Tag: 2022 Midterm Elections

Ducey Congratulates Hobbs, Lake Warns Against Certifying Arizona Results

Outgoing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has congratulated Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, who was named his successor after the midterm elections, which her GOP opponent Kari Lake has not conceded while disputes play out. Ducey met with Hobbs on Wednesday, two weeks after Election Day, amid reports of widespread problems at voting sites…


Murkowski Defeats Tshibaka in Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Senate Race

Incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was declared the winner over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka as Alaska’s lengthy and complex ranked-choice election process reached an unofficial conclusion on Nov. 23. Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, overcame a post-Election Day deficit to defeat Tshibaka, who was endorsed by…


Georgia Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Saturday Early Voting in Senate Runoff

The Georgia Supreme Court allowed counties to hold elections on Saturday for the Senate runoff election between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and GOP challenger Herschel Walker, siding with Warnock and Democrats. A unanimous ruling (pdf) on Wednesday issued by the state’s highest court upheld a decision handed down by a Fulton County judge that blocked Secretary of…


Ninth Circuit Allows Court Challenges to California’s Election Laws as Voters Await Final Counts on House Races

A citizens advocacy group has standing to challenge California’s controversial voting laws and regulations in federal court, according to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. “This lawsuit is monumental because it is the first to challenge the constitutionality of California’s election laws and procedures, and we are the first to get…


Republican House Majority Climbs to 220 After Win in California

Republicans’ majority in the House grew Wednesday after news outlets declared another congressional race in California for a GOP candidate. Republican Kevin Kiley defeated Democratic opponent, Kermit Jones, in a somewhat close race in California’s 3rd Congressional District, according to The Associated Press and other outlets. With about 80 percent of votes tallied, Kiley leads Jones…


Newt Gingrich Calls for ‘Honest Count’ in Arizona Election: ‘It’s Amazing to Me What a Big Mess This Is’

Arizona candidate for governor Kari Lake deserves to see an “honest count” after nearly a dozen Republican attorneys described widespread election day problems in the state’s Maricopa county, said Epoch Times contributor and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. “I think all she has to say right now is that she wants to see exactly what…


Officials Give Update After Uncounted Votes on Memory Card Flips Georgia Election

Authorities in Cobb County, Georgia, provided an update on a city council race after it was flipped following the discovery of an overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt confirmed to the Cobb Courier on Tuesday that after a recount, candidate Lynette Burnette won the special election for Kennesaw City…


Officials Give Update After Uncounted Votes on Memory Card Flip Georgia Election

Authorities in Cobb County, Georgia, provided an update on a city council race after it was flipped following the discovery of an overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt confirmed to the Cobb Courier on Tuesday that after a recount, candidate Lynette Burnette won the special election for Kennesaw City…


‘Redo the Arizona Election’ Says Trump, Pointing to Voting Issues in Maricopa County

Former President Donald Trump suggests that Arizona redo its 2022 elections after a memo revealed widespread problems at voting sites in Maricopa County on Election Day. “This Election was a disgrace, everything was geared by Republicans toward Election Day and then, when it finally came around, the Republican machines were systematically broken,” Trump wrote in…


Arizona Attorney General Candidate Sues Over Midterm Election Results

A Republican candidate for Arizona’s attorney general position on Nov. 22 sued his opponent and a slew of election officials, including officials in Maricopa County, alleging that widespread “errors and inaccuracies” caused voter disenfranchisement. Officials in at least 15 counties have “caused the unlawful denial of the franchise to certain qualified electors, erroneously tallied certain…