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<p>Republican leader Kari Lake was dealt a blow on Saturday when an Arizona state judge refused to entertain her lawsuit plea attempting to overturn the election defeat against Democrat Governor-elect Katie Hobbs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson who oversaw the two-day trial rejected the plea saying the Republican leader had failed to provide evidence of electoral misconduct.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Plaintiff has no free-standing right to challenge election results based upon what Plaintiff believes - rightly or wrongly - went awry on Election Day. She must, as a matter of law, prove a ground that the legislature has provided as a basis for challenging an election," the judge wrote ina 10-page ruling.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After the judgement, Lake, who was present in the courtroom took to Twitter to state she will appeal the ruling.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"My Election Case provided the world with evidence that proves our elections are run outside of the law. This Judge did not rule in our favor. However, for the sake of restoring faith and honesty in our elections, I will appeal his ruling," tweeted Lake.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My Election Case provided the world with evidence that proves our elections are run outside of the law. This Judge did not rule in our favor. However, for the sake of restoring faith and honesty in our elections, I will appeal his ruling.</p>
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<p>Ever since the election results were announced, Lake and her cohort of leaders conjured up a conspiracy theory that the election results were deliberately muddled by the election officials in Maricopa County.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"For two years I have been sounding the alarm about our election system in Arizona. And this past week has confirmed everything we’ve been saying,"&nbsp;she said in the video posted in the aftermath of the defeat.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Our election officials failed us miserably. What happened to Arizonans on election day is unforgivable."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/we-are-still-in-the-fight-defeated-candidate-karie-lake-refuses-to-concede-arizonas-governor-race-535306" target="_blank"><strong>Read more: 'We are still in the fight': Defeated candidate Kari Lake refuses to concede Arizona's governor race</strong></a></p>

<p>Lake lost to her rival Hobbs by over 17,000 votes. She had built her candidacy by supporting Donald Trump and his version that the 2020 presidential elections were also sabotaged.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Akin to Trump, Lake also took a similar approach after the defeat in the governor race. Lake's loss&nbsp;and the subsequent rejection of her plea&nbsp;by the court&nbsp;is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Republicans who had hoped for a red wave across the country.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/republican-election-denier-kari-lake-has-lost-governors-race-in-arizona-msnbc-forecast-says-534195" target="_blank"><strong>Read more: Republican election denier Kari Lake has lost governor's race in Arizona, reports suggest</strong></a></p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Republican leader Kari Lake was dealt a blow on Saturday when an Arizona state judge refused to entertain her lawsuit plea attempting to overturn the election defeat against Democrat Governor-elect Katie Hobbs.

Republican leader Kari Lake was dealt a blow on Saturday when an Arizona state judge refused to entertain her lawsuit plea attempting to overturn the election defeat against Democrat Governor-elect Katie Hobbs. Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson who oversaw the two-day trial rejected the plea saying the Republican leader had failed to provide evidence of electoral misconduct. “Plaintiff has no free-standing right to challenge election results based upon what Plaintiff believes - rightly or wrongly - went awry on Election Day. She must, as a matter of law, prove a ground that the legislature has provided as a basis for challenging an election," the judge wrote ina 10-page ruling. After the judgement, Lake, who was present in the courtroom took to Twitter to state she will appeal the ruling. "My Election Case provided the world with evidence that proves our elections are run outside of the law. This Judge did not rule in our favor. However, for the sake of restoring faith and honesty in our elections, I will appeal his ruling," tweeted Lake. My Election Case provided the world with evidence that proves our elections are run outside of the law. This Judge did not rule in our favor. However, for the sake of restoring faith and honesty in our elections, I will appeal his ruling. — Kari Lake (@KariLake) December 24, 2022 × Ever since the election results were announced, Lake and her cohort of leaders conjured up a conspiracy theory that the election results were deliberately muddled by the election officials in Maricopa County. WATCH | US Midterm Elections and its global impact × "For two years I have been sounding the alarm about our election system in Arizona. And this past week has confirmed everything we’ve been saying," she said in the video posted in the aftermath of the defeat. "Our election officials failed us miserably. What happened to Arizonans on election day is unforgivable." Read more: 'We are still in the fight': Defeated candidate Kari Lake refuses to concede Arizona's governor race Lake lost to her rival Hobbs by over 17,000 votes. She had built her candidacy by supporting Donald Trump and his version that the 2020 presidential elections were also sabotaged. Akin to Trump, Lake also took a similar approach after the defeat in the governor race. Lake's loss and the subsequent rejection of her plea by the court is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Republicans who had hoped for a red wave across the country. Read more: Republican election denier Kari Lake has lost governor's race in Arizona, reports suggest (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Election denier Kari Lake's lawsuit plea challenging midterm result rejected by Arizona court

<p>An MSNBC forecast and a CNN projection say&nbsp;that Kari Lake has lost the bid to become the next governor of Arizona. Lake is one of the most high-profile Republican candidates to contest in the midterm elections and one of the election deniers to echo former President Donald Trump's views of an election fraud in 2020. Edison Research had not yet called the race.</p>

<p>Lake's loss comes as another jolt for the Republicans who were hoping for a red wave which it was denied by the Democrats who managed to win some key races.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She was up against Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona, a battleground state that is expected to play a pivotal role in the 2024 US presidential election. Lake has been a vocal critic of the state's mail-in voting, and had vowed to ban it. Conspiracy theorists have falsely claimed that the voting method used by hundreds of thousands of Americans is vulnerable to fraud.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Democrats have retained control of the US Senate following wins in the swing states of Arizona and Nevada, with Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote. If Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock beats Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff on December 6, the party will win an outright majority.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Republicans are moving towards controlling the House of Representatives. As of Monday, Republicans had won 212 seats and the Democrats 206, with 218 needed for a majority.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Democrats managed to bring in voters angry over the US Supreme Court decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion.</p>

<p>Lake's loss is the latest in a series of such results for Republican candidates&nbsp;who harped on election fraud. Voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin also rejected election deniers in races for governor and other statewide election posts.</p>

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<p>Biden narrowly beat Trump in Arizona in the 2020 election. Hobbs, Arizona's current secretary of state, rose to national prominence when she defended the state's election results against Trump's claims of voter fraud.</p>

<p>Arizona has been counting votes for almost a week since the state requires voters' signatures on early ballots to be verified before they are processed. Hundreds of thousands of early ballots were cast at drop boxes on Election Day, leading to a delay in counting, officials said.</p>

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An MSNBC forecast and a CNN projection say that Kari Lake has lost the bid to become the next governor of Arizona. Lake is one of the most high-profile Republican candidates to contest in the midterm elections and one of the election deniers to echo former President Donald Trump's views of an election fraud in 2020.

An MSNBC forecast and a CNN projection say that Kari Lake has lost the bid to become the next governor of Arizona. Lake is one of the most high-profile Republican candidates to contest in the midterm elections and one of the election deniers to echo former President Donald Trump's views of an election fraud in 2020. Edison Research had not yet called the race. Lake's loss comes as another jolt for the Republicans who were hoping for a red wave which it was denied by the Democrats who managed to win some key races. She was up against Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona, a battleground state that is expected to play a pivotal role in the 2024 US presidential election. Lake has been a vocal critic of the state's mail-in voting, and had vowed to ban it. Conspiracy theorists have falsely claimed that the voting method used by hundreds of thousands of Americans is vulnerable to fraud. Also Read | Recent statements by Republicans hint they might deny midterm election results Democrats have retained control of the US Senate following wins in the swing states of Arizona and Nevada, with Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote. If Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock beats Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff on December 6, the party will win an outright majority. Meanwhile, Republicans are moving towards controlling the House of Representatives. As of Monday, Republicans had won 212 seats and the Democrats 206, with 218 needed for a majority. The Democrats managed to bring in voters angry over the US Supreme Court decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. Lake's loss is the latest in a series of such results for Republican candidates who harped on election fraud. Voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin also rejected election deniers in races for governor and other statewide election posts. × Biden narrowly beat Trump in Arizona in the 2020 election. Hobbs, Arizona's current secretary of state, rose to national prominence when she defended the state's election results against Trump's claims of voter fraud. Arizona has been counting votes for almost a week since the state requires voters' signatures on early ballots to be verified before they are processed. Hundreds of thousands of early ballots were cast at drop boxes on Election Day, leading to a delay in counting, officials said. (With inputs from agencies)

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Election denier Kari Lake's lawsuit plea challenging midterm result rejected by Arizona court

Republican election denier Kari Lake has lost governor's race in Arizona, reports suggest