Arizona Governor Voter Guide: Hobbs, Biggs, Lombardo and Hourihan on Abortion and Education
Four candidates are on the ballot for governor of Arizona on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026: Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, Republican Andy Biggs, Green Party nominee Risa Lombardo and No Labels Party nominee Teri Hourihan.
The Digital Free Press voter guide video compares the four side by side on abortion and education. Here is where each one stands, based on the video and the Arizona Mirror voter guide, which the video cites.
Katie Hobbs (Democrat)
Hobbs was elected governor in 2022 and is seeking a second term. A social worker by training, she served 10 years in the Legislature and was secretary of state, according to the Arizona Mirror.
On abortion, the video says Hobbs supports legal abortion and signed the repeal of the 1864 ban. The Arizona Mirror lists her position as "legal." When she signed the 2024 repeal of the 1864 abortion ban, she said, "we should recommit to protecting women's bodily autonomy, their ability to make their own healthcare decisions." She also issued an executive order to keep county attorneys from prosecuting abortion providers.
On education, the video says Hobbs wants an income cap and more oversight for the ESA voucher program. The Mirror reports she opposes Arizona's universal Empowerment Scholarship Account program in its current form and wants a $250,000 household income cap. She vetoed a bill that would have opted Arizona into a federal tax credit program for private school scholarships.
Andy Biggs (Republican)
Biggs has served in the U.S. House since 2017. Before that he was a state representative and state senator and served as Arizona Senate president, according to the Arizona Mirror. He defeated Scott Neely in the Republican primary, the Arizona Mirror reported.
On abortion, the video says Biggs wants to ban abortion and sponsored a national ban. The Mirror lists his position as "ban" and reports that he sponsored federal legislation to ban abortion nationwide. He called the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade "a major victory for the unborn."
On education, the video says Biggs would expand the ESA school voucher program regardless of income. The Mirror reports he would expand the roughly $1 billion ESA program, which lets families spend state money on private schooling or homeschooling, with no income limit. In Congress, he introduced a bill to let federal funds follow low-income students to private or charter schools.
Risa Lombardo (Green)
Lombardo won the Green Party primary in July. The Arizona Mirror's guide lists no answers from her on abortion or education, and the video notes that.
On her campaign website, Lombardo says she is running "to be a voice for everyone being ignored by the major parties." Her listed priorities are equal opportunity based on individual merit, fair and transparent elections, a responsible environmental plan to protect air and water, and reforms on education, homelessness and the prison system. She says she has been registered with both major parties and spent most of her life as a Democrat.
The state's Clean Elections Commission is investigating whether her campaign's qualifying contributions were genuine; her lawyer argues the commission is overstepping its legal authority, the Arizona Mirror reported.
Teri Hourihan (No Labels)
Hourihan, an Arizona native, owns an integrated health care practice and is a licensed professional counselor, according to the Arizona Mirror. Her running mate is Angela Harrolle Mohan.
Hourihan says she was never given a chance to answer the Arizona Mirror's questionnaire, according to a post on her X account on Oct. 25, 2026. Her positions below come from her campaign website and her own public statements.
On abortion, Hourihan's campaign website says that as governor she will "protect access to IVF, support adoption, and preserve Arizona's current abortion laws." She says she "will not seek to overturn the abortion laws that Arizonans have approved at the ballot box" and that any changes should come through the democratic process and, when appropriate, "another vote of the people." Her website also says she would sign SB 1600, a bill Hobbs vetoed that would have required medically appropriate care for an infant born alive, including after an attempted abortion.
On education, her campaign website says she supports "protecting school choice" and the ESA program while auditing "public, charter, private, and ESA-funded programs to identify fraud, waste, and inefficiencies." She says every school that receives public funds should provide transparent financial reporting and show measurable educational outcomes. In an October interview with KOLD 13 News in Tucson, she said she would put dedicated clinical psychotherapists in schools, and she argued that eliminating the state income tax would hurt funding for schools and public health care while benefiting top earners. She also pledged to work toward lowering or eventually eliminating day care costs.
Correction (Oct. 25, 2026): An earlier version of this guide said Teri Hourihan did not answer the Arizona Mirror's questions. Hourihan says she was never given the opportunity to respond. This guide now includes her positions from her campaign.
Where to Follow the Candidates
Katie Hobbs: @katiehobbs on X and @katiehobbshq on TikTok. Andy Biggs: @andybiggs4az on X and TikTok. Risa Lombardo: no verified campaign account found. Teri Hourihan: @teriannhourihan on X and TikTok.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. This guide is for information only; The Digital Free Press does not endorse any candidate.
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Sources: Arizona Mirror, Voter Guide, Governor: https://azmirror.com/voter-guides/contests/governor/ ; Arizona Mirror (via States Newsroom), "Clean Elections to AZ Supreme Court: Fraud case against Green Party candidates is growing" (Oct. 20, 2026): https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/clean-elections-az-supreme-court-fraud-case-against-green-party-candidates-growing ; KOLD 13 News, "Tucson Now: Teri Ann Hourihan's plan for the AZ Governor's office" (Oct. 13, 2026): https://www.kold.com/2026/10/13/tucson-now-teri-ann-hourihans-plan-az-governors-office/ ; Arizona Capitol Times, "No Labels' Hourihan names running mate" (Aug. 6, 2026): https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/08/06/no-labels-hourihan-names-running-mate/ ; Office of the Arizona Governor, 1864 ban repeal signing: https://azgovernor.gov/office-arizona-governor/news/2024/05/governor-katie-hobbs-signs-bill-law-officially-repealing-1864 ; Katie Hobbs campaign: https://katiehobbs.org/ ; Andy Biggs campaign: https://www.biggsforarizona.com/ ; Teri Hourihan campaign: https://teriann4azgov.org/ ; Risa Lombardo campaign, About: https://www.risalombardo.com/about ; Teri Hourihan campaign, abortion: https://teriann4azgov.org/abortion-law-1 ; Teri Hourihan campaign, education: https://teriann4azgov.org/education-schools
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