The Republican election conspiracy theorist with power over elections in a Georgia county

Meet Ben Johnson, the election conspiracist who has overseen the Republican takeover of this local elections board.

Ben Johnson is a small business owner, a respected member of the local Republican party, and chair of the Spalding County Board of Elections & Registration. He is also an election conspiracy theorist, COVID denier, and an extremely online far-right denizen consuming some of the most racist, homophobic and toxic content available. I know this because I’v…