Nearly 200 Republicans who supported President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election are seeking major statewide and U.S. congressional offices this November. The count comes from States United Action, a nonprofit organization that tracks election deniers.

The organization defines an election denier as someone who “participated in spreading Donald Trump’s lie about the 2020 election, refused to certify the results of that election, or attempted to overturn the results.” Its list covers 163 congressional races and 30 contests for statewide offices involved in elections.

Those statewide positions include governors, attorneys general and secretaries of state. Winners in the current cycle could affect the 2028 election through their authority to approve or certify results.

Some candidates have said they would certify the 2028 outcome, including Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. Others, including Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, have not made that commitment.

More than 60 court cases concerning the 2020 election failed to uncover evidence of fraud, according to Campaign Legal Center. Election officials serving in the Trump administration described the contest as the “most secure in American history.”

Capital & Main sought responses from election denying candidates across seven states, but none replied. The publication produced the original report, which was republished with permission.

California Representative Ken Calvert voted against certifying the 2020 results on Jan. 6, 2021, and supported a Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn results in four states narrowly won by Joe Biden. The court declined the case because Texas lacked legal standing.

Calvert is now competing against Republican incumbent Young Kim to represent California’s new 40th District, which contains parts of Orange and Riverside counties. Kim was serving in Congress during the certification fight but did not join the Republican challenges.

Pennsylvania Representative Scott Perry was a key Trump ally in planning efforts to overturn the results, according to a Senate Judiciary Committee report. Perry led eight Pennsylvania Republicans who opposed certification on Jan. 6, and six of them are seeking reelection this year.

Perry also introduced Trump to Jeffrey Clark, who drafted a letter claiming the Justice Department had “significant concerns” about Georgia’s election. Trump withdrew an offer for Clark to lead the department after senior staff threatened to resign together.

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity spoke at a Jan. 5, 2021, rally seeking to pressure lawmakers into decertifying results. In 2022, while pointing to Trump at a rally for Mehmet Oz, Garrity said, “We know that he won.”

Garrity later declined to answer directly when ABC27 News asked in August 2026 whether Trump lost. One week later, she told CNN, “As I have said repeatedly since the 2020 election, I am painfully aware that Joe Biden was elected president.”

Arizona Representative Andy Biggs opposed certification in both Arizona and Pennsylvania and asked Arizona officials to audit every ballot cast in 2020. Biggs has alleged widespread fraud without evidence and denied an organizer’s claim that he helped plan the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally.

Biggs is challenging Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, meanwhile, is running against Democrat James Talarico in a closely watched Senate race after continuing to push fraud claims and calling the 2020 election “stolen” in March 2026.

Ohio Representative Jim Jordan met with Trump after the election was called for Biden and continued promoting fraud claims. Jordan voted against certification and is favored in a district where Republicans outnumber Democrats by more than 20%.

Tiffany, who opposed certification as a Wisconsin representative, is running for governor against Democrat David Crowley. After previously claiming election officials illegally altered ballots, Tiffany said, “Joe Biden won,” and pledged, “In 2028, I’ll certify whoever wins the most votes in Wisconsin.”

Wisconsin Representative Derrick Van Orden, who attended the Jan. 6 rally, is facing Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke in a closely contested district. Donalds, who voted to overturn the election results as a new Florida representative, is running against Democrat David Jolly to succeed Ron DeSantis as governor.