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Court clears the way for entrepreneur Hugh Lytle to run for Arizona governor as an independent

Independent candidate for Arizona governor Hugh Lytle is still in the running after both challenges trying to block him from the ballot were rejected.

“The judge’s decision is not a personal win for me,” Lytle said in a Wednesday statement. “It’s a win for the voters, for democracy and for Arizona’s growing Independent movement which gains momentum every day.”

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Michael Mandell on April 14 dismissed the only remaining challenge to Lytle’s candidacy, ruling that, while his nomination petitions to get on the ballot didn’t follow the letter of the law exactly, they broadly complied with state statutes and did not mislead voters.

The legal challenge was brought by Democratic activist Craig Beckman, but Lytle claimed that Gov. Katie Hobbs, also a Democrat, was behind it. The Hobbs campaign declined to comment.

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Effective Date: Monday, January 26, 2026

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