‘The biggest threat is the president’: election fears in Arizona as Trump sows fresh doubts
Election workers process ballots at the Maricopa county election center. Photograph: Kasia Stręk/The GuardianView image in fullscreenElection workers process ballots at the Maricopa county election center. In 2024, Arizona swung back to Trump and voters elected Justin Heap – a Trump ally who campaigned on election skepticism – as county recorder, overseeing voter registration and early voting.
- ▪Election workers process ballots at the Maricopa county election center.
- ▪Photograph: Kasia Stręk/The GuardianView image in fullscreenElection workers process ballots at the Maricopa county election center.
- ▪In 2024, Arizona swung back to Trump and voters elected Justin Heap – a Trump ally who campaigned on election skepticism – as county recorder, overseeing voter registration and early voting.
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Election workers process ballots at the Maricopa county election center. Photograph: Kasia Stręk/The GuardianView image in fullscreenElection workers process ballots at the Maricopa county election center. Photograph: Kasia Stręk/The GuardianArizona‘The biggest threat is the president’: election fears in Arizona as Trump sows fresh doubtsExperts warn election denialism could bubble up again in November, despite truce in bitter power struggleMary Jo Pitzl in PhoenixMon 20 Jul 2026 09.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNearly six years later, Donald Trump remains fixated on his 2020 election defeat.That year, Republican officials in Maricopa county – Arizona’s largest county and one of the most competitive election battlegrounds in the country – resisted Trump’s efforts to overturn Joe…
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