Georgia’s top Republicans run on election security while disavowing Trump’s 2020 claims

Published January 18, 2022 3:37pm ET



A number of Georgia’s top Republicans running for reelection in 2022 are pushing back on former President Donald Trump’s claims about the last election while still putting election security at the forefront of their campaigns.

Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger vaulted to the top of Trump’s hit list after publicly denying his claims of rampant state voter fraud in the 2020 general election, and both are facing primary challenges from Trump-endorsed candidates in 2022. Kemp is running against former Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue, whose loss to Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff was at least partially caused by depressed GOP turnout following the election claims by Trump and his allies, while Georgia State Rep. Jody Hice will challenge Raffensperger.

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