By Staff Reporter |
President Donald Trump has issued a select number of endorsements in Arizona races for the 2026 election.
The latest endorsements went to Rep. Juan Ciscomani to retain his seat in the 6th Congressional District, Rep. Paul Gosar to retain his seat in the 9th Congressional District, and Mark Lamb, former sheriff of Pinal County, for the seat opened by departing Rep. Andy Biggs in the 5th Congressional District.
Neither Ciscomani nor Gosar have opponents in their primaries. Lamb faces off against Daniel Keenan, a construction company owner, in the primary.
Trump’s endorsement bundle on Friday referred to Gosar and Lamb as “MAGA warrior[s],” and Ciscomani as “a tremendous champion.”
All three men, Trump promised, were capable of improving border security, stopping migrant crime, strengthening the military, bolstering economic growth, cutting taxes and regulations, boosting domestic manufacturing and energy, supporting law enforcement, and protecting Second Amendment rights.
Ciscomani will likely face off against Democratic candidate Joanna Mendoza.
Gosar will likely face off against Democratic candidate Danielle Sterbinsky.
Should Lamb take the primary, he would face off against one of the three Democratic candidates running: Brian Hualde, Chris James, or Elizabeth Lee.
Here are the other endorsements for Arizona candidates made by Trump so far:
Thomas “Jay” Feely, former NFL kicker, for the seat opened by departing Rep. David Schweikert in the 1st Congressional District. Feely faces off against former State Rep. Joseph Chaplik and technology consultant John Trobough in the Republican primary.
Rep. Eli Crane received Trump’s endorsement to retain his seat in the 2nd Congressional District. Crane has no opponents in the primary.
Rep. Abe Hamadeh received Trump’s endorsement to retain his seat in the 8th Congressional District. Hamadeh has no opponents in the primary.
Andy Biggs received Trump’s endorsement for the governor’s seat held by incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Biggs has three other opponents: Schweikert and two businessmen, Scott Neely and Ken Miceli.
Other races have indicated some weigh-in from Trump, but no outright endorsements.
In the attorney general’s race, Trump reposted a county supervisor’s endorsement of Republican primary candidate Rodney Glassman sans commentary last month. Glassman is up against State Senate President Warren Petersen to determine who will face off against the Democratic incumbent, Attorney General Kris Mayes.
But in April, Trump gave Petersen a shout-out at the Turning Point Action (TPA) “Build the Red Wall” event. Trump said Petersen would “help achieve [the] victory” of expanding the “red wall” — the Republican majority.
Trump made a similar post in recent weeks in the secretary of state’s race. The president also reposted a picture sans commentary of another organization’s endorsement of Republican primary candidate Gina Swoboda, former chair of the Arizona Republican Party.
Swoboda took the repost as an outright endorsement, though the other Republican primary candidate in the race, State Rep. Alexander Kolodin, disputed that characterization. Kolodin was also given a shoutout at the TPA event in April.
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