2026 Wisconsin Secretary of State election

2026 Wisconsin Secretary of State election
	November 3, 2026
Incumbent Secretary of State; Sarah Godlewski; Democratic	; ;

The 2026 Wisconsin Secretary of State election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of State of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski is eligible to run for election to a full term but has declined to do so. This will be one of four Democratic-held secretaries of state up for election in 2026 in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election and the state with the closest presidential margin of victory at R+0.9.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

Sarah Godlewski, incumbent Secretary of State (2023–present)^[2]

Green primary

Candidates

Declared

Pete Karas, candidate recruiter for the Wisconsin Green Party^[3]

References

^ Gilbert, Craig (November 25, 2024). "Gilbert: How small voting shifts made Wisconsin the closest state in the nation". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "Wisconsin secretary of state won't run for governor but mulls run for lieutenant governor in 2026". Associated Press. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via PBS Wisconsin.
^ Bahl, Andrew (December 10, 2024). "The Wisconsin Green Party wants to double down in 2026. Will it work?". The Capital Times. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[:1-1] Gilbert, Craig (November 25, 2024). "Gilbert: How small voting shifts made Wisconsin the closest state in the nation". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[2] "Wisconsin secretary of state won't run for governor but mulls run for lieutenant governor in 2026". Associated Press. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via PBS Wisconsin.

[3] Bahl, Andrew (December 10, 2024). "The Wisconsin Green Party wants to double down in 2026. Will it work?". The Capital Times. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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