Trump is also targeting Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who fended off multiple legal challenges to the state's election. Finchem is also co-sponsoring a bill that would allow the state legislature to "accept or reject" the results of a presidential election, without establishing clear criteria for such a rejection. Finchem has repeatedly insisted that Trump won the 2020 race, was a key supporter of the failed Maricopa County "audit" and has since introduced legislation that would require all voters' ballots to be published online and require all ballots to be counted by hand - a nod to the numerous conspiracy theories around Arizona's so-called audit. 6 Capitol riot and has acknowledged his ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia whose leader and other members have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the riot. Finchem attended the "Stop the Steal" rally ahead of the Jan. Mark Finchem in his campaign against Hobbs as secretary of state in Arizona, which Trump lost to Biden by fewer than 11,000 votes. 6, 2021, which he called "our 1776 moment," even after hundreds of Trump supporters assaulted Capitol Police officers and hunted lawmakers through the halls of Congress.
Hice objected to the certification of Biden's victory in Congress on Jan. Hice has also spread conspiracy theories that voting machines flipped votes from Trump to Biden. After the 2020 election, Hice backed multiple lawsuits seeking to overturn the results of the election in Georgia, saying he was "not convinced at all" that President Biden won the state even after three recounts confirmed the results. Jody Hice, R-Ga., who is mounting a primary challenge to Raffensperger. Trump has thrown his endorsement behind Rep. He and many other top election officials endured months of death threats for their efforts.
Raffensperger, for example, also resisted a barrage of calls from Trump asking him to "find" enough votes to overturn the election. Secretaries of state from both parties certified election results and fended off lawsuits from Trump and his allies. Secretaries of state in particular proved to be key in undermining Trump's post-election crusade. RELATED: Trump endorses Arizona conspiracy theorist who wants to "decertify" election after sham "audit" It's important that we pay attention, and early, to the rhetoric about our election system happening in these down-ballot races." "Elections are national events run by the states, so these positions are critical to a government of, by, and for the people. Christine Todd Whitman, the co-chair of States United Action, said in a statement.
"We are seeing Democrat and Republican statewide officials who defended the will of the people in 2020 being challenged or primaried by Election Deniers in red and blue states alike," former Republican New Jersey Gov. Another 11 election deniers are running for attorney general, which would position them to get involved in election litigation and law enforcement matters. In some states, multiple election deniers are running in the same primary.Īt least 21 election deniers are running for secretary of state in 18 states, an office that would put them in power to oversee voting in their states. But the trend is not limited to the handful of battleground states that decided the 2020 election.Īt least 51 Republican candidates who have falsely claimed that Trump won the election, spread lies about the election's legitimacy, backed "forensic" audits, promoted conspiracy theories or took other actions to undermine election integrity are running for governor in 24 states, according to States United Action, a nonpartisan group tracking election deniers running for office. Doug Ducey refused to help him try to overturn his loss and election officials like Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (a Republican) and Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (a Democrat) repeatedly discredited his baseless claims of fraud. Trump has targeted numerous state-level races after Republicans like Georgia Gov. More than 80 candidates who have made false claims about the 2020 election or supported Donald Trump's "Big Lie" are running for state offices that run, oversee or protect elections, according to a new report.
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