2022 Iowa Secretary of State election

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2022 Iowa Secretary of State election
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  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
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Nominee Paul Pate Joel Miller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote723,250480,474
Percentage60.05%39.88%

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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%
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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
80-90% 2022 Iowa Secretary of State Democratic primary election results map by county.svg
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

By congressional district

Pate won all 4 congressional districts. [9]

DistrictPateMillerRepresentative
1st 57%43% Mariannette Miller-Meeks
2nd 59%41% Ashley Hinson
3rd 56%44% Cindy Axne (117th Congress)
Zach Nunn (118th Congress)
4th 69%31% Randy Feenstra

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Official Results - 2022 Primary Election". IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
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