Election deniers advance in every state to hold congressional primaries so far: Report

At least one election denier has advanced to the November ballot in every state with a congressional primary so far this year, according to new trackers from States United Action.

nonpartisan nonprofit organization tracking tools As of Monday, 70 election-denier candidates were confirmed to be candidates in the general election in 13 states where congressional primaries are being held.

Three of them are voting in the Senate race, and the rest are running for the House of Representatives, the report said. Roughly three-quarters of the total number of members who passed the primary election are incumbent members.

“The Congress we elect in November will certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, but the American people need to know that “We need to understand what it means for our democracy.”

“In 2020, more than 120 members of Congress voted against the will of the people. And this year, those who share similarly dangerous views about our elections, and others, have shown that power outweighs our votes.” I’m running for the seat,” Ulmer said.

state coalition action Qualify the Candidate Falsely claiming that former President Trump won the 2020 election, “spreading lies and promoting a conspiracy” about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, and refusing to certify the results of the 2020 election. , a person is recognized as an election denier if at least one of several criteria is met.

The tracker also tallies that 170 members of Congress who were considered election deniers currently serve in Congress representing voters in 36 states.

Trump is running for a return to the White House this year, but he has maintained during his campaign that his defeat to President Biden was due to widespread fraud, claims he has repeatedly dismissed. It has been exposed as false. He has been indicted twice since leaving office in connection with his efforts to stay in power.

Earlier this month in Wisconsin, President Trump refused to commit to accepting the state’s November results.

Trump: “If everything is honest, I’ll be happy to accept the outcome.” He told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.. “If not, we must fight for our country’s rights.”