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Elections › Tuesday, November 3, 2026

General election

Secretary of State

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 97% reporting · Past races for this seat

Results

By county

Adair County: Paul Pate 72.1%, Ryan Peterman 27.9%Adams County: Paul Pate 69.4%, Ryan Peterman 30.6%Allamakee County: Paul Pate 64.4%, Ryan Peterman 35.5%Appanoose County: Paul Pate 67.3%, Ryan Peterman 32.5%Audubon County: Paul Pate 67.6%, Ryan Peterman 32.3%Benton County: Paul Pate 66.2%, Ryan Peterman 33.7%Black Hawk County: Ryan Peterman 54.8%, Paul Pate 45.1%Boone County: Paul Pate 57.5%, Ryan Peterman 42.4%Bremer County: Paul Pate 60.4%, Ryan Peterman 39.5%Buchanan County: Paul Pate 62.8%, Ryan Peterman 37.2%Buena Vista County: Paul Pate 60.3%, Ryan Peterman 39.6%Butler County: Paul Pate 70.5%, Ryan Peterman 29.4%Calhoun County: Paul Pate 71.1%, Ryan Peterman 28.8%Carroll County: Paul Pate 69.5%, Ryan Peterman 30.4%Cass County: Paul Pate 68.8%, Ryan Peterman 31.1%Cedar County: Paul Pate 58.7%, Ryan Peterman 41.2%Cerro Gordo County: Paul Pate 52.3%, Ryan Peterman 47.6%Cherokee County: Paul Pate 70.2%, Ryan Peterman 29.6%Chickasaw County: Paul Pate 66.4%, Ryan Peterman 33.5%Clarke County: Paul Pate 67.3%, Ryan Peterman 32.6%Clay County: Paul Pate 67.8%, Ryan Peterman 32.1%Clayton County: Paul Pate 65.7%, Ryan Peterman 34.3%Clinton County: Paul Pate 54.1%, Ryan Peterman 45.9%Crawford County: Paul Pate 65.3%, Ryan Peterman 34.7%Dallas County: Paul Pate 50.6%, Ryan Peterman 49.3%Davis County: Paul Pate 72.2%, Ryan Peterman 27.7%Decatur County: Paul Pate 70.6%, Ryan Peterman 29.3%Delaware County: Paul Pate 69.5%, Ryan Peterman 30.5%Des Moines County: Paul Pate 51.7%, Ryan Peterman 48.1%Dickinson County: Paul Pate 68.6%, Ryan Peterman 31.3% · 0% reportingDubuque County: Paul Pate 51.2%, Ryan Peterman 48.7%Emmet County: Paul Pate 66.5%, Ryan Peterman 33.5%Fayette County: Paul Pate 64.2%, Ryan Peterman 35.7%Floyd County: Paul Pate 58.8%, Ryan Peterman 41.1%Franklin County: Paul Pate 69.7%, Ryan Peterman 30.3%Fremont County: Paul Pate 67.0%, Ryan Peterman 32.9%Greene County: Paul Pate 65.4%, Ryan Peterman 34.5%Grundy County: Paul Pate 70.6%, Ryan Peterman 29.3%Guthrie County: Paul Pate 69.8%, Ryan Peterman 30.2%Hamilton County: Paul Pate 63.3%, Ryan Peterman 36.7%Hancock County: Paul Pate 72.0%, Ryan Peterman 27.9%Hardin County: Paul Pate 68.5%, Ryan Peterman 31.5%Harrison County: Paul Pate 65.8%, Ryan Peterman 34.0%Henry County: Paul Pate 63.9%, Ryan Peterman 36.0% · 0% reportingHoward County: Paul Pate 63.0%, Ryan Peterman 36.9%Humboldt County: Paul Pate 72.8%, Ryan Peterman 27.1%Ida County: Paul Pate 75.2%, Ryan Peterman 24.7%Iowa County: Paul Pate 63.0%, Ryan Peterman 36.9%Jackson County: Paul Pate 62.4%, Ryan Peterman 37.5%Jasper County: Paul Pate 61.3%, Ryan Peterman 38.6% · 87% reportingJefferson County: Ryan Peterman 50.5%, Paul Pate 49.4%Johnson County: Ryan Peterman 72.8%, Paul Pate 27.2%Jones County: Paul Pate 63.8%, Ryan Peterman 36.2%Keokuk County: Paul Pate 72.8%, Ryan Peterman 27.0%Kossuth County: Paul Pate 71.8%, Ryan Peterman 28.2%Lee County: Paul Pate 55.9%, Ryan Peterman 44.0%Linn County: Ryan Peterman 55.0%, Paul Pate 44.9%Louisa County: Paul Pate 64.5%, Ryan Peterman 35.4%Lucas County: Paul Pate 71.9%, Ryan Peterman 28.0%Lyon County: Paul Pate 83.0%, Ryan Peterman 16.9%Madison County: Paul Pate 67.9%, Ryan Peterman 31.9%Mahaska County: Paul Pate 73.0%, Ryan Peterman 26.9%Marion County: Paul Pate 67.8%, Ryan Peterman 32.1%Marshall County: Paul Pate 53.1%, Ryan Peterman 46.8%Mills County: Paul Pate 64.3%, Ryan Peterman 35.6%Mitchell County: Paul Pate 63.2%, Ryan Peterman 36.8%Monona County: Paul Pate 68.3%, Ryan Peterman 31.6%Monroe County: Paul Pate 71.2%, Ryan Peterman 28.8%Montgomery County: Paul Pate 66.3%, Ryan Peterman 33.6%Muscatine County: Ryan Peterman 49.9%, Paul Pate 49.5%O'Brien County: Paul Pate 77.4%, Ryan Peterman 22.5%Osceola County: Paul Pate 79.5%, Ryan Peterman 20.4%Page County: Paul Pate 67.2%, Ryan Peterman 32.6%Palo Alto County: Paul Pate 70.0%, Ryan Peterman 29.9%Plymouth County: Paul Pate 73.8%, Ryan Peterman 26.1%Pocahontas County: Paul Pate 73.5%, Ryan Peterman 26.4%Polk County: Ryan Peterman 57.4%, Paul Pate 42.5%Pottawattamie County: Paul Pate 54.2%, Ryan Peterman 45.8%Poweshiek County: Paul Pate 56.4%, Ryan Peterman 43.6%Ringgold County: Paul Pate 75.2%, Ryan Peterman 24.8%Sac County: Paul Pate 73.3%, Ryan Peterman 26.6%Scott County: Ryan Peterman 53.7%, Paul Pate 46.2%Shelby County: Paul Pate 69.9%, Ryan Peterman 30.1%Sioux County: Paul Pate 84.2%, Ryan Peterman 15.8% · 0% reportingStory County: Ryan Peterman 58.1%, Paul Pate 41.8%Tama County: Paul Pate 60.6%, Ryan Peterman 39.2%Taylor County: Paul Pate 75.4%, Ryan Peterman 24.5%Union County: Paul Pate 64.6%, Ryan Peterman 35.4%Van Buren County: Paul Pate 74.5%, Ryan Peterman 25.4%Wapello County: Paul Pate 58.2%, Ryan Peterman 41.7%Warren County: Paul Pate 58.5%, Ryan Peterman 41.4%Washington County: Paul Pate 61.3%, Ryan Peterman 38.5%Wayne County: Paul Pate 73.8%, Ryan Peterman 26.0%Webster County: Paul Pate 60.5%, Ryan Peterman 39.4%Winnebago County: Paul Pate 63.7%, Ryan Peterman 36.2%Winneshiek County: Paul Pate 53.2%, Ryan Peterman 46.8%Woodbury County: Paul Pate 54.4%, Ryan Peterman 45.5%Worth County: Paul Pate 61.3%, Ryan Peterman 38.6%Wright County: Paul Pate 65.8%, Ryan Peterman 34.1%
Darker = wider margin (under 5, 5–15, 15–30, 30+ points). Republican led Democrat ledHover a county for its numbers.
County-by-county numbers (99 counties)
CountyPaul PateRyan PetermanReporting
Adair2,249 (72.1%)869 (27.9%)100%
Adams1,126 (69.4%)496 (30.6%)100%
Allamakee3,682 (64.4%)2,030 (35.5%)100%
Appanoose3,242 (67.3%)1,565 (32.5%)100%
Audubon1,604 (67.6%)766 (32.3%)100%
Benton7,786 (66.2%)3,967 (33.7%)100%
Black Hawk23,159 (45.1%)28,141 (54.8%)100%
Boone7,125 (57.5%)5,246 (42.4%)100%
Bremer7,147 (60.4%)4,671 (39.5%)100%
Buchanan5,299 (62.8%)3,139 (37.2%)100%
Buena Vista3,549 (60.3%)2,331 (39.6%)100%
Butler4,386 (70.5%)1,832 (29.4%)100%
Calhoun2,683 (71.1%)1,088 (28.8%)100%
Carroll6,084 (69.5%)2,663 (30.4%)100%
Cass3,617 (68.8%)1,637 (31.1%)100%
Cedar4,989 (58.7%)3,504 (41.2%)100%
Cerro Gordo9,556 (52.3%)8,710 (47.6%)100%
Cherokee3,302 (70.2%)1,393 (29.6%)100%
Chickasaw3,199 (66.4%)1,616 (33.5%)100%
Clarke2,334 (67.3%)1,132 (32.6%)100%
Clay4,452 (67.8%)2,111 (32.1%)100%
Clayton4,764 (65.7%)2,489 (34.3%)100%
Clinton9,864 (54.1%)8,365 (45.9%)100%
Crawford3,187 (65.3%)1,692 (34.7%)100%
Dallas27,762 (50.6%)27,025 (49.3%)100%
Davis2,105 (72.2%)808 (27.7%)100%
Decatur1,931 (70.6%)802 (29.3%)100%
Delaware5,500 (69.5%)2,415 (30.5%)100%
Des Moines7,626 (51.7%)7,096 (48.1%)100%
Dickinson6,408 (68.6%)2,922 (31.3%)0%
Dubuque21,882 (51.2%)20,823 (48.7%)100%
Emmet2,358 (66.5%)1,189 (33.5%)100%
Fayette4,948 (64.2%)2,754 (35.7%)100%
Floyd3,527 (58.8%)2,467 (41.1%)100%
Franklin2,656 (69.7%)1,153 (30.3%)100%
Fremont1,765 (67.0%)868 (32.9%)100%
Greene2,398 (65.4%)1,264 (34.5%)100%
Grundy4,044 (70.6%)1,679 (29.3%)100%
Guthrie3,621 (69.8%)1,565 (30.2%)100%
Hamilton3,699 (63.3%)2,144 (36.7%)100%
Hancock3,288 (72.0%)1,275 (27.9%)100%
Hardin4,520 (68.5%)2,077 (31.5%)100%
Harrison3,782 (65.8%)1,953 (34.0%)100%
Henry4,776 (63.9%)2,692 (36.0%)0%
Howard2,326 (63.0%)1,361 (36.9%)100%
Humboldt2,769 (72.8%)1,031 (27.1%)100%
Ida2,059 (75.2%)677 (24.7%)100%
Iowa4,896 (63.0%)2,870 (36.9%)100%
Jackson5,132 (62.4%)3,090 (37.5%)100%
Jasper9,871 (61.3%)6,213 (38.6%)87%
Jefferson3,389 (49.4%)3,460 (50.5%)100%
Johnson19,962 (27.2%)53,412 (72.8%)100%
Jones5,459 (63.8%)3,093 (36.2%)100%
Keokuk2,803 (72.8%)1,040 (27.0%)100%
Kossuth4,742 (71.8%)1,859 (28.2%)100%
Lee6,651 (55.9%)5,230 (44.0%)100%
Linn47,222 (44.9%)57,800 (55.0%)100%
Louisa2,498 (64.5%)1,372 (35.4%)100%
Lucas2,468 (71.9%)962 (28.0%)100%
Lyon4,377 (83.0%)894 (16.9%)100%
Madison5,187 (67.9%)2,436 (31.9%)100%
Mahaska6,082 (73.0%)2,243 (26.9%)100%
Marion10,757 (67.8%)5,102 (32.1%)100%
Marshall7,595 (53.1%)6,697 (46.8%)100%
Mills3,951 (64.3%)2,186 (35.6%)100%
Mitchell2,773 (63.2%)1,615 (36.8%)100%
Monona2,311 (68.3%)1,070 (31.6%)100%
Monroe2,189 (71.2%)886 (28.8%)100%
Montgomery2,444 (66.3%)1,238 (33.6%)100%
Muscatine7,670 (49.5%)7,725 (49.9%)100%
O'Brien4,273 (77.4%)1,241 (22.5%)100%
Osceola1,858 (79.5%)477 (20.4%)100%
Page3,467 (67.2%)1,683 (32.6%)100%
Palo Alto2,785 (70.0%)1,190 (29.9%)100%
Plymouth7,921 (73.8%)2,798 (26.1%)100%
Pocahontas1,966 (73.5%)707 (26.4%)100%
Polk91,497 (42.5%)123,750 (57.4%)100%
Pottawattamie17,958 (54.2%)15,201 (45.8%)100%
Poweshiek4,510 (56.4%)3,492 (43.6%)100%
Ringgold1,579 (75.2%)520 (24.8%)100%
Sac3,044 (73.3%)1,107 (26.6%)100%
Scott33,562 (46.2%)39,028 (53.7%)100%
Shelby3,377 (69.9%)1,453 (30.1%)100%
Sioux12,658 (84.2%)2,370 (15.8%)0%
Story17,301 (41.8%)24,017 (58.1%)100%
Tama4,266 (60.6%)2,761 (39.2%)100%
Taylor1,658 (75.4%)538 (24.5%)100%
Union2,991 (64.6%)1,638 (35.4%)100%
Van Buren2,080 (74.5%)709 (25.4%)100%
Wapello6,420 (58.2%)4,604 (41.7%)100%
Warren15,860 (58.5%)11,242 (41.4%)100%
Washington5,790 (61.3%)3,638 (38.5%)100%
Wayne1,663 (73.8%)585 (26.0%)100%
Webster7,588 (60.5%)4,942 (39.4%)100%
Winnebago2,825 (63.7%)1,603 (36.2%)100%
Winneshiek5,400 (53.2%)4,757 (46.8%)100%
Woodbury17,956 (54.4%)15,031 (45.5%)100%
Worth2,069 (61.3%)1,305 (38.6%)100%
Wright2,880 (65.8%)1,494 (34.1%)100%

Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Paul Pate$139,909$165,841$43,601
Ryan Peterman———

Totals for the two-year cycle from each campaign's own reports. State totals are cash contributions; in-kind gifts are listed on the candidate page. Names are matched across sources, so double-check against the original filing.

Races and results: civicAPI and the Iowa Secretary of State. State campaign finance: summary totals from reports filed with the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board. Federal: the Federal Election Commission.