New evidence has emerged indicating the extent to which Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer dislikes Republican Kari Lake. Lake, a former Phoenix-area news anchor-turned-conservative firebrand, lost a hard-fought 2022 election for Arizona’s governor and is locked in a tight race for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Ruben Gallego. Maricopa County, whose elections are overseen by the recorder’s office, is among those still counting ballots after Tuesday’s election. After her 2022 defeat, Lake launched multiple lawsuits questioning the conduct of the election but was unsuccessful in overturni…