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Georgia secretary of state primary will test big lie’s hold on Republicans

Brad Raffensperger, who resisted Trump’s call to ‘find’ extra votes in 2020, is seeking re-election against Jody Hice, who toes the ex-president’s line

The Guardian - US · May 19, 2022

He became a hero for halting Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. Will voters now punish him?

The Georgia secretary of state resisted Trump’s call to overturn the presidential election result and is now facing his ire

The Guardian - US · May 19, 2022

2020 presidential election at the center of Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State

Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022. Incumbent Brad Raffensperger and Jody Hice have performed best in polling. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two finishers will compete in a runoff election.

Ballotpedia · May 10, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 19 (April 21, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition

Ballotpedia · Apr 21, 2022

Poll: Perdue still lags behind Kemp in Georgia governor's race despite Trump’s help

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump’s rally to boost David Perdue’s campaign for governor of Georgia hasn’t significantly improved his standing in the GOP primary against Gov. Brian Kemp, according to the first major public poll released since the late March event.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Election skeptics roil GOP contests for secretary of state

Republican state election officials in several states are having to defend their records as they face challengers from within their own party who either outright deny that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or raise unsubstantiated claims that elections are not secure

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

‘Arsonists with keys to the firehouse’: once-obscure state races fuel fears for US democracy

Candidates for secretary of state are raising huge sums after Trump’s lies shook 2020 election

The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2022

A target of Trump's ire, Raffensperger fights for reelection

As former President Donald Trump sought to lay blame for his 2020 election loss, Georgia’s secretary of state emerged as one of his main targets

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

GOP hopeful for Georgia election chief campaigns on 2020 denial

ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., says he still doesn’t believe the outcome of the 2020 presidential election was correct, more than a year after he objected to counting Georgia’s electoral votes for Democrat Joe Biden.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

State election officials survived Trump's attacks. Will they survive the ballot box?

WASHINGTON — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and her 4-year-old son were settling in to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" after putting up Christmas decorations when dozens of protesters descended on her home in December 2020 chanting "Stop the Steal" and "We want an audit."

Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2022