Did all candidates who questioned the integrity of the 2020 election lose in the 2022 election?
By Todd Butterworth
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According to a national tally compiled by CBS News, 185 of 308 (60%) of Republican candidates who raised doubts about the validity or integrity of the 2020 election have won or will win their 2022 election race.
Winning was more difficult for non-incumbent election deniers. In 94 statewide races, only five such candidates won. Rhode Island and North Dakota were the only states not to have an election denier on the ballot.
Nevada secretary of state candidate Jim Marchant gained a national profile after creating a group of 14 Republican "America First" secretary of state candidates who were election deniers. Among those candidates, only Diego Morales of Indiana won in the general election.
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America First Secretary of State Coalition America First Secretary of State Coalition
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