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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levine

‘This movement was rejected’: Republican election deniers lose key state races

Doug Mastriano was defeated in his bid for Pennsylvania governor.
Doug Mastriano was defeated in his bid for Pennsylvania governor. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Republicans who rejected and sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election results lost nearly every statewide race in which they sought to take control over how elections are run, a result hailed as a significant victory for free and fair elections in the US.

Voters rejected election deniers who sought to become the top election official in Arizona, Nevada and Michigan – all key battleground states – as well as Minnesota and New Mexico. In Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano, a state senator who has been among the most prominent spreaders of election misinformation, lost his bid to be the state’s top election official. Kari Lake, a Republican who built her campaign around election denialism, also is projected to lose her bid for governor in Arizona.

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