Arizona governor race: Hobbs, Biggs lead Nov. 3 ballot

Arizona voters are choosing a governor on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with four candidates on the ballot and water security, taxes and education driving the race.

Incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, faces Republican congressman Andy Biggs, No Labels candidate Teri Ann Hourihan and Green Party candidate Risa Lombardo. This is the first Arizona election to include a lieutenant governor on a joint ticket with the governor, according to a Yahoo News election guide.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Arizona time, according to the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. The official statewide canvass is scheduled for Nov. 23.

Results are not yet available. Election-night totals are unofficial until certified.

The candidates

Hobbs / John Giles (Democrat): Hobbs ran unopposed in the primary, according to KJZZ. She previously served four years as secretary of state and served in the state Legislature from 2010 to 2020. Her running mate, Giles, served as Mesa's mayor from 2014 to 2025, according to the Yahoo News guide.

Biggs / Sine Kerr (Republican): Biggs was elected to Congress in 2016 and previously served in the Arizona State Legislature, according to FOX 10 Phoenix. He chaired the conservative Freedom Caucus for two years, KJZZ reported. Kerr most recently served as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency state executive director for Arizona and previously served in the state Senate, according to the Yahoo News guide.

Hourihan / Angela Harrolle Mohan (No Labels): Hourihan was born and raised in Glendale and became a licensed professional counselor in 2017, founding a health practice a year later, according to the Yahoo News guide. Harrolle Mohan is a former federal special agent, nonprofit executive and small-business owner.

Lombardo / Lisa Castillo (Green): Lombardo appears on the ballot, but the Arizona Green Party lists her candidacy as "actively opposed" and asked the Secretary of State on Aug. 31 to remove her, FOX 10 reported. The party said Lombardo was unknown to the group and had not previously been involved with it.

The Secretary of State's Office also lists two write-in candidates: Alice Novoa and Gertritrude Gonzalez, both Republicans, according to FOX 10.

What's at stake

The next governor will navigate Colorado River water negotiations, cost-of-living pressures, school funding decisions and data center policy, the Arizona Capitol Times reported.

Arizona faces cuts of up to 77% to its Colorado River supply by 2028 if the state cannot reach a negotiated deal with six other basin states, the Capitol Times reported. Hobbs joined Nevada's lawsuit against federally imposed cuts. Biggs's campaign said she has not done enough to secure the state's water future.

On taxes, Biggs proposed eliminating the state's 2.5% flat income tax during his potential first term. That tax made up 31% of the state's fiscal year 2026 budget, the Capitol Times reported. Hobbs has not made specific new affordability promises, instead pointing to first-term programs including down payment assistance, medical debt relief and utility bill assistance.

On education, both candidates support extending Proposition 123, the expired public school funding measure that drew from the state land trust. The Empowerment Scholarship Accounts voucher program, which costs taxpayers about $1 billion a year, also awaits legislative action in 2027, the Capitol Times reported. Hobbs has tried to add guardrails to the program. Biggs has pledged to protect and expand it.

Both candidates agreed on ending state tax breaks for data centers, the Capitol Times reported.

Barrett Marson, a Republican public relations consultant, told the Capitol Times that Biggs faces a challenge reaching beyond his conservative base. "He's literally having to learn how to speak their language, and it's not going well, given his history," Marson said.

Results

Results pending. This table will be updated as official county totals become available. All election-night results are unofficial until the statewide canvass on Nov. 23.

Pima County voters can find their local vote center information through the county elections page. Voters who cast early ballots and have signature verification issues have until 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, to resolve them, according to the Secretary of State's Office.