GOP supervisor of election incumbents speak out after defeating 'election integrity' candidates

A day after a group of Republican incumbent supervisors of elections held off primary challengers — many of whom disputed the 2020 presidential election and were running on “election integrity” platforms — several of them spoke out about what they and their offices have endured the past few years.

“You talk about integrity? Integrity isn’t mudslinging and attacks, it’s doing the job that you’re supposed to be doing,” said Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections Leah Valenti, who easily defeated challenger David E. Kalin Jr. by 50 points, 75%-25%.

“I held my hand up, took the oath of office to uphold Florida election law to uphold the Constitution, and my staff and I were committed to that, every single day. Not getting in the weeds of allegations and accusations and conspiracy theories, quite frankly.”

“It has been pretty ugly, pretty divisive,” added Collier County Republican Supervisor of Elections Melissa Blazier. “A lot of misconceptions and misinformation about elections have been promoted and spread by both of my opponents over the past few months, but I think overwhelmingly the voters in Collier County have kind of squashed it, which is a good thing.”





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