Scott Schwab wins Kansas secretary of state GOP major dominated by Trump poll claims

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

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Former President Donald Trump and his allies have sought to raise down-ballot candidates who embraced his baseless claims of systemic election fraud in 2020, particularly for posts that oversee state elections, together with secretaries of state, who're the highest election officers.

Mike Brown, a former member of the Johnson County Fee, introduced a problem to Schwab and embraced Trump’s claims. Brown is a critic of the best way elections are carried out in Kansas, though there isn't a proof of systemic fraud within the state. Brown was backed by former Division of Homeland Safety official Ken Cuccinelli, a Trump ally who's now the chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative.

Schwab sought a second time period defending his file and Kansas elections, arguing they had been protected and honest and the processes of mail voting and poll drop packing containers had been safe. He's anticipated to steer the Nationwide Affiliation of Secretaries of State and had the backing of each former Gov. Sam Brownback and former Sen. Pat Roberts.

Trump has sought to raise his allies who labored towards or embraced his unfounded 2020 election claims to posts as their states’ high elections officers. A few of these candidates have received nominations in states corresponding to Nevada and Alabama, however failed in Georgia — one of many key swing states whose outcomes Trump sought to throw out.