Winner, unofficial result · Secretary of State, IA
Paul Pate
28th and 32nd Secretary of State of Iowa
- Over
- Ryan Peterman (Democratic), 46.8%
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · read 2026-11-05
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Overview
Paul Danny Pate Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as the 32nd Secretary of State of Iowa since 2015, previously holding the office from 1995 to 1999. Pate is the past president of the National Association of Secretaries of State.
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A member of the Republican Party, he was also in the Iowa Senate from 1989 to 1993 and Mayor of Cedar Rapids from 2002 to 2006. He was an unsuccessful candidate for his party's nomination for Governor of Iowa in 1998.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The race
Secretary of State, IA. Won over Ryan Peterman.
- Paul D. Pate Republican · winner53.2%
- Paul Pate Republican · winnern/a
- Ryan Peterman Democratic46.8%
Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · unofficial until certified
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- pateforiowa.com official
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 4:10 PM ET
- 2026Secretary of State, IA · primary · won · 183,923 votes (99.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018Secretary of State, IA · General · won · 685,780 votes (52.7%) Vugol.Me record
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- Result: Wikipedia (race summary table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_secretary_of_state_elections&oldid=1383813170
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 4:10 PM ET (revision)
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pate
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Iowa_Secretary_of_State_election&oldid=1375080486
- photo_curated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pate
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