Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2026

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Wisconsin Secretary of State
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: (date not yet available) General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Wisconsin
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Wisconsin is holding an election for secretary of state on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Sarah Godlewski and Pete Karas are running in the general election for Wisconsin Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Sarah Godlewski (D)
	Submit photo	Pete Karas (G)

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• Sarah Godlewski
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Wisconsin

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Douglas J. La Follette defeated Amy Loudenbeck, Neil Harmon, and Sharyl McFarland in the general election for Wisconsin Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas J. La Follette (D)	48.3	1,268,748
		Amy Loudenbeck (R)	48.0	1,261,306
		Neil Harmon (L)	2.1	54,413
		Sharyl McFarland (G)	1.6	41,532
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	944

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,626,943
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Douglas J. La Follette defeated Alexia Sabor in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas J. La Follette	63.6	300,773
		Alexia Sabor	36.4	171,954

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 472,727
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Amy Loudenbeck defeated Jay Schroeder and Justin Schmidtka in the Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Loudenbeck	46.3	264,940
		Jay Schroeder	39.9	228,191
		Justin Schmidtka	13.8	78,846

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 571,977
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dmitry Becker (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Neil Harmon advanced from the Libertarian primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Harmon	95.8	769
		Other/Write-in votes	4.2	34

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 803
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2018

See also: Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Douglas J. La Follette defeated Jay Schroeder in the general election for Wisconsin Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas J. La Follette (D)	52.7	1,380,752
		Jay Schroeder (R)	47.2	1,235,034
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,162

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,617,948
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Douglas J. La Follette defeated Arvina Martin in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Douglas J. La Follette	65.9	327,020
		Arvina Martin	34.1	169,130

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 496,150
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Jay Schroeder defeated Spencer Zimmerman in the Republican primary for Wisconsin Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Schroeder	71.4	254,424
		Spencer Zimmerman	28.6	101,818

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 356,242
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2014

See also: Wisconsin secretary of state election, 2014

Democratic incumbent Doug La Follette won re-election on November 4, 2014.

Secretary of State of Wisconsin, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Doug La Follette Incumbent	50%	1,161,113
	Republican	Julian Bradley	46.3%	1,074,835
	Libertarian	Andy Craig	2.5%	58,996
	Constitution	Jerry Broitzman	1.1%	25,744
	Nonpartisan	Scattering	0.1%	1,347
Total Votes				2,322,035
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

To view the electoral history dating back to 2002 for the office of Wisconsin Secretary of State, click [show] to expand the section.

2010 On November 2, 2010, Douglas La Follette won re-election to the office of Wisconsin Secretary of State. He defeated David D. King in the general election. Wisconsin Secretary of State, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Douglas La Follette Incumbent 51.6% 1,074,118      Republican David D. King 48.3% 1,005,217      - Scattering 0.1% 1,863 Total Votes 2,081,198 Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. 2006 On November 7, 2006, Douglas La Follette won re-election to the office of Wisconsin Secretary of State. He defeated Sandy Sullivan (R) and Michael LaForest (G) in the general election. Wisconsin Secretary of State, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Douglas La Follette Incumbent 57.1% 1,184,720      Democratic Sandy Sullivan 38.4% 796,686      Green Michael LaForest 4.5% 92,587      - Scattering 0.1% 1,412 Total Votes 2,075,405 Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. 2002 On November 5, 2002, Douglas La Follette won re-election to the office of Wisconsin Secretary of State. He defeated Robert Gerald Lorge (R) and Edward J. Frami (C) in the general election. Wisconsin Secretary of State, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Douglas La Follette Incumbent 56.6% 950,929      Republican Robert Gerald Lorge 41.3% 693,476      Constitution Edward J. Frami 2.1% 34,750      - Scattering 0.1% 1,009 Total Votes 1,680,164 Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

Election analysis

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Secretary of State elections in 2026

There are 26 secretary of state seats on the ballot in 2026.

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