How Election Week 2022 Went Down
We’ve had a few candidates who denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election projected to win. ABC News projects Anna Paulina Luna in Florida’s 13th District to win, as well as incumbents Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Florida attorney general Ashley Moody. Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama Katie Britt is also projected to win. Here’s where the election-denying candidates for governor and secretary of state stand currently:
How election deniers are doing tonight
Gubernatorial and secretary of state candidates who have either denied or questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election and their results, as of 8:12 p.m. Eastern
| CANDIDATE | OFFICE | Position on 2020 election | % REPORTING | MARGIN | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Dunleavy | AK Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 0% | — | — |
| Kay Ivey | AL Gov. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | ✓ Won |
| Wes Allen | AL SoS | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders | AR Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Kari Lake | AZ Gov. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Finchem | AZ SoS | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Dominic Rapini | CT SoS | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Little | ID Gov. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Bailey | IL Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Schmidt | KS Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Diehl | MA Gov. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Cox | MD Gov. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Paul R. LePage | ME Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Kristina Karamo | MI SoS | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Tudor M. Dixon | MI Gov. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Kim Crockett | MN SoS | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Audrey Trujillo | NM SoS | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Lombardo | NV Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Marchant | NV SoS | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Douglas V. Mastriano | PA Gov. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 4 | -81.5 | — |
| Henry McMaster | SC Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 6 | +13.0 | — |
| Kristi Noem | SD Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Monae Johnson | SD SoS | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Abbott | TX Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 12 | -6.2 | — |
| H. Brooke Paige | VT SoS | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Michels | WI Gov. | ❓ Raised doubts | 0 | — | — |
ABC News projects that Republican Katie Britt has won the Alabama Senate race. No surprise there — she was heavily favored going in — but worth noting because she just became the first female senator elected from Alabama.
Republicans have dominated at the top of the ticket in Florida, as DeSantis leads by 16 points and Rubio leads by 13 points, with 73 percent of the expected vote reporting. This could have down-ballot ramifications in House races there, too, where a handful of Democratic-leaning seats might be in play as we get more Election Day votes, which tend to be more Republican-leaning. This could be especially relevant in the South Florida-based 23rd District, where Democrat Jared Moskowitz leads Republican Joe Budd by 11 points, 55 percent to 44 percent, with 63 percent of the expected vote reporting. However, if that remaining vote is pretty friendly to the GOP, this could be a real nail-biter.