See also: 2023 United States elections.
| Election Name: | 2023 United States secretary of state elections |
| Seats Before1: | 26 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | 3 secretary of state offices |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| 2Data2: | 0 |
| 1Data2: | 0 |
| Seats After2: | 21 |
| Seats Before2: | 21 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,214,336 |
| Percentage2: | 41.45% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| 1Data1: | 3 |
| 2Data1: | 3 |
| Seats After1: | 26 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,715,131 |
| Country: | United States |
| Percentage1: | 58.54% |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Flag Year: | 1960 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2022 United States secretary of state elections |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 United States secretary of state elections |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
The 2023 United States secretary of state elections were held on November 7, 2023, in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi, with an election held in Louisiana on November 18, to elect the secretaries of state of three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2019.
These elections took place concurrently with several other state and local elections.
Republicans won every seat in this election.[1]
Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating a party's predicted advantage in winning that seat.
Most election predictors use:
| State | PVI | Incumbent | Last race | Sabato [2] | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | data-sort-value="16" | R+16 | data-sort-value=52.3 | 52.3% R | data-sort-value="60.6" | Adams 60.6% R | ||||
| Louisiana | data-sort-value="12" | R+12 | data-sort-value=66.2 | 66.2% R | data-sort-value="66.8" | Landry 66.8% R | ||||
| Mississippi | data-sort-value="11" | R+11 | data-sort-value=57.8 | 57.8% R | data-sort-value="59.5" | Watson 59.5% R |
| State | Attorney General | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2019 | Incumbent re-elected | nowrap |
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| Louisiana | 2018 (special) | Incumbent retiring. New secretary of state elected Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Mississippi | 2019 | Incumbent re-elected | nowrap |
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See main article: 2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election.
| 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 |
Incumbent secretary of state Michael Adams ran and won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Buddy Wheatley with 60.6% of the vote.[3]
| Election Name: | 2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Louisiana elections#Secretary of State |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Louisiana elections#Secretary of State |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Nominee1: | Nancy Landry |
| Party1: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| 1Data1: | 197,514 19.3% |
| 2Data1: | 446,038 66.8% |
| Nominee2: | Gwen Collins-Greenup |
| Party2: | Louisiana Democratic Party |
| 1Data2: | 196,534 19.2% |
| 2Data2: | 221,698 33.2% |
| Nominee3: | Mike Francis |
| Party3: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| 1Data3: | 182,842 17.9% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Nominee4: | Clay Schexnayder |
| Party4: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| 1Data4: | 149,987 14.7% |
| 2Data4: | Eliminated |
| Nominee5: | Arthur Morrell |
| Party5: | Louisiana Democratic Party |
| 1Data5: | 113,703 11.1% |
| 2Data5: | Eliminated |
| Nominee6: | Thomas Kennedy III |
| Party6: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| 1Data6: | 102,628 10.5% |
| 2Data6: | Eliminated |
| Image7: | Brandon Trosclair in COX Media Testimonial (cropped).png |
| Nominee7: | Brandon Trosclair |
| Party7: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| 1Data7: | 64,686 6.3% |
| 2Data7: | Eliminated |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Election: | Kyle Ardoin |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| After Election: | Nancy Landry |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
Incumbent secretary of state Kyle Ardoin was re-elected to a second term in 2019 with 59.1% of the vote. Arodin is eligible to seek a third term, however he has chosen to retire instead.[4]
Louisiana utilizes a jungle primary system. The race went to a runoff between former state representative Nancy Landry and attorney Gwen Collins-Greenup. Landry won with 66.8% of the vote.[5]
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Name: | Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2023 |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Previous Election: | 2019_Mississippi_elections#Secretary_of_State |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027_Mississippi_elections#Secretary_of_State |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Nominee1: | Michael Watson |
| Nominee2: | Ty Pinkins |
| Party1: | Mississippi Republican Party |
| Party2: | Mississippi Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 481,895 |
| Percentage1: | 59.5% |
| Popular Vote2: | 328,067 |
| Percentage2: | 40.5% |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Election: | Michael Watson |
| Before Party: | Mississippi Republican Party |
| After Election: | Michael Watson |
| After Party: | Mississippi Republican Party |
| Image1: | Michael Watson.png |
| Map Size: | 150px |
Incumbent secretary of state Michael Watson ran and won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Ty Pinkins with 59.5% of the vote.[6]