervisors Debbie Lesko and Mark Stewart, and two dozen current or former state legislators.
-In the only poll to test a field of 3 announced candidates in the Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary, Rep. Andy Biggs holds a more than 20-point lead over Karrin Taylor Robson and Rep. David Schweikert.