No, the Arizona governor’s election wasn’t ‘fraudulent’

Arizona counties have until Nov. 28 to certify their election results and send their final vote tallies to the secretary of state. But a recent Instagram post alleges, without evidence, that the gubernatorial election there was illegitimate. 

"The next step will be for the frauds to try and certify a fraudulent election (again)," the post says, apparently alluding to the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. "Fraudulent because due to machines not working, printers not working, voters being turned away from exercising their right to vote, it was not fair and equal and we cannot allow certification." 

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According to unofficial election results, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs beat Republican challenger Kari Lake, a former Phoenix TV news anchor, with about 50.3% of the vote. In the more than two weeks since Election Day, we’ve debunked many claims seeking to undermine this contest’s results, including false allegations about voting machines, printers and efforts to disenfranchise voters.