2018 Iowa Secretary of State election

2018 Iowa Secretary of State election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
Registered2,167,914
Turnout61.55%
 
Candidate Paul Pate Deidre DeJear
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 685,780 583,774
Percentage 52.72% 44.87%

Pate:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
DeJear:      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Paul Pate
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Paul Pate
Republican

The 2018 Iowa Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Iowa, concurrently with elections to the United States House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2018.

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Paul Pate won re-election to a second consecutive term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear.