2022 Iowa Secretary of State election

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2022 Iowa Secretary of State election
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Nominee Paul Pate Joel Miller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote723,250480,474
Percentage60.0%39.9%

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Pate:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Miller:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%
     No votes

Secretary of State before election

Paul Pate
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Paul Pate
Republican

The 2022 Iowa Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Iowa. Incumbent Republican Paul Pate ran for re-election, defeating Democratic opponent Joel Miller.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul D. Pate (incumbent) 174,513 99.68%
Write-in 5670.32%
Total votes175,080 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Eric Van Lancker
U.S. Representatives
Governors

Results

Results by county
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Miller
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Van Lancker
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Results by county
  Miller
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Van Lancker
  •   80–90%
Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joel Miller 98,049 71.57%
Democratic Eric Van Lancker38,64628.21%
Write-in 2940.21%
Total votes136,989 100.0%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Leans RNovember 3, 2022
Elections Daily [7] Safe RNovember 7, 2022

Results

2022 Iowa Secretary of State election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Paul D. Pate (incumbent) 723,250 60.05% +7.33%
Democratic Joel Miller480,47439.88%-4.99%
Write-in 7080.06%-0.02%
Total votes1,203,969 100.0%
Republican hold

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References

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