Top Michigan Republican already warns of a stolen election
Lansing — Pete Hoekstra, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, told the crowd at a fundraiser Monday that he was concerned Democrats "will steal some votes" in a potentially close U.S. Senate race this fall, according to a recording obtained by The Detroit News.
Hoekstra's comments could shine light on the GOP's approach to the upcoming election and echoed false claims, from some in the party, of widespread voter fraud after Michigan's 2020 presidential race, which GOP nominee Donald Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
Multiple election officials described Hoekstra's claim as false Thursday, and Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, a Democrat, said similar remarks were "unsafe" for election workers and democracy.
Hoekstra, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers and state House Minority Leader Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, appeared at a fundraiser Monday night in Farmington Hills for the Michigan Republican Party. At the event, Hoekstra said Rogers knows how to win close races, mentioning his 2000 victory in a U.S. House election by 111 votes.
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