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The2026 United States state auditor elections will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect thestate auditor of twenty-three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2022, except inVermont, whose auditor serves two-year terms and was elected in2024.
These elections will take place concurrently with various otherfederal, state, and local elections.
Going into these elections, this class of attorneys general is made up of 12 Democrats and 11 Republicans. There are two states that were won byDonald Trump in2024 with Democratic auditors, Iowa at R+13.2 and South Carolina at R+17.8,[1] while Republicans do not serve as auditors in any states won byKamala Harris.
| State | Auditor | Party | First elected | Last race | Status | Candidates |
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| Alabama | Andrew Sorrell | Republican | 2022 | 85% R | Incumbent retiring to run for secretary of state[2] | |
| Arkansas | Dennis Milligan | Republican | 2022 | 66.8% R | Incumbent running |
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| California | Malia Cohen | Democratic | 2022 | 55.4% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Connecticut | Sean Scanlon | Democratic | 2022 | 55.1% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Delaware | Lydia York | Democratic | 2022 | 54.2% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Idaho | Brandon Woolf | Republican | 2012(appointed) | 69.5% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Illinois | Susana Mendoza | Democratic | 2016 (special) | 57.1% D | Incumbent retiring[7] |
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| Indiana | Elise Nieshalla | Republican | 2023(appointed) | 60.1% R | Incumbent running |
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| Iowa | Rob Sand | Democratic | 2018 | 50.1% D | Incumbent retiring to run for governor.[14] |
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| Maryland | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 2022 | 61.6% D | Incumbent running |
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| Massachusetts | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 2022 | 54.9% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Minnesota | Julie Blaha | DFL | 2018 | 47.5% DFL | Incumbent retiring[18] |
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| Missouri | Scott Fitzpatrick | Republican | 2022 | 59.4% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Nebraska | Mike Foley | Republican | 2022 | 68.5% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Nevada | Andy Matthews | Republican | 2022 | 50.1% R | Incumbent running |
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| New Mexico | Joseph Maestas | Democratic | 2022 | 61.9% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| New York | Thomas DiNapoli | Democratic | 2007(appointed) | 57.3% D | Incumbent running | |
| Ohio | Keith Faber | Republican | 2018 | 58.7% R | Term-limited |
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| Oklahoma | Cindy Byrd | Republican | 2018 | 100% R[b] | Term-limited |
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| South Carolina | Brian J. Gaines | Democratic | 2023(appointed) | 98.2% R[c] | Incumbent retiring[25] |
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| South Dakota | Rich Sattgast | Republican | 2018 | 62.7% R | Term-limited |
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| Vermont | Doug Hoffer | Democratic | 2012 | 60.6% D/P | Incumbent retiring[27] |
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| Wyoming | Kristi Racines | Republican | 2018 | 100% R[d] | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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One-term incumbent RepublicanAndrew Sorrell is eligible to seek re-election but has chosen instead to run forSecretary of State.[2] Attorney Derek Chen, formerAlabama Public Service Commission candidate Robert McCollum, and formerKay Ivey communications director Josh Pendergrass are running as Republicans.[3][4][5]
One-term incumbent RepublicanDennis Milligan is running for re-election.[6]
One-term incumbent DemocratMalia Cohen is eligible to seek re-election. She has previously expressed an interest inrunning for state treasurer.[28]
One-term incumbent DemocratSean Scanlon is eligible to seek re-election.
One-term incumbent DemocratLydia York is eligible to seek re-election.
Four-term incumbent RepublicanBrandon Woolf is eligible to seek re-election.
Three-term incumbent DemocratSusana Mendoza is retiring. She is also seen as a potential candidate for retiring U.S. Senate incumbentDick Durbin.[29][7]
Democratic candidates include state representativeMargaret Croke,Champaign County auditor George Danos, former state senatorRickey Hendon, state representativeStephanie Kifowit,Lake County treasurer Holly Kim, and state senatorKarina Villa.[8][9][10][11][12]
One-term appointed incumbent RepublicanElise Nieshalla is running for re-election.[13]
Two-term incumbent DemocratRob Sand is retiring to run for Governor.[14] On April 28, 2025,Iowa Lieutenant GovernorChris Cournoyer and Iowa County supervisor Abigail Maas, both Republicans, have filed paperwork to run for State Auditor.[15][16]
One-term incumbent DemocratBrooke Lierman is running for re-election.[17]
One-term incumbent DemocratDiana DiZoglio is eligible to seek re-election.
Two-term incumbent DemocratJulie Blaha is retiring.[18][30]
State representativeDan Wolgamott and formerFergus Falls mayor Ben Schierer are running for the DFL nomination.Duluth city councilor Zack Filiopvich is also seen as a potential candidate. On the Republican side, state representativeElliott Engen and 2022 nominee Ryan Wilson are considering runs.[18][31]
One-term incumbent RepublicanScott Fitzpatrick is eligible to seek re-election. Greg Upchurch and Quentin Wilson, both Democrats, have filed to run for office.[32]
One-term incumbent RepublicanMike Foley is eligible to seek re-election. He told theNebraska Examiner in June 2025 that he would not announce a decision on whether he would seek re-election until late 2025 or early 2026.[33]
One-term incumbent RepublicanAndy Matthews is seeking re-election.[19]
One-term incumbent DemocratJoseph Maestas is eligible to seek re-election.
Four-term incumbent DemocratThomas DiNapoli is running for re-election.[21] He is being challenged in the Democratic primary by nonprofit-housing executive Drew Warshaw.[23]
Two-term incumbent RepublicanKeith Faber is term-limited. Secretary of StateFrank LaRose is running for the Republican nomination.[24]
Two-term incumbent RepublicanCindy Byrd is term-limited.
One-term appointed incumbent DemocratBrian J. Gaines has chosen not to run for a full term.[25]
Two-term incumbent RepublicanRich Sattgast is term-limited. RepublicanSioux Falls city councilmember David Barranco is running for the Republican nomination with Sattgast's support.[34]
Seven-term incumbent Democrat/ProgressiveDoug Hoffer is retiring.[27]
Two-term incumbent RepublicanKristi Racines is eligible to seek re-election.
Asked if he would run for the job in 2026, Gaines gave reporters a one-word answer: "No."
[Cohen] previously told allies she was considering a run for state treasurer in 2026.