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background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">22nd <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State" title="Minnesota Secretary of State">Secretary of State of Minnesota</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 5, 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Dayton" title="Mark Dayton">Mark Dayton</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Tim Walz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Ritchie_(politician)" title="Mark Ritchie (politician)">Mark Ritchie</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">Minnesota House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 46B district<br />44A (2005–2013)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 4, 2005 – January 5, 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jim Rhodes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Youakim" title="Cheryl Youakim">Cheryl Youakim</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1969-12-12</span>) </span>December 12, 1969<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 54)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Leia Christoffer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tufts_University" title="Tufts University">Tufts University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Steve Simon</b> (born December 12, 1969) is an American politician from the state of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> serving as the 22nd <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State" title="Minnesota Secretary of State">Minnesota Secretary of State</a>. A member of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party" title="Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party">Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party</a> (DFL), he previously represented District 46B in the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">Minnesota House of Representatives</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_education,_and_career"><span id="Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_career"></span>Early life, education, and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Simon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, education, and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Simon graduated from <a href="/wiki/Hopkins_High_School" title="Hopkins High School">Hopkins High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Minnetonka,_Minnesota" title="Minnetonka, Minnesota">Minnetonka</a>, then went on to <a href="/wiki/Tufts_University" title="Tufts University">Tufts University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Medford,_Massachusetts" title="Medford, Massachusetts">Medford, Massachusetts</a>, receiving his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">B.A.</a> in Political Science in 1992. He earned his <a href="/wiki/Juris_doctor" class="mw-redirect" title="Juris doctor">J.D.</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> in 1996. He worked as an assistant attorney general for <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota Attorney General">Minnesota attorneys general</a> <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Hubert H. Humphrey III">Hubert H. Humphrey III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hatch" title="Mike Hatch">Mike Hatch</a> from 1996 to 2001, and has been an associate with the law firm of <a href="/wiki/Robins,_Kaplan,_Miller,_and_Ciresi" class="mw-redirect" title="Robins, Kaplan, Miller, and Ciresi">Robins, Kaplan, Miller, and Ciresi</a> since 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-state1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-state1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-votesmart1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votesmart1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minnesota_House_of_Representatives">Minnesota House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Simon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Minnesota House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Simon was first elected in 2004, and was re-elected in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012. </p><p>On Monday, May 2, 2011, Simon testified regarding and opposed a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Minnesota. His comments drew national attention: "How many more gay people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?"<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2014,_2018_and_2022_Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_campaigns"><span id="2014.2C_2018_and_2022_Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_campaigns"></span>2014, 2018 and 2022 Minnesota Secretary of State campaigns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Simon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2014, 2018 and 2022 Minnesota Secretary of State campaigns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2014_Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election">2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election">2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2022_Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election">2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election</a></div> <p>On August 6, 2013, Simon announced his candidacy in the 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election.<sup id="cite_ref-mpr_20130806_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mpr_20130806-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He narrowly defeated Republican nominee <a href="/wiki/Dan_Severson" title="Dan Severson">Dan Severson</a>. In 2018, Simon was reelected by a fairly large margin over Republican nominee <a href="/wiki/John_Howe_(Minnesota_politician)" title="John Howe (Minnesota politician)">John Howe</a>. In 2022, he was reelected over Republican nominee <a href="/wiki/Kim_Crockett" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Crockett">Kim Crockett</a> by an even larger margin. As of 2023, Simon has never lost an election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Simon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Steve Simon is married to Leia Christoffer Simon, and they have two children together. Active in his local community, Simon is a member of the TwinWest <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Commerce" class="mw-redirect" title="Chamber of Commerce">Chamber of Commerce</a>, the <a href="/wiki/American_Cancer_Society" title="American Cancer Society">American Cancer Society</a>, the local <a href="/wiki/League_of_Women_Voters" title="League of Women Voters">League of Women Voters</a>, the St. Louis Park Community Education Advisory Council, and the Lenox Foundation, which raises funds for the St. Louis Park Senior Program. He is a member of <a href="/wiki/Temple_Israel_(Minneapolis)" title="Temple Israel (Minneapolis)">Temple Israel</a>, serves on the board of the Minnesota Chapter of the <a href="/wiki/Jewish_Community_Relations_Council" title="Jewish Community Relations Council">Jewish Community Relations Council</a>, and is an <a href="/wiki/Attorney_at_law_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney at law (United States)">attorney</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-state1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-state1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-votesmart1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votesmart1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Simon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota House of Representatives District 44A Election, 2004 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon</b> </td> <td>11,643 </td> <td>55.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td>Jim Rhodes </td> <td>9,272 </td> <td>44.23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>46 </td> <td>0.22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota House of Representatives District 44A Election, 2006 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon (inc.)</b> </td> <td>10,886 </td> <td>70.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td>Jason Van Buren </td> <td>4,590 </td> <td>29.60 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>29 </td> <td>0.19 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota House of Representatives District 44A Election, 2008 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon (inc.)</b> </td> <td>14,394 </td> <td>68.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td>Tracy Leahy </td> <td>6,553 </td> <td>31.20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>53 </td> <td>0.25 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota House of Representatives District 44A Election, 2010 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon (inc.)</b> </td> <td>9,538 </td> <td>65.36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td>Stephen Manderfeld </td> <td>5,031 </td> <td>34.48 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>24 </td> <td>0.16 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota House of Representatives District 46B Election, 2012 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon</b> </td> <td>14,956 </td> <td>69.98 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td>David Arvidson </td> <td>6,372 </td> <td>29.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>45 </td> <td>0.21 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota Secretary of State DFL Primary Election, 2014 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon</b> </td> <td>65,634 </td> <td>42.67 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td>"Dick" Franson </td> <td>44,700 </td> <td>29.06 </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td>Gregg Iverson </td> <td>43,478 </td> <td>28.27 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota Secretary of State Election, 2014 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon</b> </td> <td>901,450 </td> <td>47.04 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td>Dan Severson </td> <td>879,022 </td> <td>45.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Independence </td> <td>Bob Helland </td> <td>94,065 </td> <td>4.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Libertarian </td> <td>Bob Odden </td> <td>40,729 </td> <td>2.13 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>1,134 </td> <td>0.06 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota Secretary of State Election, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon</b> </td> <td>1,328,502 </td> <td>52.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td>John Howe </td> <td>1,109,093 </td> <td>43.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Independence </td> <td>William Denney </td> <td>103,610 </td> <td>4.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>1317 </td> <td>0.05 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Minnesota Secretary of State Election, 2022<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Party</b> </td> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td><b>Votes</b> </td> <td><b>%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DFL </td> <td><b>Steve Simon</b> </td> <td>1,345,678 </td> <td>54.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td>Kim Crockett </td> <td>1,119,954 </td> <td>45.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>Write-ins </td> <td>2,095 </td> <td>0.08 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Simon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=12280">"Simon, Steve"</a>. <i>Legislators Past & Present</i>. 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padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Alabama" title="Secretary of State of Alabama">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wes_Allen_(politician)" title="Wes Allen (politician)">Wes Allen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Alaska">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Dahlstrom" title="Nancy Dahlstrom">Nancy Dahlstrom</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Arizona" title="Secretary of State of Arizona">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Fontes" title="Adrian Fontes">Adrian Fontes</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Arkansas" title="Secretary of State of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Thurston_(politician)" title="John Thurston (politician)">John Thurston</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_California" title="Secretary of State of California">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Weber" title="Shirley Weber">Shirley Weber</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Colorado" title="Secretary of State of Colorado">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jena_Griswold" title="Jena Griswold">Jena Griswold</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_State_of_Connecticut" title="Secretary of the State of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Thomas_(politician)" title="Stephanie Thomas (politician)">Stephanie Thomas</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Delaware" title="Secretary of State of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_W._Bullock" title="Jeffrey W. Bullock">Jeffrey W. Bullock</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Florida" title="Secretary of State of Florida">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cord_Byrd" title="Cord Byrd">Cord Byrd</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Secretary_of_State" title="Georgia Secretary of State">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brad_Raffensperger" title="Brad Raffensperger">Brad Raffensperger</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Luke" title="Sylvia Luke">Sylvia Luke</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Idaho" title="Secretary of State of Idaho">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_McGrane" title="Phil McGrane">Phil McGrane</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Secretary_of_State" title="Illinois Secretary of State">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alexi_Giannoulias" title="Alexi Giannoulias">Alexi Giannoulias</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Indiana" title="Secretary of State of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Diego_Morales_(politician)" title="Diego Morales (politician)">Diego Morales</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Iowa" title="Secretary of State of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pate" title="Paul Pate">Paul Pate</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Kansas" title="Secretary of State of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Schwab" title="Scott Schwab">Scott Schwab</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Kentucky" title="Secretary of State of Kentucky">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Adams_(Kentucky_politician)" title="Michael Adams (Kentucky politician)">Michael Adams</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Louisiana" title="Secretary of State of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Landry" title="Nancy Landry">Nancy Landry</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Maine" title="Secretary of State of Maine">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shenna_Bellows" title="Shenna Bellows">Shenna Bellows</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Maryland" title="Secretary of State of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_C._Lee" title="Susan C. Lee">Susan C. Lee</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts" title="Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_F._Galvin" title="William F. Galvin">William F. 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Mosley">Walter T. Mosley</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Secretary_of_State" title="North Carolina Secretary of State">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Marshall" title="Elaine Marshall">Elaine Marshall</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Secretary_of_State" title="North Dakota Secretary of State">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howe_(politician)" title="Michael Howe (politician)">Michael Howe</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Secretary_of_State" title="Ohio Secretary of State">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_LaRose" title="Frank LaRose">Frank LaRose</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Secretary_of_State" title="Oklahoma Secretary of State">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Cockroft" title="Josh Cockroft">Josh Cockroft</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Secretary_of_State" title="Oregon Secretary of State">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/LaVonne_Griffin-Valade" title="LaVonne Griffin-Valade">LaVonne Griffin-Valade</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania" title="Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_Schmidt" title="Al Schmidt">Al Schmidt</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Secretary_of_State" title="Tennessee Secretary of State">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tre_Hargett" title="Tre Hargett">Tre Hargett</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Texas" title="Secretary of State of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jane_Nelson" title="Jane Nelson">Jane Nelson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Utah">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Deidre_Henderson" title="Deidre Henderson">Deidre Henderson</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Vermont" title="Secretary of State of Vermont">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Copeland_Hanzas" title="Sarah Copeland Hanzas">Sarah Copeland Hanzas</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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