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Democratic Party Secretary of State primaries, 2024
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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 were on the ballot in 2024.
On this page, you will find:
- Election dates by state
- List of Democratic primary candidates by state
- List of seats up for election
Click here for more on the Republican secretary of state primaries in 2024.
Click here for more on the secretary of state general elections in 2024.
Election dates
The following table details 2024 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.
| 2024 Election Dates | ||||||
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| State | Filing deadline | Primary election | ||||
| Missouri | March 26 | August 6 | ||||
| Montana | March 11 | June 4 | ||||
| North Carolina | December 15 | March 5 | ||||
| Oregon | March 14 | May 21 | ||||
| Vermont | May 30 | August 13 | ||||
| Washington | May 17 | August 6 | ||||
| West Virginia | January 27 | May 14 | ||||
Seats up for election
There were four Democratic-held secretary of state offices and three Republican-held secretary of state offices on the ballot in 2024. The table below shows which states held secretary of state elections in 2024.
| Secretary of State elections, 2024 | |||||||
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| State | Incumbent | Incumbent running? | Election winner | Last time office changed parties | 2020 presidential result | 2020 secretary of state result[1] | 2024 election result |
| Missouri |  Jay Ashcroft |
No[2] | Denny Hoskins |
2017 | R+15.4 | R+24.1 | R+15.4 |
| Montana | Christi Jacobsen |
Yes | Christi Jacobsen |
2017 | R+16.4 | R+19.2 | R+24.2 |
| North Carolina |  Elaine Marshall |
Yes | Elaine Marshall |
1901 | R+1.3 | D+2.4 | D+1.8 |
| Oregon | LaVonne Griffin-Valade[3] |
No[4] | Tobias Read |
2021 | D+16.1 | D+7.1 | D+7.8 |
| Vermont | Sarah Copeland Hanzas |
Yes | Sarah Copeland Hanzas |
1999 | D+35.1 | D+30.0 | D+19.2 |
| Washington | Steve Hobbs |
Yes | Steve Hobbs |
2021 | D+19.2 | D+3.8 | D+19.3 |
| West Virginia | Mac Warner |
No[5] | Kris Warner |
2017 | R+38.9 | R+16.6 | R+44.6 |
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) ✔
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Oregon
Democratic primary candidates
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Vermont
Democratic primary candidates
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas (Incumbent) ✔
Washington
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
West Virginia
Democratic primary candidates
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 2022 election for Vermont.
- ↑ Ashcroft announced that he was running for governor on April 6, 2023.
- ↑ Griffin-Valade was sworn in on June 30, 2023. Shemia Fagan (D), who was elected in 2020, resigned on May 8, 2023.
- ↑ Griffin-Valade said she did not plan to seek election to the office in 2024.
- ↑ Warner announced that he was running for governor on January 10, 2023.
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