Democratic Party Secretary of State primaries, 2020
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In 47 states—all except Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah—the secretary 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, seven held elections for the position in 2020.
Of those seven secretary of state seats, two were held by Democrats prior to the November 2020 elections and five were held by Republicans.
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By state
Missouri
Democratic primary candidates
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Montana
Democratic primary candidates
North Carolina
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Elaine Marshall (Incumbent) ✔
Oregon
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Vermont
Democratic primary candidates
- Jim Condos (Incumbent) ✔
Washington
Washington utilizes a top-two primary, in which a single primary election is held for each office wherein all candidates running for that office, regardless of party affiliation, compete in the same election. The two candidates receiving the most votes move on to the general election; all voters may vote in the primary for any candidate. Washington's primary was held on August 4, 2020.
Primary candidates
- Kim Wyman (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Gentry Lange (Progressive Party of Washington State)
- Ed Minger (Independent)
- Gael Tarleton (Democratic Party) ✔
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West Virginia
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Seats up for election
There were two Democratic and five Republican seats up for election in 2020. The table below shows what seats were up for election and the incumbent heading into the election.
| 2020 Secretary of State Races | ||||
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| State | Current Incumbent | Term-limited (Y/N) | ||
| Missouri | No | |||
| Montana | No | |||
| North Carolina | No | |||
| Oregon | No | |||
| Vermont | No | |||
| Washington | No | |||
| West Virginia | No | |||
Election dates
The following table details 2020 secretary of state filing deadlines and primary dates in each state. The signature filing deadline was the date by which candidates had to file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.
| 2020 Election Dates | ||||||
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| State | Filing deadline | Primary election | ||||
| Missouri | March 31 | August 4 | ||||
| Montana | March 9 | June 2 | ||||
| North Carolina | December 20 | March 3 | ||||
| Oregon | March 10 | May 19 | ||||
| Vermont | May 28 | August 11 | ||||
| Washington | May 15 | August 4 | ||||
| West Virginia | January 25 | June 9 | ||||
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