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Republican Party Secretary of State primaries, 2024

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Primaries by state

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.

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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
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
State Incumbent Incumbent running? Election winner Last time office changed parties 2020 presidential result 2020 secretary of state result[1] 2024 election result
Missouri Republican Party Jay Ashcroft No[2] Republican Party Denny Hoskins 2017 R+15.4 R+24.1 R+15.4
Montana Republican Party Christi Jacobsen Yes Republican Party Christi Jacobsen 2017 R+16.4 R+19.2 R+24.2
North Carolina Democratic Party Elaine Marshall Yes Democratic Party Elaine Marshall 1901 R+1.3 D+2.4 D+1.8
Oregon Democratic Party LaVonne Griffin-Valade[3] No[4] Democratic Party Tobias Read 2021 D+16.1 D+7.1 D+7.8
Vermont Democratic Party Sarah Copeland Hanzas Yes Democratic Party Sarah Copeland Hanzas 1999 D+35.1 D+30.0 D+19.2
Washington Democratic Party Steve Hobbs Yes Democratic Party Steve Hobbs 2021 D+19.2 D+3.8 D+19.3
West Virginia Republican Party Mac Warner No[5] Republican Party Kris Warner 2017 R+38.9 R+16.6 R+44.6

By state

Missouri


See also: Missouri Secretary of State election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

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Did not make the ballot:


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Montana


See also: Montana Secretary of State election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

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North Carolina


See also: North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Oregon


See also: Oregon Secretary of State election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

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Vermont


See also: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Washington


See also: Washington Secretary of State election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

West Virginia


See also: West Virginia Secretary of State election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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Footnotes

  1. 2022 election for Vermont.
  2. Ashcroft announced that he was running for governor on April 6, 2023.
  3. Griffin-Valade was sworn in on June 30, 2023. Shemia Fagan (D), who was elected in 2020, resigned on May 8, 2023.
  4. Griffin-Valade said she did not plan to seek election to the office in 2024.
  5. Warner announced that he was running for governor on January 10, 2023.