An Arizona judge on Friday dismissed Republican Mark Finchem's lawsuit seeking a new secretary of state election after he lost the race in November to Democrat Adrian Fontes.
, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian dismissed Finchem’s lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, and Fontes, confirming Fontes' election win.
Following the midterm elections, lawyers for Finchem, a prominent election denier, filed the lawsuit earlier this month requesting a redo of the election and alleging that Hobbs had engaged in misconduct. He claimed that Hobbs, the state's governor-elect, should have recused herself in the election, failed to ensure the proper certification of voting machines and had flagged posts on his Twitter account that resulted in a suspension.
The judge dismissed his misconduct allegations with prejudice — barring them from being brought back in another court — and called some of his claims"fatally flawed."NBC News has reached out to Finchem's attorney for comment.
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