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The Landscape of Election Denial in America

  • 10 Election Deniers will serve as Governors in 2025. Explore

  • 9 Election Deniers will serve as state Attorneys General in 2025. Explore

  • 4 Election Deniers will serve as Secretaries of State in 2025. Explore

  • 136 Election Deniers will serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2025. Explore

  • 20 Election Deniers will serve in the U.S. Senate in 2025. Explore

Some Election Deniers included in these totals won office in 2024 but have yet to be sworn in.

The Statewide Landscape

Elections are run by the states. That means statewide officials are responsible for protecting the will of the people.

6 Election Deniers won races for statewide office in 2024.

13 states—

Delaware ,
Indiana
,
Missouri
,
Montana
,
New Hampshire
,
North Carolina
,
North Dakota
,
Oregon
,
Pennsylvania
,
Utah
,
Vermont
,
Washington
and
West Virginia
—held elections for at least one of the statewide offices that oversee elections. In most cases, those offices are Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State.

0 Election Deniers hold statewide office right now.

In 0 states, an Election Denier currently holds at least one statewide office with election oversight power.

In most states, the Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State are in charge of making sure elections are free, fair, and secure. But in our decentralized system, some states empower other officials with election oversight responsibilities. We’re also tracking states where election powers are held by other offices, like the Lieutenant Governor or a state Board of Elections.

Read more about The Roles of Our Elected Officials in Elections

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Headshot of Kay Ivey
R
Kay Ivey
Election Denier
Incumbent
governor of Alabama
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Mike Dunleavy
R
Mike Dunleavy
Election Denier
Incumbent
governor of Alaska
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Ron DeSantis
R
Ron DeSantis
Election Denier
Incumbent
governor of Florida
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Kim Reynolds
R
Kim Reynolds
Election Denier
Incumbent
governor of Iowa
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Jeff Landry
R
Jeff Landry
Election Denier
governor of Louisiana
Elected 2023 Term starts 2024 Term ends 2028
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Headshot of Greg Gianforte
R
Greg Gianforte
Election Denier
governor of Montana
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Bill Lee
R
Bill Lee
Election Denier
Incumbent
governor of Tennessee
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Greg Abbott
R
Greg Abbott
Election Denier
Incumbent
governor of Texas
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Steve Marshall
R
Steve Marshall
Election Denier
Incumbent
attorney general of Alabama
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Ashley Moody
R
Ashley Moody
Election Denier
Incumbent
attorney general of Florida
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Raul Labrador
R
Raul Labrador
Election Denier
attorney general of Idaho
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Todd Rokita
R
Todd Rokita
Election Denier
attorney general of Indiana
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Kris Kobach
R
Kris Kobach
Election Denier
attorney general of Kansas
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Lynn Fitch
R
Lynn Fitch
Election Denier
Incumbent
attorney general of Mississippi
Elected 2023 Term starts 2024 Term ends 2028
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Headshot of Andrew Bailey
R
Andrew Bailey
Election Denier
attorney general of Missouri
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Alan Wilson
R
Alan Wilson
Election Denier
Incumbent
attorney general of South Carolina
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Ken Paxton
R
Ken Paxton
Election Denier
Incumbent
attorney general of Texas
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Sean Reyes
R
Sean Reyes
Election Denier
Incumbent
attorney general of Utah
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Patrick Morrisey
R
Patrick Morrisey
Election Denier
Incumbent
attorney general of West Virginia
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Wes Allen
R
Wes Allen
Election Denier
secretary of state of Alabama
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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The Congressional Landscape

Congress directly represents the people, and its powers include certifying the Presidential election. Yet about a third of members of Congress have shown they don’t respect the will of the people.

143 Election Deniers won races for congressional office in 2024.

The full House and a third of the Senate were up for re-election.

0 Election Deniers hold congressional office right now.

Explore which sitting members of the U.S. House and Senate are Election Deniers. Get the facts about the representatives from your state—and across the country.

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Headshot of Katie Britt
R
Katie Britt
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Alabama
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2029
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Headshot of Tommy Tuberville
R
Tommy Tuberville
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Alabama
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Rick Scott
R
Rick Scott
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Florida
Elected 2018 Term starts 2019 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Mike Braun
R
Mike Braun
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Indiana
Elected 2018 Term starts 2019 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Roger Marshall
R
Roger Marshall
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Kansas
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Rand Paul
R
Rand Paul
Election Denier
Incumbent
u.s. senator from Kentucky
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2029
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Headshot of John Kennedy
R
John Kennedy
Election Denier
Incumbent
u.s. senator from Louisiana
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2029
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Headshot of Cindy Hyde-Smith
R
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Mississippi
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Josh Hawley
R
Josh Hawley
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Missouri
Elected 2018 Term starts 2019 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Eric Schmitt
R
Eric Schmitt
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Missouri
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2029
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Headshot of Steve Daines
R
Steve Daines
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Montana
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Ted Budd
R
Ted Budd
Election Denier
Incumbent
u.s. senator from North Carolina
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2029
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Headshot of J.D. Vance
R
J.D. Vance
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Ohio
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of James Lankford
R
James Lankford
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Oklahoma
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2029
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Headshot of Markwayne Mullin
R
Markwayne Mullin
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Oklahoma
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Marsha Blackburn
R
Marsha Blackburn
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Tennessee
Elected 2018 Term starts 2019 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Bill Hagerty
R
Bill Hagerty
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Tennessee
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Ted Cruz
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Ted Cruz
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Texas
Elected 2018 Term starts 2019 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Ron Johnson
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Ron Johnson
Election Denier
Incumbent
u.s. senator from Wisconsin
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2029
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Headshot of Cynthia Lummis
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Cynthia Lummis
Election Denier
u.s. senator from Wyoming
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2027
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The Presidential Landscape

In the United States, Presidents don’t oversee elections. That power falls to the states. Yet Presidents make decisions every day that can strengthen or weaken American democracy. And they have the ultimate public platform. They can use it to defend free and fair elections—or undermine them.

An Election Denier will become president in 2025.

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Headshot of Donald Trump
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Donald Trump

Former President of the United States

Term started 2025

Term ends 2029

Won General
Election Denier
Election Denial Record What makes an Election Denier
  • Falsely claimed former President Trump won the 2020 presidential election instead of the legitimate winner, President Biden.

  • Spread lies or promoted conspiracies about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election or subsequent election cycles in public, including in social media, press statements, or comments to the press.

  • Refused to certify, or called on or pressured election officials to refuse to certify, the 2020 presidential election results or a race in subsequent elections based on meritless claims about election fraud, voter fraud, misinformation, or lies.

  • Taken action to undermine the integrity of the 2020 presidential election or subsequent election cycles, including:

    • Filing or supporting litigation seeking to overturn the results based on conspiracies or baseless legal theories.

    • Filing or supporting litigation that was sanctioned for being malicious or without merit in the aftermath of an election.

    • Promoting or participating in a Stop the Steal–sponsored or branded event or rally during or following the 2020 election.

    • Calling for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election or a race in subsequent elections after the results were certified, were officially audited, or stood up to multiple legal challenges.

  • Refused to concede a race, or publicly supported a candidate’s refusal to concede a race, after the results were officially audited or stood up to multiple legal challenges.

Headshot of Ron DeSantis
R
Ron DeSantis

Governor of Florida

Dropped Out
Election Denier
Election Denial Record What makes an Election Denier
  • Taken action to undermine the integrity of the 2020 presidential election or subsequent election cycles, including:

    • Filing or supporting litigation seeking to overturn the results based on conspiracies or baseless legal theories.

    • Filing or supporting litigation that was sanctioned for being malicious or without merit in the aftermath of an election.

    • Promoting or participating in a Stop the Steal–sponsored or branded event or rally during or following the 2020 election.

    • Calling for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election or a race in subsequent elections after the results were certified, were officially audited, or stood up to multiple legal challenges.

  • Falsely claimed former President Trump won the 2020 presidential election instead of the legitimate winner, President Biden.

  • Spread lies or promoted conspiracies about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election or subsequent election cycles in public, including in social media, press statements, or comments to the press.

  • Refused to certify, or called on or pressured election officials to refuse to certify, the 2020 presidential election results or a race in subsequent elections based on meritless claims about election fraud, voter fraud, misinformation, or lies.

  • Refused to concede a race, or publicly supported a candidate’s refusal to concede a race, after the results were officially audited or stood up to multiple legal challenges.

Headshot of Larry Elder
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Larry Elder
Dropped Out
Election Denier
Election Denial Record What makes an Election Denier
  • Spread lies or promoted conspiracies about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election or subsequent election cycles in public, including in social media, press statements, or comments to the press.

  • Falsely claimed former President Trump won the 2020 presidential election instead of the legitimate winner, President Biden.

  • Refused to certify, or called on or pressured election officials to refuse to certify, the 2020 presidential election results or a race in subsequent elections based on meritless claims about election fraud, voter fraud, misinformation, or lies.

  • Taken action to undermine the integrity of the 2020 presidential election or subsequent election cycles, including:

    • Filing or supporting litigation seeking to overturn the results based on conspiracies or baseless legal theories.

    • Filing or supporting litigation that was sanctioned for being malicious or without merit in the aftermath of an election.

    • Promoting or participating in a Stop the Steal–sponsored or branded event or rally during or following the 2020 election.

    • Calling for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election or a race in subsequent elections after the results were certified, were officially audited, or stood up to multiple legal challenges.

  • Refused to concede a race, or publicly supported a candidate’s refusal to concede a race, after the results were officially audited or stood up to multiple legal challenges.

An Election Denier will become vice president in 2025.

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Headshot of J.D. Vance
R
J.D. Vance

U.S. Senator from Ohio

Term started 2025

Term ends 2029

Won General
Election Denier
Election Denial Record What makes an Election Denier
  • Spread lies or promoted conspiracies about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election or subsequent election cycles in public, including in social media, press statements, or comments to the press.

  • Falsely claimed former President Trump won the 2020 presidential election instead of the legitimate winner, President Biden.

  • Refused to certify, or called on or pressured election officials to refuse to certify, the 2020 presidential election results or a race in subsequent elections based on meritless claims about election fraud, voter fraud, misinformation, or lies.

  • Taken action to undermine the integrity of the 2020 presidential election or subsequent election cycles, including:

    • Filing or supporting litigation seeking to overturn the results based on conspiracies or baseless legal theories.

    • Filing or supporting litigation that was sanctioned for being malicious or without merit in the aftermath of an election.

    • Promoting or participating in a Stop the Steal–sponsored or branded event or rally during or following the 2020 election.

    • Calling for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election or a race in subsequent elections after the results were certified, were officially audited, or stood up to multiple legal challenges.

  • Refused to concede a race, or publicly supported a candidate’s refusal to concede a race, after the results were officially audited or stood up to multiple legal challenges.

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