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Kansas’ top election official defeats conspiracy promoter

Published August 2, 2022 11:03 PM

By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican primary voters in Kansas have chosen the incumbent secretary of state over a challenger who peddled election conspiracies in one of several primary races for a state’s top election official. In Arizona, voters were deciding whether to elevate a loyalist to former President Donald Trump who supports his false claims that he won the 2020 election. The GOP primary elections for secretary of state on Tuesday were the latest this year to feature candidates who doubt the security of their states’ elections despite the lack of evidence of any problems widespread enough to change the results.

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