BULLHEAD CITY — President Donald Trump was set to rally Republicans in Arizona’s reddest county as early voting gets underway in the November midterm election.
Trump’s visit to Mohave County was part of a swing to Republican-friendly areas before Election Day.
The president was slated to speak at 1 p.m. at Laughlin Bullhead International Airport.
The Oct. 17 rally came 10 days into early voting, a crucial period in a state where about 80% of voters get their ballots in the mail.
“President Trump is capable of turning out the vote like no other leader in modern political history,” Republican National Committee spokesman Nick Poche said in a written statement. “This rally will showcase not only the wins Republicans have secured for Arizonans over
the past two years, but the agenda for the final two years for President Trump’s historic second term.”
The president faced a daunting task as Nov. 3 loomed. Voters have turned on the president and his party amid the war with Iran, polls show. That pressure is mounting even in red Mohave County, where Trump received more than 77% of the vote in 2024.
The price of diesel hit a record high of $6.67 there in September, according to AAA Fuel Prices. It was a sharp increase from the $3.75 average price in October 2025.
Trump-endorsed candidates are lagging behind their Democratic opponents, polls show. That includes the Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Biggs was expected to speak at the president’s event. Biggs is a close ally of Trump and a five-term congressman. He's hoping to turn a decade's worth of victories in Arizona's conservative 5th Congressional District into his first statewide win.
U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar is also planning to attend and speak, according to his spokesperson, Anthony Foti.
Chris Scotten, Rep. Abe Hamadeh's campaign consultant, said Hamadeh would attend.
Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who is running for Biggs’ seat in the U.S. House, will also attend, according to his campaign spokesperson Ed Morabito.
Trump is also backing Republicans for two swing congressional districts in the Scottsdale and Tucson areas. However, Jay Feely in the Scottsdale-area district and Rep. Juan Ciscomani in southern Arizona have said they do not plan to attend.
The Bullhead City campaign rally on the border of Nevada was about as far as possible from either U.S. House district – and from the independent voters in populous Maricopa County who could tip the race for governor and other statewide offices.
If the GOP loses its grip on the U.S. House or Senate, it would become significantly harder for Trump to push his policy agenda during the final two years of his term.
Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, also hope to investigate the Trump administration over what they see as widespread corruption if they regain power in Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Murray covers national politics and the Trump administration for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. She co-hosts “The Gaggle,” The Republic’s weekly politics podcast. Reach her at stephanie.murray@usatodayco.com, on X and TikTok @stephanie_murr and on Instagram @stephaniemurray.news.
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