Five of the last six states sued by the Department of Justice regarding voter data were led by Republicans.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
The claim that five of the last six states sued by DOJ over voter data were Republican-led is not supported.
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… They're probably really regretting that right now. And no state is backing down. And the 31 states that were sued, 30 states and DC, they are not all Democratic. Five of the last six states that were sued were Republican-led. All credit to the bipartisan group of election officials that stood up for their voters, stood up for their voters' data privacy, and stood up for their state laws. People like Secretary of State Chris Warner in West Virginia. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The NYT reports the February 26, 2026 suits covered five states, with only three Republican-led (Utah, Oklahoma, West Virginia) and Kentucky and New Jersey not Republican-led, which is 3 of 5 rather than 5 of 6.[1]
Contradicts. Politico's coverage of the same February 26 batch says the suits targeted several Republican-led states, but the batch also included Kentucky and New Jersey, so it does not show a 5-of-6 Republican-led pattern.[2]
Contradicts. AP reporting on the most recent suits (California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, plus Oregon and Maine) states that all eight states are led by Democratic governors except New Hampshire, which contradicts a Republican-led majority among the most recent six.[3][4]
Context. Some sources report DOJ suits against states that are not governed by Republicans, and the post's own passage does not provide a party breakdown; the claim's 'last six' framing is not documented by any source.[1][2][3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 2 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Justice Department Sues 5 States, Most Republican-Led, for Voter ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, context
- 2DOJ sues 5 more states for access to voter rolls - POLITICOpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3DOJ sues 6 states for data on voters - Altoona Mirroraltoonamirror.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 4US Justice Department sues 6 more states, including NY and Californialewistownsentinel.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
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