Two House Republicans who have promoted the , “I believe in everything that’s been put out from Q.” He added that he found the conspiracy theory “very mind opening.”
In Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano, the election-denying Republican nominee for governor, lost his race against Democrat Josh Shapiro.
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Mastriano promoted QAnon at least 50 times on Twitter and has allied himself with multiple QAnon believers. In April, he attended an event hosted by QAnoners in Gettysburg, where the hosts gifted him with a long sword.
Had he been been elected, Mastriano would have picked the secretary of state, a position that controls Pennsylvania’s electoral process during the 2024 presidential election, raising fears he could have refused to certify a Republican defeat and caused a constitutional crisis.
Pennsylvania is unique in having its governor select the secretary of state. Most states hold an election for the position.
Four QAnon-linked candidates for secretary of state posts, including Marchant in Nevada, were on ballots across the country. All of them — including independent Terpsehore Tore Maras in Ohio, Republican Kristina Karamo in Michigan and Republican Mark Finchem in Arizona — lost their races.
