ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's Republican candidate for U.S. Senate said she will respect the decision of the state's voters on Election Day.
Del. Kathy Szeliga was asked Thursday about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's comments during the third presidential debate that he might not accept election results. Trump had said in the days leading up to Wednesday night's debate that the election would be "rigged."
Szeliga says voter fraud exists, but she said "preemptively assuming the election is fixed only further erodes people's trust in our democracy."
Szeliga is supporting Trump's candidacy. But she has spoken out against his comments at times. This month, she said she was "appalled" by Trump's comments in a 2005 video, in which he is heard bragging about how his fame allowed him to "do anything" to women.
Delaware
Meanwhile, Republican State Sen. Colin Bonini said voter fraud is real, but that he doesn't expect it to play any role in his Delaware gubernatorial contest against Democrat John Carney.
When asked about Trump's comments Bonini said that while voter fraud is a very real issue, he doesn't have any evidence to believe that it's become massive to the point of resulting in a presidential race being fixed.
Bonini also said he will accept the result of his own election contest, barring "extreme irregularities" like three-quarters of the state's voting machines failing.
