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Election skeptics roil GOP contests for secretary of state

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks to the Fairfield County Lincoln Republican Club in Pickerington, Ohio, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon) Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks to the Fairfield County Lincoln Republican Club in Pickerington, Ohio, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon) FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Across the U.S., eight Republicans are running for re-election as their state's chief election official but find themselves facing primary challenges from candidates who repeat the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or who make unverified claims of widespread voter fraud. Those claims have wide appeal within the Republican base, so the incumbents have begun shape-shifting as they try to get through their party primaries. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) FILE -Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., speaks at a news conference held by members of the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021, to complain about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and masking policies. Across the U.S., eight Republicans are running for re-election as their state's chief election official but find themselves facing primary challenges from candidates who repeat the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or who make unverified claims of widespread voter fraud. Those claims have wide appeal within the Republican base, so the incumbents have begun shape-shifting as they try to get through their party primaries.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) A campaign sign stands outside JD's Place in Worthington, Ohio, where Republican Secretary of State candidate John Adams, a former state lawmaker and Navy SEAL, spoke to members of the Worthington Area Republican Club on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth) FILE -Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen holds a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, to discuss the results of the 2020 election. Across the U.S., eight Republicans are running for re-election as their state's chief election official but find themselves facing primary challenges from candidates who repeat the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or who make unverified claims of widespread voter fraud. Those claims have wide appeal within the Republican base, so the incumbents have begun shape-shifting as they try to get through their party primaries. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File) FILE -Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab answers questions from reporters about the U.S. Supreme Court decision not to review a lower court ruling striking down a state law requiring people to provide citizenship papers when they register to vote, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Across the U.S., eight Republicans are running for re-election as their state's chief election official but find themselves facing primary challenges from candidates who repeat the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or who make unverified claims of widespread voter fraud. Those claims have wide appeal within the Republican base, so the incumbents have begun shape-shifting as they try to get through their party primaries. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File) Republican Secretary of State candidate John Adams, a former state lawmaker and Navy SEAL, speaks to members of the Worthington Area Republican Club at JD's Place in Worthington, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)