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In 47 states—all exceptAlaska,Hawaii, andUtah—thesecretary of state is among the top executive offices. Although the duties and powers of the secretary of state vary from state to state, a common responsibility is management and oversight of elections and voter rolls, which are assigned to the secretary of state in 41 states. Other common responsibilities include registration of businesses, maintenance of state records, and certification of official documents. Of the 35 states in which the secretary of state is directly elected,26 are on the ballot in 2026.

There are 13 Democratic-held secretary of state offices and 13 Republican-held secretary of state offices on the ballot in 2026.

On this page, you will find:

• Election dates by state
• List of Republican primary candidates by state

• Click here for more on the Democratic secretary of state primaries in 2026.
• Click here for more on the secretary of state general elections in 2026.

Election dates

The following table details 2026 secretary of state filing deadlines and primary dates in each state. The signature filing deadline is the date by which candidates must file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.

By state

Note: Prior to filing deadlines, the following lists of potential and declared candidates are unofficial. They will be updated after each candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Pleasecontact us if you notice a candidate who declared for election missing from the list or a candidate who withdrew still listed.

Alabama

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Arizona

See also:Arizona Secretary of State election, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Alexander Kolodin

Arkansas

See also:Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Kim Hammer
• Cathy Hardin Harrison
• Bryan Norris 

= candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

California

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Colorado

See also:Colorado Secretary of State election, 2026 (June 30 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Cory Parella
• Ross Taraborelli

Connecticut

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Georgia

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Idaho

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Illinois

See also:Illinois Secretary of State election, 2026 (March 17 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Walter Adamczyk
• Diane Harris

Indiana

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Iowa

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Kansas

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Massachusetts

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Michigan

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Minnesota

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Nebraska

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Nevada

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico

See also:New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

North Dakota

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Ohio

See also:Ohio Secretary of State election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Robert Sprague
• Marcell Strbich 

= candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Rhode Island

See also:Rhode Island Secretary of State election, 2026 (September 8 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

South Carolina

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

South Dakota

See alsoSouth Dakota Secretary of State election, 2026

In South Dakota, political parties select their state executive candidates at conventions rather than through primaries, with the governor being the only exception. As of November 2025, the dates of the conventions had not yet been announced.

Vermont

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Wisconsin

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Wyoming

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Election coverage by office

See also

Footnotes

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