| Election Name: | 2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Image1: | Michael Adams.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Michael Adams |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Buddy Wheatley |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Next Election: | 2027 Kentucky Secretary of State election |
| Before Election: | Michael Adams |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Secretary of State | |
| After Election: | Michael Adams |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 787,198 |
| Percentage1: | 60.6% |
| Popular Vote2: | 510,743 |
| Percentage2: | 39.3% |
| Map Size: | 301px |
The 2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the Secretary of State of Kentucky. Incumbent secretary of state Michael Adams won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Buddy Wheatley. Primaries were held on May 16, 2023.
Adams won 5 of 6 congressional districts.[8]
| District | Adams | Wheatley | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69% | 31% | James Comer | ||||
| 66% | 34% | Brett Guthrie | ||||
| 40% | 60% | Morgan McGarvey | ||||
| 63% | 37% | Thomas Massie | ||||
| 73% | 27% | Hal Rogers | ||||
| 57% | 43% | Andy Barr |