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Who Runs the Count

2026 midterms · Election-administration offices · Nov 3

Who Runs the Count

Every secretary of state and attorney general race on the November 3, 2026 ballot, with general-election nominees, incumbency, and the latest available race rating. Secretaries of state run elections in most states; attorneys general defend election laws and prosecute election crimes.

26Secretary of state races
30 + DCAttorney general races
0Open seats
0Rated competitive
Oct 9Colorado mail ballots go out

Community-trust rubric

  1. Roots. Years living in the state or district, and what they did there before running.
  2. Money. Share of donations from in-state donors and small-dollar donors versus PACs and out-of-state money.
  3. Local endorsements. County clerks, local unions, local papers and civic groups, rather than national organizations.
  4. Record versus promises. Votes, rulings, audits or office performance compared with campaign claims, plus conflicts of interest.
  5. Election stance. Public statements on certifying results, voter-roll maintenance, hand counts and the 2020 election.
  6. Local press over time. How reporters who cover them regularly describe their work, not just this campaign.

Where to check each point

  • State campaign finance: each state's disclosure portal; FollowTheMoney.org aggregates state races.
  • Candidate background and surveys: Ballotpedia race pages (linked on each entry).
  • Election-official coverage: Votebeat bureaus (AZ, MI, PA, TX, WI) and the States Newsroom outlets (Arizona Mirror, Wisconsin Examiner, Indiana Capital Chronicle and others).
  • Ratings: Sabato's Crystal Ball, the only forecaster rating these down-ballot races. Ratings marked 2025 have not been updated since the early line.

Compiled October 5, 2026 from Ballotpedia, Wikipedia race pages, Votebeat, Sabato's Crystal Ball (SoS update Sept 9, 2026; AG update Aug 20, 2026), and state and local news. Not on any ballot but still changing hands: Florida's and Maine's secretaries of state are appointed, so new governors or legislatures may replace them. Verify a nominee against your state's official candidate list before sharing.