Clements became a leading state election denier by embracing "the Big Lie" (President Trump's false claims of a stolen election) following the 2020 presidential contest by insisting Donald Trump actually won. Clements signed a public letter demanding a "forensic audit of every state election" similar to the fruitless 2021 Maricopa County presidential ballot audit.[3][4] That same year, he joined a fringe right-wing group, the Nebraska Freedom Coalition, in asking for a state-backed effort to audit the 2020 Nebraska election results, specifically in Douglas and Sarpy counties, despite no evidence of fraud.[5][6] Clements claimed that he was baffled how both Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Rep. Don Bacon could win in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, despite the fact the district experienced a similar split in 2008.[7][8]
Electoral history
Nebraska's 2nd Legislative District Election, 2022[9][10]
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