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The 2026 United States state auditor elections will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the state auditor of twenty-three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2022, except in Vermont, whose auditor serves two-year terms and was elected in 2024.
These elections will take place concurrently with various other federal, state, and local elections.
Going into these elections, this class of attorneys general is made up of 12 Democrats and 11 Republicans. There are two states that were won by Donald Trump in 2024 with Democratic auditors, Iowa at R+13.2 and South Carolina at R+17.8, [1] while Republicans do not serve as auditors in any states won by Kamala Harris.
State | Auditor | Party | First elected | Last race | Status | Candidates |
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Alabama | Andrew Sorrell | Republican | 2022 | 85% R | Incumbent retiring to run for secretary of state [2] | |
Arkansas | Dennis Milligan | Republican | 2022 | 66.8% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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California | Malia Cohen | Democratic | 2022 | 55.4% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Connecticut | Sean Scanlon | Democratic | 2022 | 55.1% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Delaware | Lydia York | Democratic | 2022 | 54.2% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Idaho | Brandon Woolf | Republican | 2012 (appointed) | 69.5% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Illinois | Susana Mendoza | Democratic | 2016 (special) | 57.1% D | Incumbent retiring [6] |
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Indiana | Elise Nieshalla | Republican | 2023 (appointed) | 60.1% R | Incumbent running |
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Iowa | Rob Sand | Democratic | 2018 | 50.1% D | Incumbent retiring to run for governor. [13] |
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Maryland | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 2022 | 61.6% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Massachusetts | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 2022 | 54.9% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Minnesota | Julie Blaha | DFL | 2018 | 47.5% DFL | Incumbent retiring [16] |
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Missouri | Scott Fitzpatrick | Republican | 2022 | 59.4% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Nebraska | Mike Foley | Republican | 2022 | 68.5% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Nevada | Andy Matthews | Republican | 2022 | 50.1% R | Incumbent running |
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New Mexico | Joseph Maestas | Democratic | 2022 | 61.9% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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New York | Thomas DiNapoli | Democratic | 2007 (appointed) | 57.3% D | Incumbent running |
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Ohio | Keith Faber | Republican | 2018 | 58.8% R | Term-limited |
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Oklahoma | Cindy Byrd | Republican | 2018 | 100% R [a] | Term-limited |
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South Carolina | Brian J. Gaines | Democratic | 2023 (appointed) | 98.2% R [b] | Incumbent retiring [22] |
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South Dakota | Rich Sattgast | Republican | 2018 | 62.7% R | Term-limited |
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Vermont | Doug Hoffer | Democratic | 2012 | 60.6% D/P | Incumbent retiring [24] |
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Wyoming | Kristi Racines | Republican | 2018 | 100% R [c] | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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One-term incumbent Republican Andrew Sorrell is eligible to seek re-election but has chosen instead to run for Secretary of State. [2] Attorney Derek Chen, former Alabama Public Service Commission candidate Robert McCollum, and former Kay Ivey communications director Josh Pendergrass are running as Republicans. [3] [4] [5]
One-term incumbent Republican Dennis Milligan is eligible to seek re-election.
One-term incumbent Democrat Malia Cohen is eligible to seek re-election. She has previously expressed an interest in running for state treasurer. [25]
One-term incumbent Democrat Sean Scanlon is eligible to seek re-election.
One-term incumbent Democrat Lydia York is eligible to seek re-election.
Four-term incumbent Republican Brandon Woolf is eligible to seek re-election.
Three-term incumbent Democrat Susana Mendoza is retiring. She is also seen as a potential candidate for retiring U.S. Senate incumbent Dick Durbin. [26] [6]
Democratic candidates include state representative Margaret Croke, Champaign County auditor George Danos, former state senator Rickey Hendon, state representative Stephanie Kifowit, Lake County treasurer Holly Kim, and state senator Karina Villa. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
One-term appointed incumbent Republican Elise Nieshalla is running for re-election. [12]
Two-term incumbent Democrat Rob Sand is retiring to run for Governor. [13] On April 28, 2025, Iowa Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer and Iowa County supervisor Abigail Maas, both Republicans, have filed paperwork to run for State Auditor. [14] [15]
One-term incumbent Democrat Brooke Lierman is eligible to seek re-election.
One-term incumbent Democrat Diana DiZoglio is eligible to seek re-election.
Two-term incumbent Democrat Julie Blaha is retiring. [16]
State representative Dan Wolgamott and former Fergus Falls mayor Ben Schierer are running for the DFL nomination. Duluth city councilor Zack Filiopvich is also seen as a potential candidate. On the Republican side, state representative Elliott Engen and 2022 nominee Ryan Wilson are considering runs. [16]
One-term incumbent Republican Scott Fitzpatrick is eligible to seek re-election.
One-term incumbent Republican Mike Foley is eligible to seek re-election. He told the Nebraska Examiner in June 2025 that he would not announce a decision on whether he would seek re-election until late 2025 or early 2026. [27]
One-term incumbent Republican Andy Matthews is seeking re-election. [17]
One-term incumbent Democrat Joseph Maestas is eligible to seek re-election.
Four-term incumbent Democrat Thomas DiNapoli is running for re-election. [18] He is being challenged in the Democratic primary by nonprofit-housing executive Drew Warshaw. [19]
Two-term incumbent Republican Keith Faber is term-limited. Secretary of State Frank LaRose is running for the Republican nomination. [21]
Two-term incumbent Republican Cindy Byrd is term-limited.
One-term appointed incumbent Democrat Brian J. Gaines has chosen not to run for a full term. [22]
Two-term incumbent Republican Rich Sattgast is term-limited. Republican Sioux Falls city councilmember David Barranco is running for the Republican nomination with Sattgast's support. [28]
Seven-term incumbent Democrat/Progressive Doug Hoffer is retiring. [24]
Two-term incumbent Republican Kristi Racines is eligible to seek re-election.
Asked if he would run for the job in 2026, Gaines gave reporters a one-word answer: "No."
[Cohen] previously told allies she was considering a run for state treasurer in 2026.