Matt Salmon drops out of GOP primary race for Arizona governorBy AZFamily Digital News Staff and The Associated Press
Published: Jun. 28, 2022 at 1:20 PM MST|Updated: 4 hours ago
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5/KOLD News 13/AP) - Former Rep. Matt Salmon announced Tuesday that he is ending his gubernatorial campaign. The 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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