2026 United States secretary of state elections

2026 United States secretary of state elections

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)

26 secretary of state offices
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 26 21
Seats up 13 13

     Democratic incumbent      Term-limited Democrat
     Republican incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Republican
     No election

The 2026 United States secretary of state elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the secretary of state of twenty-six U.S. states.

The previous secretary of state elections for this group of states took place in 2022. The secretary of state of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2024.

These elections will take place concurrently with various other federal, state, and local elections.