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Election ‘deniers’ quiet on fraud claims after primary wins

FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump hold signs as they stand outside of the Clark County Elections Department in North Las Vegas, Nev. on Nov. 7, 2020. Dozens of Republican candidates who sought Donald Trump’s endorsement have spent months parroting the former president's baseless claims of election fraud. But they've been quiet about any such concerns when declaring victory in their own primary elections this spring. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

FILE - State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, the Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, gestures to the cheering crowd during his primary night election party in Chambersburg, Pa., May 17, 2022. Dozens of Republican candidates who sought Donald Trump’s endorsement have spent months parroting the former president's baseless claims of election fraud. But they've been quiet about any such concerns when declaring victory in their own primary elections this spring. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE - Former Nevada Assemblyman Jim Marchant addresses a crowd in front of the Nevada Capitol, March 4, 2021, in Carson, City, Nev. Marchant insisted there hadn't been a legitimate election in his state in more than a decade. But when he won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state tin June 2022, he immediately celebrated the victory as legitimate.(Ricardo Torres-Cortez/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

Election ‘deniers’ quiet on fraud claims after primary wins