Jim Marchant Wins Republican Nomination for Secretary of State in Nevada
Marchant, a prominent election denier, said he wants to end electronic voting machines and universal mail ballots.
- On Monday, former state lawmaker Jim Marchant won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state, setting up a November rematch against Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar.
- Marchant defeated opponent Shirley Folkins-Roberts, who was endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo and had denied widespread fraud in Nevada elections. He won with 33% of the vote.
- In 2020, Marchant stood alongside six Nevada Republicans who signed electoral certificates for President Donald Trump, despite Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 33,000 votes.
- If elected, Marchant advocates eliminating electronic voting machines and ending universal mail ballots, while Aguilar has focused on streamlining election processes and improving voter turnout.
- The winner will oversee the 2028 presidential election in Nevada, a perennial battleground that went for President Donald Trump in 2024 after voting for Democrat Joe Biden.
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MAGA election denier just won primary for top election official in key swing state
Former state lawmaker Jim Marchant just won the Republican primary for Nevada Secretary of State, according to a report by The Answer Detroit. Marchant’s victory will set him up to oppose the incumbent, Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, where he can potentially try to overturn the results of the 2028 presidential election on either Trump’s behalf or that of one of his supporters.Marchant has spent his recent career baselessly question…
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Promoter of election conspiracy theories wins GOP primary for Nevada secretary of state
Former state lawmaker Jim Marchant won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state on Monday, bringing one of the state’s most outspoken promoters of election conspiracy theories within reach of the office that oversees voting in a perennial presidential battleground.
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