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Notable Candidate Endorsements for Secretary of State

Endorser	Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Conduit Freedom Caucus 75	Bryan Norris  source  (R)	Arkansas Secretary of State (2026)	General	Lost Primary Runoff
Mark Finchem	Bryan Norris  source  (R)	Arkansas Secretary of State (2026)	General	Lost Primary Runoff
Wendy Rogers	Bryan Norris  source  (R)	Arkansas Secretary of State (2026)	General	Lost Primary Runoff
Democratic Party of Arkansas	Kelly Grappe  source  (D)	Arkansas Secretary of State (2026)	General	Advanced in Primary
39th Ward Dems (Sway viewpoint group by Dean Alonistiotis)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Blue Wave Democrats (Sway viewpoint group by Caroline Pompizzi)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
buildtomorrow.chi (Sway viewpoint group by buildtomorrow.chi)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Chelsea Laliberte Barnes’ Voter Guide (Sway viewpoint group by Chelsea Laliberte Barnes)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Chicago’s Progressive Northside Dems Organization (Sway viewpoint group by 40th Ward Democratic Organization)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Danielle Moss' Voter Guide (Sway viewpoint group by Danielle Moss)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Dozens (Sway viewpoint group by Kate Docter)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Jenna J's Voting Guide (Sway viewpoint group by Jenna Jozefowski)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
KO Illinois (Sway viewpoint group by Ken Obel)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Liberal Moms of the NW Suburbs (Sway viewpoint group by Melissa Parry)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Liz Minnella’s Voter Guide (Sway viewpoint group by Liz Minnella)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
March 17 matters in Illinois! Early Voting is open! (Sway viewpoint group by The Lake Forest Women's Collective)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
MowreyMovement (Sway viewpoint group by Christopher Mowrey)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Nicole Cares That You Vote (Sway viewpoint group by Nicole.Cares.Too.Much)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Please Vote! (Sway viewpoint group by Ishaan Srivastava)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Qasim's Illinois Primary Election Votes (Sway viewpoint group by Qasim Rashid)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Resist and Repeat (Sway viewpoint group by Resist and Repeat)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Simon Says Voters (Sway viewpoint group by SimonSaysVote)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
The Windy City Voting Group (Sway viewpoint group by Jess Roe)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Todd Squad Endorsements (Sway viewpoint group by Emma Todd)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Tricia’s Voting Group (Sway viewpoint group by Tricia M)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
VOTE 4 NONFREAKS W ME (Sway viewpoint group by Hxdx S)	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Greater Lansing Labor Council (AFL-CIO)	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 352	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 665	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Muskegon County, Mich., Progressive Women's Caucus	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Plumbers & Pipefitters United Association (UA) Local 333	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Plumbers & Pipefitters United Association (UA) Local 370	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Plumbers & Pipefitters United Association (UA) Local 636	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Plumbers & Pipefitters United Association (UA) Local 85	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 951	Barbara Byrum  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Ohio Working Families Party	Bryan Hambley  source  (D)	Ohio Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Amanda Stuck	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Andy Jorgensen	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Ben DeSmidt	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Chris Danou	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Christine Sinicki	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Clinton Anderson	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Daniel Riemer	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Evan Goyke	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Gordon Hintz	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Jodi Habush Sinykin	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Karen Kirsch	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Lisa Subeck	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Margaret Arney	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Mark Pocan	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Mark Spreitzer	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Nick Milroy	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Peter Barca	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Priscilla Prado	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Ryan Spaude	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Steve Doyle	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Tara Johnson	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Tim Carpenter	JoCasta Zamarripa  source  (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State (2026)	General	–
Abortion Action Missouri	Barbara Phifer  source  (D)	Missouri Secretary of State (2024)	Primary	Lost General
King County Democrats	Steve Hobbs  source  (D)	Washington Secretary of State (2024)	General	Won General
Democratic Party of Louisiana	Arthur Morrell  source  (D)	Louisiana Secretary of State (2023)	Primary	Lost Primary
Patriot Parents	Clay Schexnayder  source  (R)	Louisiana Secretary of State (2023)	Primary	Lost Primary
Donald Trump	Nancy Landry  source  (R)	Louisiana Secretary of State (2023)	General	Won General
Mississippi Association of Realtors	Michael D. Watson Jr.  source  (R)	Mississippi Secretary of State (2023)	General	Won General
Donald Trump	Mark Finchem  source  (R)	Arizona Secretary of State (2022)	Primary, General	Lost General
Bob Gardner	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Donetta Davidson	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Jerry Sonnenberg	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Larry Liston	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Mike Coffman	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Bill Owens	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
The Fort Morgan Times	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
The Durango Herald	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Colorado Springs Gazette	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Michael Flynn	Tina Peters  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
David Winney	Tina Peters  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Wayne W. Williams	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Marjorie Taylor Greene	Jody Hice  source  (R)	Georgia Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Matt Gaetz	Jody Hice  source  (R)	Georgia Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Donald Trump	Jody Hice  source  (R)	Georgia Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Bobby Rush	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Brad Schneider	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Chicago Tribune	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Jan Schakowsky	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Jesus Garcia	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Raja Krishnamoorthi	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Dick Durbin	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
EMILY's List	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Illinois Education Association	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
J.B. Pritzker	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Jesse White	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Juliana Stratton	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Lauren Underwood	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Tammy Duckworth	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
LGBTQ IMPACT	David Moore  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Barack Obama	Jocelyn Benson  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2022)	General	Won General
Donald Trump	Kristina Karamo  source  (R)	Michigan Secretary of State (2022)	Convention, General	Lost General
Donald Trump	Kim Crockett  source  (R)	Minnesota Secretary of State (2022)	General	Lost General
Donald Trump	Jim Marchant  source  (R)	Nevada Secretary of State (2022)	General	Lost General
Bill Johnson	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Bob Gibbs	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
David Joyce	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Michael Turner	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Rob Portman	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Troy Balderson	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Warren Davidson	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Donald Trump	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary, General	Won General
Bob Latta	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Brad Wenstrup	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Ohio Republican Party	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Steve Chabot	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Ohio Value Voters	John Adams  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Kamala D. Harris	Steve Hobbs  source  (D)	Washington Secretary of State (2022)	General	Won General
Donald Trump	Chuck Gray  source  (R)	Wyoming Secretary of State (2022)	Primary, General	Won General
Bernie Sanders	Jim Condos  source  (D)	Vermont Secretary of State (2020)	General	Won General
EMILY's List	Katie Hobbs  source  (D)	Arizona Secretary of State (2018)		Won General
Joe Biden	Jena Griswold  source  (D)	Colorado Secretary of State (2018)	Primary, General	Won General
Barack Obama	Jena Griswold  source  (D)	Colorado Secretary of State (2018)	General	Won General
Donald Trump	Brad Raffensperger  source  (R)	Georgia Secretary of State (2018)	General Runoff	Won General Runoff
Barack Obama	Deidre DeJear  source  (D)	Iowa Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
Joe Biden	Jocelyn Benson  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2018)	General	Won General
Joe Biden	Nelson Araujo  source  (D)	Nevada Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund	Nelson Araujo  source  (D)	Nevada Secretary of State (2018)		Lost General
Barack Obama	Nelson Araujo  source  (D)	Nevada Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
EMILY's List	Maggie Toulouse Oliver  source  (D)	New Mexico Secretary of State (2018)		Won General
EMILY's List	Kathleen Clyde  source  (D)	Ohio Secretary of State (2018)		Lost General
Joe Biden	Kathleen Clyde  source  (D)	Ohio Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
Barack Obama	Kathleen Clyde  source  (D)	Ohio Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General

See also

• Our approach to covering endorsements