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Kari Lake is embraced by Donald Trump at a rally in Prescott last week. Lake has falsely said Biden did not win in Arizona, and called the election ‘corrupt’. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

Kari Lake and Mark Finchem running for governor and secretary of state in primary contests that could have serious consequences

Sam Levine in New York, Nina Lakhani in Phoenix, and Lauren Gambino in Washington

Mon 1 Aug 2022 03.00 EDT

Last modified on Mon 1 Aug 2022 03.01 EDT

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Arizona Republicans are on the verge of nominating two of America’s most prominent election deniers for governor and secretary of state, the latest in a series of primary contests with serious consequences for America’s democracy.

Kari Lake, a former news anchor, and Mark Finchem, a state lawmaker, are running for governor and secretary of state, respectively. Both have built their campaigns around the lie that the 2020 election was stolen. Both are frontrunners in their races and if elected, would take over roles with considerable power over how elections are run and certified in a key battleground state.

‘Democracy runs through Arizona’: candidate for attorney general says fate of the nation is at stake

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The Arizona primary on Tuesday is the latest in a series of contests where candidates who have questioned the election results stand a strong chance of winning the GOP nomination for statewide office. It’s a trend that is deeply alarming, experts say, and could pave the way for Republicans to reject the result of a future election

Kari Lake is embraced by Donald Trump at a rally in Prescott last week. Lake has falsely said Biden did not win in Arizona, and called the election ‘corrupt’. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

Kari Lake and Mark Finchem running for governor and secretary of state in primary contests that could have serious consequences

Sam Levine in New York, Nina Lakhani in Phoenix, and Lauren Gambino in Washington

Mon 1 Aug 2022 03.00 EDT

Last modified on Mon 1 Aug 2022 03.01 EDT

• 
  

Arizona Republicans are on the verge of nominating two of America’s most prominent election deniers for governor and secretary of state, the latest in a series of primary contests with serious consequences for America’s democracy.

Kari Lake, a former news anchor, and Mark Finchem, a state lawmaker, are running for governor and secretary of state, respectively. Both have built their campaigns around the lie that the 2020 election was stolen. Both are frontrunners in their races and if elected, would take over roles with considerable power over how elections are run and certified in a key battleground state.

‘Democracy runs through Arizona’: candidate for attorney general says fate of the nation is at stake

Read more

The Arizona primary on Tuesday is the latest in a series of contests where candidates who have questioned the election results stand a strong chance of winning the GOP nomination for statewide office. It’s a trend that is deeply alarming, experts say, and could pave the way for Republicans to reject the result of a future election