Donald Trump has placed at least 25 election deniers in county-level election positions.
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IHIP NewsSep 20, 2026
The sources support the count: a New York Times analysis of Voting Rights Lab data, republished by the Daily Press, finds at least 25 county-level election officials who took office since 2024 and aligned with the election-denier movement.
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… is using the apparatus of government, using federal agencies, using taxpayer dollars to push that narrative that only undermines confidence in our democracy and ultimately hurts voters and election officials. Trump keeps claiming widespread election fraud. He's also placed at least 25 election deniers in critical county-level election positions across the country. You guys, what we're covering here is the fix, and the fix is he is trying to get this fix in, and that's why we want to shine a light on it. …
IHIP News · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The sources do not say Trump placed these officials. They say the officials took office after Trump returned to power and were appointed or elected through local bodies, so the causal 'Trump placed them' framing is not established.[1][2]
Supports. A New York Times analysis based on Voting Rights Lab data counts at least 25 county-level election officials who took office across the country since 2024 and have aligned with the election-denier movement.[1][2]
Supports. Rawstory, citing Voting Rights Lab data, independently repeats that at least 25 election deniers are working within county election systems nationwide.[3]
Context. The Atlantic describes a grassroots movement that has taken control of local election offices, which frames the officials as part of a movement rather than as Trump appointees.[4]
Context. Alternet reports that one of these county officials, Clay County (NC) board chair James Davis, admitted he has no proof of widespread fraud in his county, which is context on the group rather than on who appointed them.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 tier 2, 2 not rated, 1 tier 3
- 1A Growing Number of Election Deniers Hold Key Local ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2In Virginia and beyond, a growing number of election deniers hold key roles in midtermsdailypress.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3'Heightened threat' triggers last minute crisis meeting for Dem leadersrawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: supports
- 4The Election Deniers' Long Gametheatlantic.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 5Trump election denier makes startling admission after ...alternet.org · not rated · cited for: context
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