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Voters in 26 states filled secretaries of state seats on November 4, 2014. Republicans held 17 of 26 (65.4 percent) of the secretary of state seats up for election in 2014. There was significant turnover this fall, as 10 out of 26 (38.5 percent) incumbents did not file for re-election or could not run due to term limits. Republicans gained one seat in the 2014 elections after Barbara Cegavske (R) won the race to replace Ross Miller (D) in Nevada.

Party breakdown

Partisan Breakdown: Secretaries of State
Party		As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	20	19
	Republican Party	26	27
	Nonpartisan	1	1
Total		47	47

Alabama

See also: Alabama secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Jim Bennett Did not run
Winner: John Merrill

Secretary of State of Alabama, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Merrill	64.3%	733,298
	Democratic	Lula Albert-Kaigler	35.6%	406,373
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,271
Total Votes				1,140,942
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State

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Arizona

See also: Arizona secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Ken Bennett Did not run
Winner: Michele Reagan

Secretary of State of Arizona, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michele Reagan	52.2%	779,226
	Democratic	Terry Goddard	47.8%	712,918
Total Votes				1,492,144
Election results via Arizona Secretary of State

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Arkansas

See also: Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2014

Incumbent: Mark Martin

Secretary of State of Arkansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Martin Incumbent	60.6%	506,384
	Democratic	Susan Inman	35.1%	292,878
	Libertarian	Jacob Holloway	4.3%	36,159
Total Votes				835,421
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

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California

See also: California secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Debra Bowen Term limited
Winner: Alex Padilla

Secretary of State of California, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Alex Padilla	53.6%	3,799,711
	Republican	Pete Peterson	46.4%	3,285,334
Total Votes				7,085,045
Election results via California Secretary of State

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Colorado

See also: Colorado secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Scott Gessler Did not run
Winner: Wayne W. Williams

Secretary of State of Colorado, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne Williams	47.3%	932,588
	Democratic	Joe Neguse	45%	886,043
	American Constitution	Amanda Campbell	3.9%	77,790
	Libertarian	David Schambach	3.7%	73,413
Total Votes				1,969,834
Election results via Colorado Secretary of State

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Connecticut

See also: Connecticut secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Denise Merrill

Secretary of State of Connecticut, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Denise Merrill Incumbent	51%	533,543
	Republican	Peter Lumaj	46.7%	489,515
	Green	Mike DeRosa	2.3%	24,038
Total Votes				1,047,096
Election results via Connecticut Secretary of State

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Georgia

See also: Georgia secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Brian Kemp

Secretary of State of Georgia, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian Kemp Incumbent	57.5%	1,452,554
	Democrat	Doreen Carter	42.5%	1,075,101
Total Votes				2,527,655
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

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Idaho

See also: Idaho secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Ben Ysursa Did not run
Winner: Lawerence Denney

Secretary of State of Idaho, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lawerence Denney	56.2%	241,851
	Democratic	Holli High Woodings	43.8%	188,353
Total Votes				430,204
Election results via Idaho Secretary of State

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Illinois

See also: Illinois secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Jesse White

Secretary of State of Illinois, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jesse White Incumbent	65.7%	2,374,849
	Republican	Mike Webster	31.4%	1,134,452
	Libertarian	Chris Michel	2.9%	104,498
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0%	809
Total Votes				3,614,608
Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections

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Indiana

See also: Indiana secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Connie Lawson

Secretary of state of Indiana, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Connie Lawson Incumbent	57.1%	762,223
	Democratic	Beth White	39.5%	527,379
	Libertarian	Karl Tatgenhorst	3.4%	45,393
Total Votes				1,334,995
Election results via Indiana Secretary of State

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Iowa

See also: Iowa secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Matt Schultz Did not run
Winner: Paul Pate

Secretary of State of Iowa, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Pate	48.5%	529,275
	Democratic	Brad Anderson	46.6%	509,202
	Libertarian	Jake Porter	3%	32,889
	New Independent Party	Spencer Highland	1.8%	19,945
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	769
Total Votes				1,092,080
Election results via Iowa Secretary of State

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Kansas

See also: Kansas secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Kris Kobach

Secretary of State of Kansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kris Kobach Incumbent	59.2%	508,926
	Democratic	Jean Schodorf	40.8%	350,692
Total Votes				859,618
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

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Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: William Galvin

Secretary of State of Massachusetts, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William Galvin Incumbent	67.4%	1,395,616
	Republican	David D'Arcangelo	28.9%	597,491
	Green	Danny Factor	3.6%	74,789
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,421
Total Votes				2,069,317
Election results via Massachusetts Secretary of State

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Michigan

See also: Michigan secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Ruth Johnson

Secretary of State of Michigan, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ruth Johnson Incumbent	53.5%	1,649,047
	Democratic	Godfrey Dillard	42.9%	1,323,004
	Libertarian	James Lewis	2%	61,112
	U.S. Taxpayer	Robert Gale	1.1%	34,447
	Natural Law	Jason Gatties	0.4%	13,185
Total Votes				3,080,795
Election results via Michigan Department of State

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Minnesota

See also: Minnesota secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Mark Ritchie Did not run
Winner: Steve Simon

Secretary of State of Minnesota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Simon	47%	901,450
	Republican	Dan Severson	45.9%	879,022
	Independence	Bob Helland	4.9%	94,065
	Libertarian	Bob Odden	2.1%	40,729
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,134
Total Votes				1,916,400
Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State

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Nebraska

See also: Nebraska secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: John A. Gale

Secretary of State of Nebraska, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Gale Incumbent	75.2%	368,135
	Libertarian	Ben Backus	24.8%	121,470
Total Votes				489,605
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State

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Nevada

See also: Nevada secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Ross Miller Term limited
Winner: Barbara Cegavske

Secretary of State of Nevada, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	50.4%	273,720
	Democratic	Kate Marshall	46.1%	250,612
	Independent	None of these candidates	3.5%	18,778
Total Votes				543,110
Election results via Nevada Secretary of State

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New Mexico

See also: New Mexico secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Dianna Duran

Secretary of State of New Mexico, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dianna Duran Incumbent	51.6%	262,117
	Democratic	Maggie Toulouse Oliver	48.4%	245,508
Total Votes				507,625
Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State

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North Dakota

See also: North Dakota secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Al Jaeger

Secretary of State of North Dakota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Al Jaeger Incumbent	62.4%	152,085
	Democratic	April Fairfield	32.2%	78,474
	Libertarian	Roland Riemers	5.3%	12,920
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	278
Total Votes				243,757
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State

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Ohio

See also: Ohio secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Jon Husted

Secretary of State of Ohio, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon Husted Incumbent	59.8%	1,811,020
	Democratic	Nina Turner	35.5%	1,074,475
	Libertarian	Kevin Knedler	4.7%	141,292
Total Votes				3,026,787
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

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Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Ralph Mollis Term limited
Winner: Nellie Gorbea

Secretary of State of Rhode Island, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nellie Gorbea	60.5%	186,899
	Republican	John Carlevale	39.3%	121,466
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	770
Total Votes				309,135
Election results via State of Rhode Island

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South Carolina

See also: South Carolina secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Mark Hammond

Secretary of State of South Carolina, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Hammond Incumbent	59.5%	730,739
	Democratic	Ginny Deerin	40.4%	496,344
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	788
Total Votes				1,227,871
Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission

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South Dakota

See also: South Dakota secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Jason Gant Did not run
Winner: Shantel Krebs

Secretary of State of South Dakota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shantel Krebs	60.2%	155,647
	Democratic	Angelia Schultz	32.6%	84,181
	Constitution	Lori Stacey	4%	10,258
	Libertarian	Emmett Reistroffer	3.2%	8,328
Total Votes				258,414
Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State

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Vermont

See also: Vermont secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Jim Condos

Secretary of State of Vermont, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Condos Incumbent	74.7%	126,427
	Progressive	Ben Eastwood	14.5%	24,518
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	10.3%	17,460
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	730
Total Votes				169,135
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

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Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Doug La Follette

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

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Wyoming

See also: Wyoming secretary of state election, 2014

Incumbent: Max Maxfield Did not run
Winner: Ed Murray

Secretary of State of Wyoming, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ed Murray	76.6%	119,772
	Constitution	Jennifer Young	12.1%	18,918
	Libertarian	Kit Carson	10.8%	16,858
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.5%	859
Total Votes				156,407
Election results via Wyoming Secretary of State

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