Salmon drops out of GOP primary race for Arizona governor

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Published June 28, 2022 3:27 PM

By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon is dropping out of Republican primary race for Arizona governor. Tuesday’s move comes a week before early ballots are mailed out and leaves the GOP contest a two-candidate slugfest. Salmon was widely seen as trailing former TV news anchor Kari Lake and developer Karrin Taylor Robson. Robson has been spending millions on her campaign to boost her political standing against Lake, a populist who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Salmon says it became clear he couldn’t win. He was increasingly seen as a spoiler who could split mainstream Republicans and pull votes from Robson. Two lesser-known Republicans will also be on the ballot.

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