election denial
Refusing certified results
Election denial is the refusal to accept the certified results of an election, particularly when claiming fraud or irregularities without sufficient evidence.
The term gained prominence after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, when supporters of Donald Trump rejected his loss: Election denial has become a litmus test in Republican primaries.
An election denier is someone who holds such beliefs.
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- voter fraudIllegal interference with elections
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- riggedFraudulently arranged beforehand
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
mail-in ballots · ballots · dead voters · recount · overturn · insurrection · baseless · claims · disinformation · dominion · audit · swing states · poll watchers · legitimate · contested · allegation · hoax · January 6th
- 2000s PoliticsTrump, Obama, Biden, Brexit, Putin
- denialismdenialism, anti-science, pseudoscience, anti-vax, flat earth
- Trump EraDonald Trump, MAGA, Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago, Ivanka Trump
- authoritarianismautocracy, absolutism, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism
- disinformationdisinformation, misinformation, misinformation campaigns, fake news, propaganda
election denialconcession
Yielding a point
concession speech · certification · stepping aside · vote certification · democratic transition
election denialelection integrity
Trustworthiness of voting systems
civic trust · democratic norms · electoral integrity · rule of law · loyal opposition
election denialelection certification
Official validation of vote tallies
election, denial, elect, elected, electing, elects, elections, electable, electorate