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Kristina Karamo, a Republican candidate for secretary of state, speaks during a Save America rally on Oct. 1, 2022, in Warren, Michigan. Photo: Emily Elconin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Michigan Republican Party on Saturday selected Kristina Karamo, who denied the 2020 election results and has not conceded her 14-point loss in the 2022 midterm election for Michigan secretary of state, to be its next state chair. <\/p>\n

Driving the news: <\/strong>Karamo defeated Trump-backed candidate Matthew DePerno after three rounds of voting to lead the Republican Party ahead of the 2024 election in a crucial battleground state.<\/p>\n

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• DePerno lost his bid for attorney general by eight percentage points in 2022. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  What they're saying: <\/strong>"We cannot wait to get work done as one Michigan Republican Party," Karamo said, Reuters reports. "We are going to beat the Democrats in 24."<\/p>\n

  The big picture: <\/strong>Before her 2022 midterm election, Karamo spread conspiracy theories about absentee voting in Detroit, claiming that "illegal votes" are already plaguing the state's largest city, Axios' Samuel Robinson reports. <\/p>\n

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  • Karamo has also been a strong supporter of former President Trump. <\/li>\n
  • She has said that she wants to recruit younger members to the Republican Party and forge a new fundraising model that relies less on big donors, per Reuters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Zoom out: <\/strong>Election deniers were on the ballot nationwide during the 2022 midterm elections \u2014 and secretaries of state races became more high-profile than ever. <\/p>\n

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    • Secretaries of state are the chief election officers in 24 states where they're elected by voters, Axios' David Nather reports. <\/li>\n
    • Five election-denier candidates in competitive contests sought secretary of state positions during the 2022 midterms, including Karamo, but none of the candidates were successful, Axios' Andrew Solender reports. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Go deeper… <\/strong>Secretary of state races intensify<\/p>\n

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