# Kristina Karamo Michigan Republican and election denier who was the party's 2022 nominee for Secretary of State, losing by roughly 14 points after a campaign built on false 2020 fraud claims. She then served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 2023 until her contested ouster in early 2024 amid financial turmoil — a high-profile example of the election-denial movement's bid to control a battleground state's election office.