2018 Iowa Secretary of State election November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06 )
Registered 2,167,914 Turnout 61.55% County results Congressional district results Pate: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%DeJear: 50–60% 60–70%
The2018 Iowa Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect theSecretary of State of Iowa , concurrently with elections to theUnited States House of Representatives ,governor , and otherstate andlocal elections. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2018.[ 1]
IncumbentRepublican secretary of statePaul Pate won re-election to a second consecutive term in office,[ a] Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear.[ 2]
Paul Pate , incumbent secretary of state (2015-present, 1995-1999), mayor ofCedar Rapids (2002-2006), and state senator (1989-1995)[ 3] Deidre DeJear, marketing firm owner[ 5] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Withdrew before primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Deidre DeJear 82,221 51.09% Democratic Jim Mowrer 78,409 48.72% Write-in 312 0.19% Total votes 160,942 100.00%
Post-primary endorsements [ edit ] Paul Pate (R)
Organizations
Iowa Association of Business and Industry[ 11] Deidre DeJear (D)
U.S. presidents
U.S. senators
State officials
Labor unions
By congressional district [ edit ] Pate won all four congressional districts, including three that elected Democrats.[ 18]
^ Pate previously served as Secretary of State from 1995-1999, before being elected once again in2014 . ^ "2018 Primary Elections by State and territory" (PDF) .Marine Corps Installation East . April 6, 2018. RetrievedOctober 16, 2025 .^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (November 5, 2018)."Paul Pate, architect of voter ID law, wins third term as Iowa secretary of state" Des Moines Register . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .Pate, 60, of Cedar Rapids, defeated Democrat Deidre DeJear, 32, in the secretary of state race with 53 percent of the vote to DeJear's 45 percent, with all 99 counties reporting. ^ Noble, Jason (March 15, 2018)."Secretary of State Paul Pate to run for re-election" .Des Moines Register . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^a b "State of Iowa - Canvass State" (PDF) .Iowa Secretary of State . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .^a b Nozicka, Luke (June 6, 2018)." .Des Moines Register . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^ Jacobs, Jennifer (August 16, 2015)."Iraq vet Jim Mowrer running for Congress again" .Des Moines Register . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .Mowrer, a former Pentagon aide who raised more than $2 million for his last campaign but lost by more than 20 points, had no intention of running until a few months ago, he told The Des Moines Register. ^ Barry, Kevin (July 24, 2017)."Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert talks his run for Secretary of State, voting law" .CBS 2 Iowa . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (March 20, 2017)."Johnson County Auditor eyes run for Iowa Secretary of State" .Iowa City Press-Citizen . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^a b c Rynard, Pat (July 17, 2017)."Everyone Is Running For Everything In Iowa In 2018" .Iowa Starting Line . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^a b c Sostaric, Katarina (April 10, 2017)."Four Democratic County Auditors Consider Secretary of State Run in 2018" .Iowa Public Radio . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^ "ABI's PAC Endorses Friends of Iowa Business" .Iowa Association of Business and Industry . September 4, 2018. RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .^ Opsahl, Robin (August 1, 2018)."Former President Obama endorsed Iowans for secretary of state and secretary of agriculture" .Des Moines Register . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .Obama endorsed Deidre DeJear for Secretary of State and Tim Gannon for Secretary of Agriculture, as well as four Democratic state representative nominees in Iowa in a news release. ^ Siders, David (August 16, 2018)."Kamala Harris to make first Iowa endorsement" .POLITICO . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^ Kander, Jason."Elect Deidre DeJear to protect voting rights in Iowa" .Let America Vote . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^ "IUOE Local 150 Endorsed Candidates" (PDF) .IUOE Local 150 . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .^ Jacobson, Louis (October 11, 2018)."Democrats Maintain the Edge in Secretary of State Races" . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^ "IA - Election Night Reporting" .Iowa Secretary of State . December 4, 2018. RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .^ "IA 2020 Congressional" .Dave's Redistricting . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 .
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