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Nov 12, 2022 · Nov. 11, 2022, 8:26 PM PST. By Zoë Richards. Republican Mark Finchem, a prominent election denier, has lost to Democrat Adrian Fontes in the race for Arizona secretary of state race, NBC News...
Nov 8, 2022 · Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, defeated Mark Finchem, a G.O.P. election denier who marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the race to be Arizona’s secretary of state. WINNER
Nov 12, 2022 · The race call, which came late Friday, makes Finchem the latest election denier to be defeated this cycle in a secretary of state race in a competitive state, following losses by Republican ...
- Miles Parks
Aug 3, 2022 · Mark Finchem, a state representative and election conspiracy theorist who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the GOP nomination to oversee voting as Arizona's secretary...
- Miles Parks
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Arizona primary 2024: Here are the candidates running for the state Senate
Candidate: Mark Finchem What you need to know about Finchem: Finchem is an election denier and has been sanctioned for bringing lawsuits cha...
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CNBCThreatening U.S. election officials is ‘domestic terrorism,’ says Arizona’s Secretary of State
Adrian Fontes (D-AZ) declares victory in his campaign against Republican candidate Mark Finchem for ...
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- Secretary of State Race Draws Unprecedented Attention
- Rehashing 2020 Election in Arizona
- Differences on The Basics
The clash of opposites provided plenty of fodder for the campaign trail. It also drew a level of attention not seen before, from coverage by national and international news outlets to the millions of dollars spent on what once was an obscure state office. The two candidates raised $5.3 million between them, not counting the more than $6 million spe...
Much of the debate swirled around the candidates' positions on the 2020 election. Finchem said repeatedly he had an "evidence book" of proof that the election in three Arizona counties was flawed, although he has not made that public. He took credit for inspiring the launch of the Senate Republicans' ballot review of Maricopa County's 2020 election...
The candidates offered starkly different views on some of the fundamentals of Arizona's election process. Finchem attacked Fontes for straying from the guardrails of election law, prompting his ubiquitous mantra of "Just follow the law." He points to several moves Fontes made as recorder that spurred court intervention. Fontes has said his intent w...
- Mary Jo Pitzl
- Senior Reporter
Nov 8, 2022 · PHOENIX – The result of the 2022 Arizona secretary of state race was still up for grabs Wednesday, although Democrat Adrian Fontes held an advantage over Republican Mark Finchem. Less than two hours after polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Fontes entered the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel ballroom to rapturous applause.
