WATCH: President Donald Trump headlines rally in Bullhead City

President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Bullhead City on Wednesday as he looks to boost Republicans’ chances in the state with early voting underway and less than three weeks until Election Day.

The Nov. 3 election will decide who holds the governor’s office, the attorney general’s office and Arizona’s seats in the U.S. House, among other positions.

Trump’s visit comes a week into early voting and takes him to a Republican stronghold. He won more than 77% of the vote in Mohave County in 2024.

The rally is taking place at Laughlin Bullhead International Airport. The program started at 11:30 a.m. and took a break at noon. Trump was scheduled to speak at 12:45 p.m. Attendees were asked to sign up online.

Some of Arizona’s top Republicans will attend Trump’s rally in Bullhead City

Multiple prominent Arizona Republicans spoke at the outdoor event ahead of Trump’s arrival, including gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs and his running mate, Sine Kerr.

The speaker lineup also included U.S. Reps. Paul Gosar and Abe Hamadeh, former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who is running to succeed Biggs in the House, and secretary of state nominee Alexander Kolodin.

Trump was flying in from Las Vegas for the Arizona appearance and heading to Montana for a rally afterward.

New poll shows Arizona Republicans trailing in statewide races

Trump’s visit comes as a HighGround Public Affairs survey released Tuesday shows Democrats leading every statewide race.

The survey of 400 likely voters found Gov. Katie Hobbs leading Biggs by nearly 17 percentage points, Attorney General Kris Mayes leading Warren Petersen by 15 points, and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes leading Kolodin by nearly 12 points.

Democrats also lead the races for treasurer and superintendent of public instruction. Nick Mansour leads Republican Elijah Norton by 9 points for treasurer, while Teresa Leyba Ruiz leads Republican Kimberly Yee by 6 points for schools chief.

Republican candidates’ apparent struggles largely stem from voters in their own party not backing them, according to the poll. The candidates have support from just 68% to 75% of Republican voters, with Biggs at 70.6%.

At a similar point in 2024, Trump had 88% Republican support in HighGround’s polling. He ultimately won 93% of Arizona Republicans, according to exit polling.

“There’s a built-in Republican advantage in the state, and right now those candidates are not taking advantage of it,” Paul Bentz, HighGround’s senior vice president of research and strategy, told KTAR News 92.3 FM.

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KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Balin Overstolz McNair contributed to this report.

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