Republican Party Secretary of State primaries, 2018
In 47 states - all except Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah - the secretary of state is among the top executive offices. Although the duties and powers of the secretary of state vary from state to state, a common responsibility is management and oversight of elections and voter rolls, which are assigned to the secretary of state in 41 states. Other common responsibilities include registration of businesses, maintenance of state records, and certification of official documents. Out of the 35 states in which the secretary of state is directly elected, 26 held elections for the position in 2018.
Republican Party primary elections were held in all of those states with the exception of Indiana, Michigan, and South Dakota, in which secretary of state candidates are selected via party conventions, and California, which held a top-two primary election instead. This page provides links to deeper coverage of these GOP primaries. For more on the Democratic primaries, click here. For more on the general elections, click here.
For more information about secretary of state elections in 2018, click here.
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By state
Alabama
Republican primary candidates
- John Merrill (Incumbent) ✔
- Michael Johnson
Arizona
Republican primary candidates
- Michele Reagan (Incumbent)
- Steve Gaynor ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Arkansas
Republican primary candidates
Colorado
Republican primary candidates
- Wayne W. Williams (Incumbent) ✔
Connecticut
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Georgia
Republican primary runoff candidates
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Idaho
Republican primary candidates
- Lawerence Denney (Incumbent) ✔
Illinois
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Indiana
Selected by nominating convention
- Connie Lawson (Incumbent)
Iowa
Republican primary candidates
- Paul Pate (Incumbent) ✔
Kansas
Republican primary candidates
Massachusetts
Republican primary candidates
Michigan
Selected by nominating convention
Minnesota
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Nebraska
Republican primary candidates
New Mexico
Republican primary candidates
North Dakota
Republican primary candidates
Ohio
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Rhode Island
Republican primary candidates
South Carolina
Republican primary candidates
- Mark Hammond (Incumbent) ✔
- Nelson Faerber
- Joshua Putnam
- Kerry Wood
South Dakota
Selected by nominating convention
Vermont
Republican primary candidates
Wisconsin
Republican primary candidates
Wyoming
Republican primary candidates
- Edward Buchanan (Incumbent) ✔
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