Susan J. Demas
Judge Kevin Elsenheimer, a former GOP House speaker, dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday regarding November 2020 election results in Antrim County — the last remaining legal fight over last year’s presidential election in Michigan.
Results were briefly misreported showing now-President Joe Biden won the heavily GOP northern Michigan county and were quickly corrected — but have since sparked conspiracy theories, become a cause celebre for former President Donald Trump supporters and led to the now-dismissed lawsuit.
In certified election results, Trump won 9,748 votes in the county and Biden won 5,960. Biden won Michigan by more than 154,000 votes.
Elsenheimer is chief judge of the 13th Circuit Court and was appointed by former Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican. The judge noted that an audit was performed along with a hand recount, which confirmed the accuracy of Antrim County voting machines.
“The dismissal of the last of the lawsuits attempting to undermine democracy in furtherance of the Big Lie affirms that despite intense scrutiny, and an unprecedented misinformation campaign, the 2020 election was fair and secure, and the results accurately reflect the will of the voters,” said Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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