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Marchant wins Republican primary for Nevada’s top elections post

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Reuters
Published: Jun 15, 2022, 06:37 GMT+00:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jim Marchant, who falsely claims the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary election for Nevada secretary of state, Edison Research projected.

Marchant wins Republican primary for Nevada’s top elections post

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jim Marchant, who falsely claims the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary election for Nevada secretary of state, Edison Research projected.

Marchant, a former state legislator, will face a Democrat in the Nov. 8 general election for a post that oversees elections in the state. Trump did not endorse a candidate in the Republican primary.

(Reporting by Eric Beech and Kanishka Singh; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

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