Secretary of State of Idaho
Shawn Keenan
CandidateD
- Race
- Secretary of State of Idaho
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Phil McGrane (R)
- Research
- Minimal record
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Shawn Keenan is the Democratic nominee for Idaho Secretary of State, in a rematch with Republican incumbent Phil McGrane. A mortgage broker and loan officer from Coeur d'Alene, he also ran for the office in 2022 and lost the general election.[1][2][3]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Phil McGrane R | incumbent |
| Shawn Keenan D | challenger |
Advanced unopposed from the May 19 Democratic primary.
Biography
Shawn Keenan is the Democratic nominee for Idaho Secretary of State, in a rematch with Republican incumbent Phil McGrane. A mortgage broker and loan officer from Coeur d'Alene, he also ran for the office in 2022 and lost the general election.[1][2][3]
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Keenan lives in Coeur d'Alene, and his parents moved with him to Idaho when he was 1 year old.[3] He works as a mortgage broker and loan officer, runs a nonprofit called the North Idaho Kindness Project and has worked on several Democratic campaigns in North Idaho.[3]
Keenan was the Democratic nominee for secretary of state in 2022 and lost to McGrane in the November general election.[2][3] He advanced from the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary.[1]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Idaho Secretary of State election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 2.Shawn Keenan · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.The race for Idaho's top election official, the secretary of state, is a rematch · Idaho Capital Sun · 2026-10-19 News report