Kari Lake's Election Challenge Ends in Defeat

Kari Lake, a Republican candidate for Arizona governor, has lost her last legal claim in her lawsuit challenging her loss to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the 2022 election. The judge dismissed Lake's claim that the signature review process for mail-in ballots in Maricopa County was tainted by misconduct. Lake lost the election to Hobbs by roughly 17,000 votes and sued claiming ballot printers in the county were inaccurate and signatures on mail-in ballots were not properly reviewed as required by state law. Lake has earned a significant following with Trump supporters and is openly considering a bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kyrsten Sinema.