WILBERFORCE (AP) — All but one Republican seeking an open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio held fast to the disproven narrative Monday that the 2020 presidential election was either stolen from Donald Trump or fraught with irregularities and fraud.
It was the contentious, Trump-focused contest’s first debate hosted by a mainstream journalist, who pushed back against those claims.
Candidate Matt Dolan, a Cleveland-area state senator, was the only one of seven candidates on the stage at Central State University who did not embrace the election allegations.
Candidates described the race as a fight to preserve American values, protect U.S. security and revive the economy.