Republican Arizona official who said 2020 election was not stolen loses primary

Stephen Richer, Maricopa county's top election official, defended results showing Trump lost in 2020

The top election official in Arizona's Maricopa county, who became nationally known for defending the 2020 election results from false claims by Donald Trump and others of fraud, has lost his seat in the Republican primary to a challenger who questioned those 2020 results.

In his campaign, Stephen Richer reaffirmed in a primary debate with his Republican opponents that neither the 2020 nor 2022 elections were stolen. His opponents continued questioned the results, with one partly blaming Mark Zuckerberg, claiming the Facebook founder dropped in illegal drop boxes" to sway the elections.