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Election Deniers Lose Key Races in Midterms
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In Short: We’re halfway through the midterm cycle, and more than 130 Election Deniers have already secured spots on the November ballot, according to Kelly Rader, research director at States United Action.
Five election-denying Republicans lost gubernatorial races in key states on Election Day, marking a significant defeat for the movement that cast doubt on the 2020 election results.
In Arizona, Biggs, who had challenged the 2020 election results, conceded to incumbent Democrat Katie Hobbs without mentioning voter fraud.
In Pennsylvania, Representative Scott Perry, who was involved in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, lost his seat to Democrat Janelle Stelson.
These losses come as state leaders can wield significant influence over election administration, with implications for the 2028 presidential race.
Election Day began with election deniers claiming voter fraud was happening everywhere, but their claims did not sway voters.
In Georgia, billionaire Rick Jackson, who echoed Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election, won the Republican runoff for governor, putting him one step closer to leading a key battleground state.
According to InsideNJ, Trump, Musk, Kean Jr., and Republicans have spent nearly $17 million in support of Tom Kean Jr. In the general election, despite a failed attempt to meddle in the primary that cost $650,000.
Spending on this year’s New Jersey congressional races has topped $100 million, fueled by several hotly contested primaries, two special elections, a well-financed Senator, and the critical 7th District House race.
Control of Congress and the future of President Trump's agenda are on the line in the 2026 midterm elections, as voters cast their ballots for all 435 House seats and 35 Senate races around the country.
In June, Trump told podcaster Benny Johnson that the 2020 election was “rigged and manipulated,” but on Election Day, he told The New York Times that he was “absolutely willing” to accept the midterm results.
The governorship could play a major role in issues like voting access, election administration, and any future Republican effort to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of 2028.
We’re halfway through the midterm cycle, and more than 130 Election Deniers have already secured spots on the November ballot, according to Kelly Rader, research director at States United Action.
What this adds
The election deniers' losses in key gubernatorial races represent a significant setback for their movement.
Despite the claims of voter fraud, no vigilante efforts at disruption were reported, and the election proceeded without major incidents.
What's confirmed
- Jackson’s win represents a rare defeat for a Trump-backed candidate, but nonetheless means that Georgia Republicans will still have an election denier as their nominee for governor.
What's still developing
- Trump is entering the final two years of his lame-duck second term, and under the US Constitution, he is ineligible for re-election.
- Many are running for pivotal state-level roles like governor or secretary of state that wield enormous power to undermine a fair election.
- “Xavier Becerra will be a rubber stamp for Democrat laws that raise your costs. That is the simple choice in this election,” Hilton said during a morning news conference in front of the state Capitol.
- "These modest precautionary measures will be impossible after Election Day, so there is good cause for expedited consideration," he said.
- The denial comes as the Trump administration continues to escalate a criminal investigation into the matter, including a request for election officials to separate ballots that rank retired teacher Dan J Sullivan.
- Senator Dan S Sullivan, the incumbent Republican running for re-election, and allies have accused the Democrats of trying to confuse voters.
- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, discusses allegations his opponent, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Mary Peltola, worked with operatives to recruit another Dan Sullivan to run for Senate on ‘Hannity.’ In the wake of a New York Times report detailing an alleged Democrat-linked election scheme by the campaign team of Rep. Mary Peltola that involved the recruitment of a candidate with nearly the exact same name as an incumbent GOP senator, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced that he was ordering a probe into the matter.
- "Alaskans have a fundamental right to vote for the candidate they actually intend to support. Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections. Anyone or any organization found to have broken the law must be held accountable," he added.
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- Obama said the election was “our last best chance” to rein in the Trump administration.
- On the eve of Election Day, candidates in Massachusetts and across the country made their closing arguments.