A judge has rejected a bid by election officials to throw out the last remaining election misconduct claim by Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, setting up a three-day trial over the former TV anchor's challenge of her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs.
A state judge in Arizona on Tuesday denied a request by Maricopa County and Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs to sanction Republican Kari Lake for unfounded election fraud claims after her lawsuit to overturn her loss against the Democrat was dismissed.
Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County want a state judge to sanction Republican Kari Lake in the wake of a court dismissing her lawsuit to overturn her loss against the Democrat.
Democrat Katie Hobbs defeated Republican Kari Lake, an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year.