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Benjamin Swasey

Election denier Marchant is the Republican nominee for Nevada secretary of state

Jim Marchant speaks at a Republican election night watch party on Nov. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP)

Jim Marchant, a former Nevada state lawmaker who has made Donald Trump's baseless claims about fraud in the 2020 election a cornerstone of his own campaign, is the Republican nominee to oversee voting in the swing state, according to a race call by The Associated Press.

Marchant becomes the latest election-denying GOP candidate to take a step closer to running elections in their state — a trend that has alarmed experts on democracy.

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