Republican candidates in 3 Arizona statewide races have history of election denial

Republicans angling to replace Arizona’s governor, attorney general and secretary of state all have a history of amplifying President Donald Trump’s disproved claims about fraud in the 2020 election.

One frontrunner for governor led the charge in Congress to overturn the election. A candidate for attorney general recently gave the FBI state Senate records related to a post-election “audit” in Maricopa County.

One contender for secretary of state led a lawsuit claiming there were at least a half-million illegal names on state voter rolls, while her rival defended the state’s “fake electors” in court.

On the Democratic side of those races, the incumbents have all fought against election denialism.



https://www.kjzz.org/elections/2026-04-16/republican-candidates-in-3-arizona-statewide-races-have-history-of-election-denial