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Secretary of State elections, 2026

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There are 26secretary of state seats on the ballot in 2026. These elections are inAlabama,Arizona,Arkansas,California,Colorado,Connecticut,Georgia,Idaho,Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Massachusetts,Michigan,Minnesota,Nebraska,Nevada,New Mexico,North Dakota,Ohio,Rhode Island,South Carolina,South Dakota,Vermont,Wisconsin, andWyoming.

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The secretary of state is one of the three elements in astate government triplex. A state government triplex describes when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.

In 2024, voters decided who would control 11 of 47 state secretary of state offices. Seven offices were directly up for election, and four offices’ appointing authorities were on the ballot. Before the election, the nationwide partisan balance of secretaries of state was 26 Republicans and 21 Democrats. Republicans and Democrats retained control of 26 and 21 secretary of state offices, respectively, following the elections.

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  • Partisan balance
    The partisan balance of secretaries of state
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  • On the ballot
    A list of elections and candidates on the ballot
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  • Triplexes
    Information on state government triplexes
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  • About the office
    Information about secretaries of state across all 50 states
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Partisan balance

The table below highlights the partisan balance of all 47 secretaries of state before and after the 2026 elections.

U.S. attorneys general partisan breakdown
PartyAs of February 2026After the 2026 elections
Democratic21TBD
Republican26TBD
Total4747



The chart below shows historical partisan breakdown information for secretaries of state.

On the ballot

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There are 13 Democratic-held secretary of state offices and 13 Republican-held secretary of state offices on the ballot in 2026. The table below shows which states are holding secretary of state elections in 2026.

Secretary of State elections, 2026
StateIncumbentIncumbent running?Election winnerLast time office changed parties2024 presidential result2022 election result[1]2026 election result
AlabamaWes AllenNoTBD2006R+30.6R+34.8TBD
ArizonaAdrian FontesTBDTBD2018R+5.5D+4.8TBD
ArkansasCole JesterNoTBD2010R+30.6R+34.2TBD
CaliforniaShirley WeberTBDTBD2006D+20.7D+20.2TBD
ColoradoJena GriswoldTBDTBD2018D+11.0D+13.0TBD
ConnecticutStephanie ThomasTBDTBD1994D+14.5D+12.5TBD
GeorgiaBrad RaffenspergerTBDTBD2006R+2.2R+9.2TBD
IdahoPhil McGraneYesTBD1966R+36.5R+45.0TBD
IllinoisAlexi GiannouliasYesTBD1998D+10.6D+9.7TBD
IndianaDiego MoralesTBDTBD1994R+18.9R+13.9TBD
IowaPaul PateTBDTBD2010R+13.3R+20.2TBD
KansasScott SchwabTBDTBD2010R+16.2R+19.7TBD
MassachusettsWilliam GalvinTBDTBD1948D+24.8D+37.9TBD
MichiganJocelyn BensonTBDTBD2018R+1.4D+14.0TBD
MinnesotaSteve SimonTBDTBD2006D+4.2D+9.2TBD
NebraskaBob EvnenTBDTBD1952R+20.5R+100.0TBD
NevadaCisco AguilarTBDTBD2022R+3.1D+2.2TBD
New MexicoMaggie Toulouse OliverTBDTBD2016D+6.0D+11.9TBD
North DakotaMichael HoweTBDTBD1992R+36.5R+35.8TBD
OhioFrank LaRoseTBDTBD2010R+11.3R+20.1TBD
Rhode IslandGregg AmoreTBDTBD1994D+13.7D+19.2TBD
South CarolinaMark HammondTBDTBD1990R+17.8R+26.8TBD
South DakotaMonae JohnsonTBDTBD1978R+29.2R+27.8TBD
VermontSarah Copeland HanzasTBDTBD1998D+31.5D+19.2TBD
WisconsinSarah GodlewskiYesTBD1974R+0.9D+0.3TBD
WyomingChuck GrayTBDTBD1994R+45.8R+100.0TBD

Triplexes

Astate government triplex describes when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.

As of February 16, 2026, there are 24 Republican triplexes, 21 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

Important dates and deadlines

The following table details 2026 statewide filing deadlines and primary dates.

Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2026
StatePrimary datePrimary runoff dateFiling deadline for primary candidatesSource
Alabama5/19/20266/16/20261/23/2026Source
Alaska8/18/2026N/A6/1/2026Source
Arizona7/21/2026N/A3/23/2026Source
Arkansas3/3/20263/31/202611/12/2025Source
California6/2/2026N/A3/6/2026Source
Colorado6/30/2026N/A3/18/2026Source
Connecticut8/11/2026N/A6/9/2026Source
Delaware9/15/2026N/A7/14/2026Source
Florida8/18/2026N/A4/24/2026[2]
6/12/2026[3]		Source
Georgia5/19/20266/16/20263/6/2026Source
Hawaii8/8/2026N/A6/2/2026Source
Idaho5/19/2026N/A2/27/2026Source
Illinois3/17/2026N/A11/3/2025Source
Indiana5/5/2026N/A2/6/2026Source
Iowa6/2/2026N/APrimary: 3/13/2026Source
Kansas8/4/2026N/A6/1/2026Source
Kentucky5/19/2026N/A1/9/2026Source
Louisiana5/16/20266/27/20262/13/2026Source
Maine6/9/2026N/A3/16/2026Source
Maryland6/23/2026N/A2/24/2026Source
Massachusetts9/1/2026N/A6/2/2026Source
Michigan8/4/2026N/A4/21/2026Source
Minnesota8/11/2026N/A6/2/2026Source
Mississippi3/10/20264/7/202612/26/2025Source
Missouri8/4/2026N/A3/31/2026Source
Montana6/2/2026N/A3/4/2026Source
Nebraska5/12/2026N/AIncumbents: 2/17/2026, Non-incumbents: 3/2/2026Source
Nevada6/9/2026N/A3/13/2026Source
New Hampshire9/8/2026N/A6/12/2026Source
New Jersey6/2/2026N/A3/23/2026Source
New Mexico6/2/2026N/ACandidates seeking pre-primary designation: 2/3/2026; Candidates not seeking pre-primary designation: 3/10/2026Source
New York6/23/2026N/A4/6/2026Source
North Carolina3/3/2026N/A12/19/2025Source
North Dakota6/9/2026N/A4/6/2026Source
Ohio5/5/2026N/A2/4/2026Source
Oklahoma6/16/20268/25/20264/3/2026Source
Oregon5/19/26N/AIncumbents: 3/3/2026, New candidates: 3/10/2026Source
Pennsylvania5/19/2026N/A3/10/2026Source
Rhode Island9/8/2026N/A6/24/2026Source
South Carolina6/9/2026N/A3/30/2026Source
South Dakota6/2/20267/28/20263/31/2026Source
Tennessee8/6/2026N/A3/10/2026Source
Texas3/3/20265/26/202612/8/2025Source
Utah6/23/2026N/A1/8/2026[4]
3/13/2026[5]		Source
Vermont8/11/2026N/A5/28/2026Source
Virginia6/16/2026N/A4/2/2026Source
Washington8/4/2026N/A5/8/2026Source
West Virginia5/12/2026N/A1/31/2026Source
Wisconsin8/11/2026N/A6/1/2026Source
Wyoming8/18/2026N/A5/29/2026Source

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See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑2024 election for Vermont.
  2. ↑For the following offices: state supreme court
  3. ↑For the following offices: U.S. House, governor, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture, chief financial officer, state senators, and state representatives.
  4. ↑For the following offices: State Board of Education, state senator, state representative.
  5. ↑For the following offices: U.S. House.
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