Samuel Moorhead
Included on the basis of: Named in incident record — 2020 Fake Elector Scheme
Second Vice Chair, Gila County Republican Party (2020); signed Arizona's December 14, 2020 Trump/Pence elector certificate.
Location: Arizona
Documented claims
On November 9, 2025, President Trump issued Samuel Moorhead a federal pardon covering offenses related to the 2020 election. Arizona officials stated the pardon has no legal effect on the separate Arizona state charges, which are a matter of state, not federal, law.
- Trump pardons AZ fake electors, but they still face state charges — KAWC / AP (11/10/2025) [Primary]
On April 24, 2024, a Maricopa County grand jury indicted Samuel Moorhead on nine felony counts (fraudulent schemes and artifices, forgery, and conspiracy) for signing the December 14, 2020 document. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers sent the indictment back to the grand jury after finding prosecutors had not given the grand jury the full text of the governing 1887 Electoral Count Act provision the defense relied on. On August 7, 2026, at the request of the Arizona Attorney General's office, Myers dismissed the indictment without prejudice; the office retains the option to seek a new indictment. Samuel Moorhead has not been convicted of any charge arising from this conduct.
- Attorney General Mayes Announces Indictment of 2020 Fake Electors — Arizona Attorney General's Office (04/24/2024) [Primary]
- Judge dismisses Arizona's fake electors case, but leaves door open for a new prosecution — Arizona Mirror (08/11/2026) [Corroborating]
- A judge dismissed Arizona's fake electors case, but Mayes can still refile charges — KJZZ (08/11/2026) [Corroborating]
Samuel Moorhead was one of 11 Arizona Republicans who met at Arizona Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix on December 14, 2020 and signed a document declaring themselves "the duly elected and qualified Electors" for President and Vice President from Arizona for Donald Trump and Mike Pence. The claim was false: Arizona's actual, certified electoral votes -- reflecting Joe Biden's certified win in the state -- were cast by Arizona's Biden-Harris electors on the same day. The Arizona document contained no conditional or contingency language.
- Trump's fake electors: Here's the full list — Arizona Mirror (02/01/2022) [Primary]
- Final Report, Chapter 3 (fraudulent elector scheme) — January 6th Select Committee / GPO (12/22/2022) [Corroborating]
- 2020 Electoral College Results (National Archives) — National Archives and Records Administration (01/06/2021) [Corroborating]
Relationships
12/14/2020
- Trump's fake electors: Here's the full list — Arizona Mirror (02/01/2022) [Primary]
- 2020 Electoral College Results (National Archives) — National Archives and Records Administration (01/06/2021) [Corroborating]