They Believe 2020 Was Stolen. They Could Be in Charge of Elections in 2028

Key points

• Several Republican candidates for attorney general in key US states have repeatedly said the 2020 election was stolen. Some have said they would revisit the 2020 results if elected, and the offices they seek could play a role in the 2028 presidential election.
• In Arizona, Warren Petersen helped secure a contested audit of Maricopa County's vote. In Georgia, Brian Strickland called an FBI seizure of Fulton County ballots a transparency measure.
• Kansas's Kris Kobach, already attorney general, has long promoted claims of fraudulent elections.