Rep. Greg Pence isn’t saying whether he will join House Republicans in Electoral College challenge

Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind., Sixth District, address the participants of the Bartholomew County Veteran's Court during their graduation ceremony at The Commons in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, is not saying where he stands on President Donald Trump’s intensifying efforts to sow doubt in the results of the 2020 presidential election or whether he will formally object to certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win.

Trump has enlisted support from a dozen Republican senators and up to 100 House Republicans to challenge the Electoral College vote when Congress convenes in a joint session Wednesday to confirm Biden’s 306-232 win, The Associated Press reported.

The president has attributed his defeat to widespread voter fraud, despite nonpartisan election officials and now-former U.S. Attorney General William Barr saying there wasn’t any, according to wire reports.

Trump and his allies have filed roughly 50 lawsuits challenging election results, and nearly all have been dismissed or dropped. He’s also lost twice at the U.S. Supreme Court.

The group of House Republicans has said it plans to challenge the election results in battleground states that Trump lost, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada, according to wire reports.

Neither Trump nor any of the lawmakers promising to object to the count have presented credible evidence that would change the outcome. They also have not expressed concerns about the results in states that Trump won.

Nevertheless, at least three members of Indiana’s Congressional delegation have said they plan to object to the certification of Electoral College votes in at least one state on Wednesday.

Sen. Mike Braun is among 11 Republicans who said Saturday they will reject electors from certain states unless Congress appoints an electoral commission to immediately conduct an audit of the election results.

Rep. Jackie Walorski issued a statement Monday that she will formally object to “certain electors from contested states” if Congress cannot reach a bipartisan agreement on conducting an “emergency audit” of presidential election results.

On Sunday, Rep. Jim Banks said via Facebook that he plans to object to certifying results in some states.

However, Pence, who was sworn in for his second term Sunday, has remained quiet, opting not to respond to multiple requests for comment on his position.

For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Republic.