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The Landscape of Election Denial in America

States are colored by number of Election Denying officials in statewide positions:

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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 Greg Abbott
R
Greg Abbott
Election Denier
Governor of Texas
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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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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Headshot of Jay Ashcroft
R
Jay Ashcroft
Election Denier
Secretary of State of Missouri
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Ron DeSantis
R
Ron DeSantis
Election Denier
Governor of Florida
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Mike Dunleavy
R
Mike Dunleavy
Election Denier
Governor of Alaska
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Lynn Fitch
R
Lynn Fitch
Election Denier
Attorney General of Mississippi
Elected 2019 Term starts 2020 Term ends 2024
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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 Chuck Gray
R
Chuck Gray
Election Denier
Secretary of State of Wyoming
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Kay Ivey
R
Kay Ivey
Election Denier
Governor of Alabama
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Robert F. Spindell, Jr.
R
Robert F. Spindell, Jr.
Election Denier
State Elections Board of Wisconsin
Elected 2019 Term starts 2019 Term ends 2026
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Headshot of Kris Kobach
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Kris Kobach
Election Denier
Attorney General of Kansas
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 Jeff Landry
R
Jeff Landry
Election Denier
Attorney General of Louisiana
Elected 2019 Term starts 2020 Term ends 2024
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Headshot of Bill Lee
R
Bill Lee
Election Denier
Governor of Tennessee
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Steve Marshall
R
Steve Marshall
Election Denier
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
Attorney General of Florida
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Diego Morales
R
Diego Morales
Election Denier
Secretary of State of Indiana
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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Headshot of Patrick Morrisey
R
Patrick Morrisey
Election Denier
Attorney General of West Virginia
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Kahiolani Papalimu
R
Kahiolani Papalimu
Election Denier
State Elections Board of Hawaiʻi
Elected 2020 Term starts 2020 Term ends 2024
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Headshot of Ken Paxton
R
Ken Paxton
Election Denier
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
Attorney General of Utah
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Kim Reynolds
R
Kim Reynolds
Election Denier
Governor of Iowa
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
More information about undefined
Headshot of Mac Warner
R
Mac Warner
Election Denier
Secretary of State of West Virginia
Elected 2020 Term starts 2021 Term ends 2025
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Headshot of Alan Wilson
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Alan Wilson
Election Denier
Attorney General of South Carolina
Elected 2022 Term starts 2023 Term ends 2027
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0 Election Deniers are on statewide ballots in races we're tracking.

Right now, 13 states are holding 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.

The states with races for statewide election oversight offices are:

Delaware ,
Indiana
,
Missouri
,
Montana
,
New Hampshire
,
North Carolina
,
North Dakota
,
Oregon
,
Pennsylvania
,
Utah
,
Vermont
,
Washington
and
West Virginia
.

At this point in the race, 0 Election Deniers are on the ballot in those states, and 0 have lost in their respective primaries.

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Headshot of Jay Ashcroft
R
Jay Ashcroft
Election Denier
Running for Governor of Missouri
In the Running
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Headshot of Dan Bishop
R
Dan Bishop
Election Denier
Running for Attorney General of North Carolina
In the Running
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Headshot of Mike Braun
R
Mike Braun
Election Denier
Running for Governor of Indiana
In the Running
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Headshot of Curtis Hill
R
Curtis Hill
Election Denier
Running for Governor of Indiana
In the Running
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Headshot of Bob Kern
D
Bob Kern
Election Denier
Running for Governor of Indiana
In the Running
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Headshot of Leon Lawson
R
Leon Lawson
Election Denier
Running for Governor of Washington
In the Running
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Headshot of Phil Lyman
R
Phil Lyman
Election Denier
Running for Governor of Utah
In the Running
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Headshot of Patrick Morrisey
R
Patrick Morrisey
Election Denier
Running for Governor of West Virginia
In the Running
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Headshot of Mark Robinson
R
Mark Robinson
Election Denier
Running for Governor of North Carolina
In the Running
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Headshot of Todd Rokita
R
Todd Rokita
Incumbent
Election Denier
Running for Attorney General of Indiana
In the Running
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Headshot of Mac Warner
R
Mac Warner
Election Denier
Running for Governor of West Virginia
In the Running
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Headshot of S. Marshall Wilson
O
S. Marshall Wilson
Election Denier
Running for Governor of West Virginia
In the Running
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2 Election Deniers are running for president in 2024.

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.

Read more about election denial in The Presidential Race

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