Secretary of State of Iowa
Statewide — all of Iowa
General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Neither primary was contested on June 2, 2026: Paul Pate (R) received 183,874 votes and Ryan Peterman (D) 176,708.[1]
- The Iowa Secretary of State's general-election candidate list (updated Aug. 19, 2026) shows only Pate (Republican) and Peterman (Democratic) for Secretary of State.[7]
On the ballot · 2 candidates
Research notes & limits
Slate confirmed on the Iowa Secretary of State's general-election candidate list (updated 8/19/2026). Pate's survey-based details rest on Ballotpedia (blocked), but his layered-approach description matches the office's September 2026 release.
Sources · 14
Researched 2026-10-19. Green citations are official government records.
- 1.Iowa Secretary of State election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 2.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey: Paul Pate (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 3.Ryan Peterman for Iowa · Ryan Peterman campaign Candidate's own words
- 4.Iowa Secretary of State Receives Recognition from Nation's Leading Election Administration Organizations · Iowa Secretary of State · 2026-08-03 Official record
- 5.Secretary Pate to Co-Chair National Business Services Committee · Iowa Secretary of State · 2026-09-02 Official record
- 6.Secretary Pate Encourages Iowans to Make a Plan to Vote in 2026 General Election · Iowa Secretary of State · 2026-09-15 Official record
- 7.2026 General Election Candidate List · Iowa Secretary of State · 2026-08-19 Official record
- 8.Iowa Secretary of State election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 9.Paul Pate · Ballotpedia Reference
- 10.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey: Paul Pate (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 11.Iowa Secretary of State election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 12.Ryan Peterman for Iowa · Ryan Peterman campaign Candidate's own words
- 13.Ryan Peterman · Ballotpedia Reference
- 14.Democrat Ryan Peterman launches bid for Iowa secretary of state · Iowa Capital Dispatch News report