GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state


              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, March 22, 2022. Former President Donald Trump's attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election and his subsequent endorsements of candidates for state election offices who are sympathetic to his view have elevated those races to top-tier status. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth, File)
            
              FILE - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is acknowledged by former President Donald Trump at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio, to endorse Republican candidates ahead of the Ohio primary on May 3. Former President Donald Trump's attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election and his subsequent endorsements of candidates for state election offices who are sympathetic to his view have elevated those races to top-tier status. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)
            
              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 J&D's Place in Worthington, Ohio, March 22, 2022. Former President Donald Trump's attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election and his subsequent endorsements of candidates for state election offices who are sympathetic to his view have elevated those races to top-tier status. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth, File)
            
              FILE - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks to the Fairfield County Lincoln Republican Club in Pickerington, Ohio, March 24, 2022. Former President Donald Trump's attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election and his subsequent endorsements of candidates for state election offices who are sympathetic to his view have elevated those races to top-tier status. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)