# ‘Were we too Maga or not Maga enough?’: Republicans reckon with Arizona wipeout

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/were-we-too-maga-or-not-maga-enough-republicans-reckon-with-arizona-wipeout/
- Published: 2026-11-15T12:00:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T13:27:52+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/15/arizona-republicans-maga-trump-wipeout
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Democrats swept Arizona’s statewide races.
- Republicans lost control of state government.
- Party leaders disagree on how to rebuild.

## Summary

Arizona Democrats won every statewide office on the ballot in November’s midterm elections, giving the party control of the governorship and legislature for the first time since 1966. The result ends Republicans’ long dominance and has prompted debate over whether the party’s close ties to Donald Trump and Maga politics contributed to its losses.

Several Trump-aligned candidates were defeated, including secretary of state candidate Alexander Kolodin and Congressman Andy Biggs, who lost to incumbent Katie Hobbs by more than 10 percentage points. Republicans still have nearly 300,000 more registered voters than Democrats, but independents are the largest electoral group and shifted strongly against them. Party figures disagree over whether to change course and how much influence groups such as Turning Point Action and the state’s Freedom Caucus should have.

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