GOP picks election denier Alexander Kolodin to challenge Adrian Fontes for secretary of state

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 704

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Far-right state lawmaker and election attorney Alexander Kolodin, who has backed President Donald Trump’s evidence-free election fraud claims, won the GOP nomination for Arizona secretary of state

He defeated Gina Swoboda, the former Arizona Republican Party chairwoman and a veteran election administrator who avoided backing the unfounded election conspiracy theories that have become a tenet of faith among many Republicans.

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