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List of endorsements

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This section displays endorsements made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable Candidate Endorsements for Secretary of State

Endorser	Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Abortion Action Missouri	Barbara Phifer  source  (D)	Missouri Secretary of State (2024)	Primary	Lost General
Democratic Party of Louisiana	Arthur Morrell  source  (D)	Louisiana Secretary of State (2023)	Primary	Lost Primary
Patriot Parents	Clay Schexnayder  source  (R)	Louisiana Secretary of State (2023)	Primary	Lost Primary
Donald Trump	Nancy Landry  source  (R)	Louisiana Secretary of State (2023)	General	Won General
Mississippi Association of Realtors	Michael D. Watson Jr.  source  (R)	Mississippi Secretary of State (2023)	General	Won General
Donald Trump	Mark Finchem  source  (R)	Arizona Secretary of State (2022)	Primary, General	Lost General
Bob Gardner	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Donetta Davidson	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Jerry Sonnenberg	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Larry Liston	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Mike Coffman	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Bill Owens	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
The Fort Morgan Times	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
The Durango Herald	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Colorado Springs Gazette	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Michael Flynn	Tina Peters  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
David Winney	Tina Peters  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Wayne W. Williams	Pam Anderson  source  (R)	Colorado Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Marjorie Taylor Greene	Jody Hice  source  (R)	Georgia Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Matt Gaetz	Jody Hice  source  (R)	Georgia Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Donald Trump	Jody Hice  source  (R)	Georgia Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Bobby Rush	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Brad Schneider	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Chicago Tribune	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Jan Schakowsky	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Jesus Garcia	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Raja Krishnamoorthi	Alexi Giannoulias  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Dick Durbin	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
EMILY's List	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Illinois Education Association	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
J.B. Pritzker	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Jesse White	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Juliana Stratton	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Lauren Underwood	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Tammy Duckworth	Anna Valencia  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
LGBTQ IMPACT	David Moore  source  (D)	Illinois Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Barack Obama	Jocelyn Benson  source  (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2022)	General	Won General
Donald Trump	Kristina Karamo  source  (R)	Michigan Secretary of State (2022)	Convention, General	Lost General
Donald Trump	Kim Crockett  source  (R)	Minnesota Secretary of State (2022)	General	Lost General
Donald Trump	Jim Marchant  source  (R)	Nevada Secretary of State (2022)	General	Lost General
Bill Johnson	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Bob Gibbs	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
David Joyce	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Michael Turner	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Rob Portman	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Troy Balderson	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Warren Davidson	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Donald Trump	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary, General	Won General
Bob Latta	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Brad Wenstrup	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Ohio Republican Party	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Steve Chabot	Frank LaRose  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Won General
Ohio Value Voters	John Adams  source  (R)	Ohio Secretary of State (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Kamala D. Harris	Steve Hobbs  source  (D)	Washington Secretary of State (2022)	General	Won General
Donald Trump	Chuck Gray  source  (R)	Wyoming Secretary of State (2022)	Primary, General	Won General
Bernie Sanders	Jim Condos  source  (D)	Vermont Secretary of State (2020)	General	Won General
EMILY's List	Katie Hobbs  source  (D)	Arizona Secretary of State (2018)		Won General
Joe Biden	Jena Griswold  source  (D)	Colorado Secretary of State (2018)	Primary, General	Won General
Barack Obama	Jena Griswold  source  (D)	Colorado Secretary of State (2018)	General	Won General
Donald Trump	Brad Raffensperger  source  (R)	Georgia Secretary of State (2018)	General Runoff	Won General Runoff
Barack Obama	Deidre DeJear  source  (D)	Iowa Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
Joe Biden	Jocelyn Benson (D)	Michigan Secretary of State (2018)	General	Won General
Joe Biden	Nelson Araujo (D)	Nevada Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
Barack Obama	Nelson Araujo  source  (D)	Nevada Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund	Nelson Araujo  source  (D)	Nevada Secretary of State (2018)		Lost General
EMILY's List	Maggie Toulouse Oliver  source  (D)	New Mexico Secretary of State (2018)		Won General
Joe Biden	Kathleen Clyde (D)	Ohio Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
Barack Obama	Kathleen Clyde  source  (D)	Ohio Secretary of State (2018)	General	Lost General
EMILY's List	Kathleen Clyde  source  (D)	Ohio Secretary of State (2018)		Lost General

See also

• Our approach to covering endorsements