Stacy Garrity, Donald Trump\u2019s handpicked GOP nominee for Pennsylvania governor, said in a news interview posted Sunday that Trump lost the 2020 election, despite previously claiming he won to secure his endorsement.<\/p>\n
In an interview with local TV news host Dennis Owens for his weekly \u201cThis Week in Pennsylvania<\/a>\u201d show, Garrity said there were \u201cirregularities\u201d in the 2020 election, but she also suggested she was ready to put the matter behind her.<\/p>\n Asked if she conceded he lost that election, Garrity said, \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, I won, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m most concerned about,\u201d Garrity said. \u201cWe know there were irregularities. We know there were. I just can\u2019t tell you to what extent. But the president seems very convinced that there was a lot there, and it seems like more information comes out all the time. But I\u2019d rather look forward.\u201d<\/p>\n The interview was posted Sunday, just days after Trump posted a video<\/a> on Truth Social with Garrity, where he reiterated his support<\/a> for her in the gubernatorial race. Trump first endorsed her in January, an endorsement she previously said she earned by claiming \u201cwe know that he won<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n It was my Great Honor to welcome Highly Respected and very popular Pennsylvania State Treasurer, Stacy Garrity, into the Oval Office. Stacy is running to be the next Governor of the GREAT Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She has my Complete and Total Endorsement. She will do a\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/1vROsLLTlM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) August 4, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n As early as November 2020, Garrity was part of a Trump campaign-led effort to discredit<\/a> more than 2,200 mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania as Trump worked to overturn Joe Biden\u2019s victory in the state. On Jan. 5, 2021, Garrity spoke at a rally in Harrisburg, where she denounced the outcome of the election, saying<\/a> it \u201chad been tarnished by unelected bureaucrats who ignored the election law as written.\u201d<\/p>\n In her interview with Owens, Garrity said that as governor, she would be more cooperative with the Trump administration regarding the transfer of the state\u2019s voter rolls. Pennsylvania is one of several states that has refused<\/a> to comply with U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) demands for sensitive voter records.<\/p>\n The DOJ lost<\/a> its court battle against Pennsylvania to force the state to hand the records over, but it has appealed<\/a> the decision in its crusade to substantiate Trump\u2019s false claims of voter fraud.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, if we think there\u2019s not voter fraud, then why don\u2019t we hand over the rolls and prove him wrong,\u201d Garrity told Owens.\u00a0<\/p>\n When Owens said, \u201cit seems odd talking about an election from six years ago,\u201d Garrity agreed and repeated, \u201cI think we should look forward.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t