MESA – Yesterday, former Mesa Mayor John Giles, Gov. Katie Hobbs’ running mate, returned to his hometown of Mesa to cast his ballot in the 2026 Arizona general election. Joined by members of the Arizona Over Party coalition, Giles urged Arizonans to vote and underscored the importance of electing leaders who will always put Arizona first, above partisan politics.
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KNXV: John Giles casts his ballot
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Anchor: Candidate for Arizona’s first lieutenant governor casting his ballot today, former Mesa Mayor John Giles, a former Republican changing his registration to independent to run alongside Democratic incumbent Governor Katie Hobbs.
KSAZ: Gov. Hobbs running mate John Giles drops off ballot
- Anchor: Welcome back. Some early voting underway in Arizona’s general election.
- Anchor: Today, Lieutenant Governor candidate John Giles cast his vote. He’s running as an independent on Katie Hobbs’ gubernatorial ticket on the Democrat side, opposite Republican Andy Biggs and Sine Kerr. He dropped off his ballot at the Mesa Community College polling location at the Red Mountain campus in Mesa.
- John Giles: My advice to folks is don’t hold on to your ballot. You know you’re going to continue to get pestered by candidates, number one, if you don’t vote. But also the voting process was just so smooth and effortless because I voted early.
KPNX: Giles encourages voters to make voices heard
- Anchor: With early voting underway, Mesa Mayor John Giles cast his ballot today in the 2026 general election. Giles is also Katie Hobbs’ running mate in her gubernatorial reelection campaign.
- Anchor: Giles joined members of the Arizona Over Party coalition at Mesa Community College’s Red Mountain campus, encouraging Arizonans to make their voices heard.
