One Year Later, #NVGov Republicans Still Pushing Unfounded Voter Fraud Claims that Led to Jan. 6 Deadly Insurrection

Baseless voter fraud claims led to a violent Capitol insurrection one year ago today, yet the GOP candidates for governor continue to embrace those dangerous lies and instill doubt about the integrity of Nevada’s elections—despite Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske confirming there was no evidence of widespread fraud. Keep reading to see how the field has promoted the Big Lie.

  • Dean Heller has repeatedly refused to say Joe Biden’s name and claimed that the last fair election in Nevada was when he was Secretary of State…back in 2006. He also implied he’d fire Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria.
  • Joe Lombardo has received national attention for “pepper[ing] his gubernatorial campaign with doubts about the 2020 election.” Despite admitting there was no evidence of fraud, he continues to campaign on election integrity and suggest the election wasn’t fair and secure.
  • Joey Gilbert not only attended the Stop the Steal rally a year ago, but still says today that he “was proud to be there.” He has referred to Trump as the “real” President and said the rest of the field is “lost, confused, or stupid” if election integrity isn’t their number one issue.
  • In Michele Fiore’s “three shot plan,” stopping voter fraud is one of her key priorities. 
  • Guy Nohra made unfounded voter fraud claims a key point in his campaign, highlighting it in his launch video by saying he’ll “expose the election fraud that we all know is there.”
  • John Lee has promised election integrity will be his primary concern.

“In complete disregard of the lives lost a year ago today, the Republican field for governor has been committed to spewing lies about voter fraud, despite knowing full well that these baseless claims have the power to lead to violence and destruction,” said Nevada Democratic Victory spokesperson Mallory Payne. “Promoting these claims is incredibly dangerous, but the field clearly cares more about political gain than safety–which is particularly concerning when one of those candidates is a sheriff.” 

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