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Mark Finchem was elected in 2015 as a state representative. He is running as a Republican for Arizona Secretary of State in 2022.

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Mark Finchem
stated on November 9, 2022 in 1.13 million votes counted shortly after Election Day in Arizona:

“We waited 24 hours and got a measly 62k votes" in Maricopa County

By Chad Bradley • November 14, 2022
Mark Finchem
stated on October 9, 2022 in a rally:

The Electronic Registration Information Center is “a system that’s funded by George Soros.”

By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2022
Mark Finchem
stated on September 22, 2022 in a debate:

“I don’t care for mail-in voting. That’s why I go to the polls.”

By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2022
Mark Finchem
stated on September 22, 2022 in a Secretary of State debate:

Ballot harvesting “altered the outcome” of a city council election in Yuma County, Arizona.

By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2022
Mark Finchem
stated on July 28, 2022 in a speech:

Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2022

Liz Cheney
stated on October 28, 2022 in an ad:

Kari Lake and Mark Finchem “have said that they will only honor the results of an election if they agree with it."

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2022
Adrian Fontes
stated on September 22, 2022 in a debate:

Mark Finchem “wants to strip Arizona’s citizens of their capacity to vote by mail.”

By Renee Romo • September 30, 2022

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