Democrat Katie Hobbs has defeated far-right Republican Kari Lake for the governorship of Arizona in last week’s decisive midterm elections.
Official prognosticators made the call late Monday night:
Democrat Katie Hobbs has been elected Arizona governor defeating Kari Lake, who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year. https://t.co/ndi3CBhcIP
— KENS 5 (@KENS5) November 15, 2022
“Democrat Katie Hobbs has been elected Arizona governor defeating Kari Lake, who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year,” KENS 5 tweeted.
Lake, who once threatened to cancel the Super B0wl during her campaign, stayed true to her promise by refusing to accept the result of the election. She took to Twitter to insinuate massive election fraud without zero supporting evidence.
Former president Donald Trump, also without evidence, defended Lake’s loss ahead of his planned 2024 presidential campaign announcement on Tuesday:
“I assume everyone is watching Arizona as the great Kari Lake’s easy election win is slowly, yet systematically, being drained away from her, and from the American people,” said Trump on Truth Social. “This is a very sad thing to watch. Mail in Ballots, long election counts, many day elections, machines that very few people understand, massive counting centers, and more, are an American disaster.”
“Our elections have become an unreliable joke, and the whole world is watching!” Trump concluded.
The result in Arizona remains unofficial until the state certifies the election.
[KENS 5]