By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} She was standing at an adjudication table where ballots that are incorrectly filled in are scrutinized. Michigan GOP Picks Election-Denying Demon Hunter As New Chair. Karamo, 36, describes herself as a defender of the Christian faith and espouses some arresting beliefs. Still, Eisen noted that state parties have important roles in appointing poll workers and poll watchers in many states. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { She believes Karamo was present in the TCF Center simply for the purpose of interfering with the counting process, causing chaos and confusion and spreading misinformation. Michigans incumbent secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, is running for re-election as the Democratic candidate. Kristina Karamo giving a speech to Michigan Republican Party delegates at the party's convention in Lansing on Saturday. }. This secretary of state race is the top targeted race in the country, and I am the top targeted incumbent secretary of state seeking re-election this year. Karamo was the Republican Party's nominee in the 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election. hat one mistaken claim of fraud propelled Karamo into the dizzy heights of the Trump firmament. background-color: green; Jocelyn Benson rose to national prominence in the run-up to and aftermath of the 2020 election, where she defended the legitimacy of her states elections. color: #fff; .widget-row.heading { Contact her at chendrickson@freepress.com or 313-296-5743. Click here to read the survey answers. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. Without question shell use her office, Timmer said. } The Californians have been booted from Frogmore Cottage because the king (or the character invented by the U.K. press) has had enough of their abuse. [1], In an October 2021 court record first published by Jezebel, Kristina's ex-husband Adom Karamo claimed that Kristina threatened to kill herself and their daughters in a car crash. .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { She testified that she saw a #pollwatcher manually select candidates on contested ballots that had clearly marked votes for more than one candidate in the same race. ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } In the second round, she and DePerno were the top vote-getters above Scott Greenlee, a longtime political operative who had support from the donor class. Bensons most-played ad focused on her improving lines at local offices the secretary of state in Michigan also oversees the states department of motor vehicles and running elections that are secure, free and fair.. Benson defeated Republican Kristina Karamo, a local Republican activist and community college instructor, 55 percent to 42 percent when the Associated Press called the race. .non_result_row th { What happens in the state could then in turn have enormous national implications: in both 2016 and 2020 Michigan was pivotal in securing the White House for Trump and Biden respectively. And tonight, democracy won here in Michigan because of all of you.," Benson said "You all showed the world that Michigan voters will vote for truth over lies. In her campaign for Secretary of State, Karamo has repeatedly made false claims of voter fraud in Detroit and nationwide. Trump news - live: Trump launches attack on Buttigieg as Murdoch admits Fox 'endorsed' election lie. The Glengariff Group, Inc. conducted a Michigan statewide survey of November 2022 likely general election voters. padding-left: 0; According to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll, Benson has a healthy 14-point lead over Karamo. 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When they announced themselves as the America First Secretary of State Coalition back in May, they looked pretty formidable. border:1px solid #FFB81F; [4], In 2023 Karamo was elected to lead the state's Republican Party. width: 50%; It showed the chief founder of the AFSSC, Nevadas Jim Marchant, trailing Democrat Cisco Aguilar by three points (41-44) among likely voters, with 15 percent undecided. .widget-row.Libertarian { None of what Karamo described actually happenedas far as anyone has been able to confirm. Kristina Karamo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. . She spoke Monday about a lawsuit recently filed against Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey and the City of Detroit Board of Election Inspectors. She said voters rejected conspiracy theories for truth in a speech delivered before the Associated Press called the race. In the weeks after the 2020 election, one particular Michigan woman was trumpeting claims of fraud as loudly as she could. The next secretary of state will serve a four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2023. } Kristina Karamo, a Republican poll challenger who claimed she saw evidence of irregularities during the 2020 presidential election, is running for Michigan Secretary of State in 2022. I share to concerns of many citizens that our country is going in the wrong direction. Trump made the same pledge in 2016, then said he wouldnt honor it. The Guardian reached out to Karamo, but she did not respond. } background-color: grey; margin-right: 12px; } p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} .indicate_scroll { Karamo said, according to Detroit Free Press reporting. Photo . top: -1px; Democrat Jocelyn Benson won reelection as Michigans secretary of state, beating back a challenge from a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. color: white; float: left; .widget-row.Green { But in weather and in politics, forecasts are often wrong, and there are multipleunknown factorsto take into account. var nTimer = setInterval(function() { In fact, the edict push it through when issued at the adjudication table is in effect an order to discard overvotes ballots like the one Karamo witnessed where more than the maximum number of candidates are selected. [14], Karamo is a resident of Oak Park. "And I think voters just need to see that for what it is and to recognize that thats a political strategy," she said during a news briefing after the polls closed in Michigan. That doesnt mean they cant win, and some of them appear to have a real chance. display: inline-block; a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it. The philosophical debate behind the lab-leak question. .votebox-scroll-container { color: black; This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Times/Siena survey showed Finchem trailing Democrat Adrian Fontes by seven points (40-47) among likely voters. Florida Politics is a statewide, new media platform covering campaigns, elections, government, policy, and lobbying in Florida. color: #888; When asked who they would prefer for Secretary of State, the incumbent and Democrat Jocelyn Benson got 47%, while Republican challenger Kristina Karamo got 38%. } }) .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, Read: Poll: Dana Nessel has edge in re-election bid for Michigan AG. .results_row { In Michigan, the Secretary of State's Office also manages branch offices that issue driver's licenses and handle vehicle registrations and tag renewals. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. Christina Karamo is formally named Christina Karamo for the Secretary of State. Kristina Karamo Wins Mackinac Straw Polls by a Landslide! More integral to Trumps goals, though, is that Karamo has never backed down from her allegations of fraud, despite the State Senate investigation and multiple state-run election audits. Crazy is powerful, and it doesnt get tired.. Some people might have dismissed her, at first, as just another down-ballot conspiracy kook with no chance of winning her partys primary. She earned a graduate degree from Biola University in 2020. } U.S. President | 1:49 Ten days after filing a lawsuit challenging the validity of thousands of Detroit absentee ballots, the lawyer for Republican Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo walked back the. Kristina Karamo is an American far-right [2] politician and former poll watcher who is serving as the chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party. }, 100); .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { $('.showResponses').hide(); background-color: green; .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { } There were no incumbents in this race. Dont let anyone convince you that youre not qualified, Karamo told them: Get involved, and encourage your friends to get involved, to save our republic., Kristina Karamo speaks at a campaign-style rally for former President Trump, tried to seat a slate of fake Trump-supporting. Karmo has falsely insisted that Donald Trump was the winner in Michigan, which brought her the endorsement of former President Trump. DETROIT (FOX 2) - In a new lawsuit, Michigan Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo is alleging voting corruption in Detroit. A comprehensive new government study concludes that the illness probably wasnt caused by foreign adversaries. .votebox-results-metadata-p { So far, she is doing very well in the race, with a credible shot at prevailing. Im commit to being a servant-leader, upholding my oath of office. font-weight: 100; $('#candidate-connection-email-100438').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); According to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll, Benson has a healthy 14-point lead over Karamo. Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. "We came together as Americans and Michiganders to stand for the basic ideals of our country," and "we will not back down" when faced with lies, she said. "History is telling us, history is screaming to us, that if we dont step up and fight now, we will lose the greatest country in human history.". font-size: 0.9em; background-color: #003388; Before she joined the team in 2018 she worked at WILX in Lansing as a digital producer. Benson is going to link her to Trump every chance she gets, talk about the Big Lie, how she oversaw the safest election in Michigan, David Dulio, a political-science professor at Oakland University, told me. font-weight: bold; The Free Press was blocked from covering an election night event put on by the Michigan Conservative Coalition Karamo was expected to attend. The sport desperately needs to change, no matter how loudly purists complain. text-align: center; clear: both; She passed out applications for people to become election workers, and encouraged them to run for officejust like shes doing. It has been pointed out before that having Bensons name so prominently displayed at secretary of state outlets all over Michigan is a little like running a huge chain of campaign offices. Benson has maintained that the 2020 election was the most secure in the states history. 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