Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs. The judge rejected her claim that problems with some ballot printers were the result of intentional misconduct. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson says in a Saturday decision that there was no clear or convincing evidence of the widespread misconduct that Lake had alleged had affected the election result. Lake says Saturday that she will appeal the ruling. She was among the most vocal 2022 Republicans promoting former President Donald Trump’s election lies. Lake has not joined most of the other election deniers around the country who conceded after losing their races in November.