Election deniers lose races for governor in key US swing states
Summary
Five Republican candidates who questioned or challenged Joe Biden’s 2020 victory lost their gubernatorial races in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to the article. Their defeats could matter in the battleground states that help decide presidential elections, where governors can influence election administration and voting access.Key Facts
- The candidates named as losers were Andy Biggs in Arizona, Rick Jackson in Georgia, John James in Michigan, Stacy Garrity in Pennsylvania and Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin.
- The article says all five had questioned Biden’s 2020 victory or taken steps to block its certification.
- Biggs and Tiffany voted in Congress to overturn the 2020 election results and joined a lawsuit seeking to invalidate results in four states.
- James said in 2022 that Biden had won, but later called the 2020 election “rigged and manipulated,” according to the article.
- Garrity urged Pennsylvania lawmakers to decertify the 2020 results at a January 5, 2021, rally.
- Tiffany, Garrity and Jackson later acknowledged that Biden won; Biggs and James had not, the article says.
- The article notes that governors can affect voting access, election administration and congressional map changes.
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