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Three leading Arizona GOP contenders for governor, secretary of state, and attorney general ran on election-denial narratives tied to 2020, signaling that denialism helps in GOP primaries but may hurt in November; Democrats plan to hammer this stance as a threat to democracy and governance.
Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin won the GOP primary for Arizona secretary of state, defeating former party chair Gina Swoboda and advancing to a November race against Democratic incumbent Adrian Fontes. Kolodin has repeatedly questioned past election results and led lawsuits to overturn the 2020 and 2022 elections in Arizona; he is backed by Turning Point USA and several GOP lawmakers. He frames the secretary of state role as a vehicle for greater election transparency and says more observers at polling places are needed to restore trust in Arizona elections.