Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake waves to the crowd at a rally with former president Donald Trump on July 22 in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Arizona's primary election will take place Aug. 2. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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PHOENIX — Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake is already telling her supporters not to trust the results of Tuesday’s primary contests in Arizona. Unless, of course, she wins.

“We will not stand for another stolen election,” she said to a cheering crowd at a recent campaign event in north Phoenix without providing credible evidence of wrongdoing. “We’re already detecting some fraud. I know none of you are shocked … We’re already detecting fraud and believe me, we’ve got cyber folks working with us, we’ve got lots of attorneys. And I’m hoping that we have the sheriffs that will do something about it. We’ll keep you posted.”