Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson defeated the GOP conspiracy theorist in her projected win for a second term as the states top elections official.

The Associated Press called the race for Benson on Wednesday morning. She held a 55%-42% lead with more than 87% of votes cast.

Benson oversaw the 2020 election that former U.S. President Donald Trump lost and defended the state from Trumps lies that widespread fraud had marred the result. Her opponent, Kristina Karamo, rose to prominence by spreading those lies: Shortly after Trumps defeat, she claimed to have witnessed fraud at an absentee ballot processing center in Detroit.

The assertions were baseless but forced Benson and Michigan officials to wage a public campaign to reassure voters that the elections had been conducted fairly. Her victory will ensure that Karamo, one of nearly 300 election deniers running for offices nationwide on Tuesday, will not hold the states top elections office during the 2024 presidential contest , when Trump may be on the ballot again.

Bensons victory added to the list of defeats for GOP election deniers in battleground secretary of state races. Democrats in Minnesota and New Mexico are projected to defeat Republican candidates who spread lies about the 2020 election. Secretary of state races in Nevada and Arizona, where GOP election deniers were also on the ballot, were too close to call as of Wednesday morning.