Scott Schwab wins Kansas secretary of condition GOP primary dominated by Trump ballot promises

Kate Scanlon

August 02, 11:40 PM August 02, 11:49 PM

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab gained renomination in the state’s Republican key Tuesday after he ran a marketing campaign defending the integrity of the state’s elections challenged by his rival.

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Previous President Donald Trump and his allies have sought to elevate down-ballot candidates who embraced his baseless claims of systemic election fraud in 2020, especially for posts that oversee point out elections, which include secretaries of point out, who are the best election officers.

Mike Brown, a former member of the Johnson County Fee, introduced a obstacle to Schwab and embraced Trump’s claims. Brown is a critic of the way elections are conducted in Kansas, despite the fact that there is no proof of systemic fraud in the point out. Brown was backed by former Office of Homeland Safety formal Ken Cuccinelli, a Trump ally who is now the chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative.

Schwab sought a second time period defending his document and Kansas elections, arguing they were safe and good and the procedures of mail voting and ballot fall bins were secure. He is anticipated to lead the Countrywide Affiliation of Secretaries of Condition and had the backing of both of those former Gov. Sam Brownback and former Sen. Pat Roberts.

Trump has sought to elevate his allies who labored towards or embraced his unfounded 2020 election claims to posts as their states’ leading elections officials. Some of these candidates have received nominations in states these as Nevada and Alabama, but unsuccessful in Ga — a person of the important swing states whose effects Trump sought to toss out.