GOP Attorney General Candidates Who Deny 2020 Election Results Could Oversee 2028 Vote
A review by WIRED highlighted Republican attorney general candidates across various states, including key swing states, who assert that the 2020 election was fraudulent. In Arizona, Warren Petersen supported the Cyber Ninjas audit, which ultimately affirmed Biden's victory at a cost of $4 million; he is currently in a close contest with Democrat Kris Mayes. In Georgia, Brian Strickland has called for probes into alleged "fraudulent activities," tying with Democrat Tanya Miller. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, who alleged that 18,000 noncitizens were registered to vote, is in a competitive race against Democrat Chris Mann. Doug Lloyd of Michigan, also tied with Democrat Eli Savit, intends to address 2020 election issues. In Nevada, Trump-backed Adriana Guzmán Fralick is 8 points behind Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro.
Key facts
- WIRED reviewed GOP attorney general candidates in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Kansas
- Arizona's Warren Petersen helped secure the Cyber Ninjas audit, which cost taxpayers $4 million and found no fraud
- Petersen handed Cyber Ninjas audit files to the FBI under a grand jury subpoena
- Georgia's Brian Strickland called the FBI seizure of Fulton County ballots a "transparency" measure
- Kris Kobach served as Kansas secretary of state from 2011 to 2019 and was elected attorney general in 2022
- Kobach claimed 18,000 noncitizens were on voter rolls based on non-peer-reviewed research
- Nevada's Adriana Guzmán Fralick trails Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro by 8 points
- Michigan's Doug Lloyd said he would use state police to revisit 2020 election concerns
Entities
Artists
- Warren Petersen
- Kris Mayes
- Brian Strickland
- Tanya Miller
- Kris Kobach
- Chris Mann
- Doug Lloyd
- Matt DePerno
- Eli Savit
- Adriana Guzmán Fralick
- Nicole Cannizzaro
- Joey Gilbert
- Mike Lindell
- Donald Trump
- Joe Biden
- Alex Jones
- Christina Beeler
Institutions
- WIRED
- Cyber Ninjas
- FBI
- Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Michigan Board of State Canvassers
- Michigan State Police
- MyPillow
- Department of Justice
- Congress
- US Senate
Locations
- Arizona
- United States
- Maricopa County
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Nevada
- Kansas
- Fulton County
- Eaton County
- Texas
- Washington DC