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Arizona Governor 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

4 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Yavapai County Elections' list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: November 3, 2026, County of Yavapai, State of Arizona, Countywide Sample Ballot (Yavapai County Elections) (no date stated (the file's published time is September 4, 2026)).

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The candidates

  1. Katie Hobbs, Democratic, PND candidate for Governor, Arizona

    Katie Hobbs

    Democratic, PND · In office

    Of 5 statements on the record, 2 were for data centers, 1 raised concerns about data centers and 2 carry no label.

    What they said

    2 1 0

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    5 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Katie Hobbs's page · In their own words

  2. Andy Biggs, Republican candidate for Governor, Arizona

    Andy Biggs

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. Silence is not a position.

    What they said

    No statement on the record

    What they did

    0 votes in favor of data centers 0 votes against

    0 statements · 1 vote on the record

    Photo: U.S. Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Andy Biggs's page · In their own words

  3. No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Teri Ann Hourihan's page · In their own words

  4. No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Risa Lombardo's page · In their own words

Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.

In their own words

Where does Katie Hobbs stand on data centers?

Of 5 statements on the record, 2 were for data centers, 1 raised concerns about data centers and 2 carry no label.

Statements 5 statements
  1. · paraphrased

    Gov. Katie Hobbs called for elimination of tax incentives and a new fee on data centers for their water use

    tucson.com (opens in a new tab) · also reported by 1 more · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Governor Hobbs opposes a statewide data center moratorium

    AZ Family (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · paraphrased

    Governor Katie Hobbs called in her January 2026 State of the State address for ending tax incentives for data centers

    themesatribune.com (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  4. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced the Google Mesa data center project on September 6, 2023

    azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  5. · paraphrased

    Governor Katie Hobbs stated Google's investment will be critical for Mesa community and state economy

    AZ Family (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Andy Biggs stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Andy Biggs.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Andy Biggs.

Votes 1 vote

1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 0 against.

  1. Did not vote on a measure that limited data centers: H.R. 9340, U.S. House of Representatives, September 16, 2026

Where does Teri Ann Hourihan stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Teri Ann Hourihan.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Teri Ann Hourihan.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Risa Lombardo stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Risa Lombardo.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Risa Lombardo.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Yavapai County Elections' list (opens in a new tab), verified October 15, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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Every race in Arizona, and where each candidate stands

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