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Statewide race · November 3, 2026

Secretary of State of Wisconsin: 2026 Voter Guide

All Wisconsin voters elect the Secretary of State of Wisconsin statewide.

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JoCasta Zamarripa

Democratic

JoCasta Zamarripa has served on the Milwaukee Common Council since 2020, representing the city's south side. She previously served five terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly and previously worked for Planned Parenthood…

Childcare

Supports major state investment to expand access to affordable childcare and to ensure childcare providers are paid fairly.

Housing

Supports a more active state role in affordable housing development and preventing displacement.

Public schools

Supports full state funding of public education to reduce reliance on local referenda.

Cost of living

Calls for relief on grocery and household costs for working families.

Public lands

Supports the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands and protecting public lands.

Gun safety

Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund in September 2026 (per Moms Demand Action).

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Jay Schroeder

Republican

Jay Schroeder is a Wisconsin businessman and licensed mortgage loan officer from the Clintonville area. He previously ran for secretary of state in 2018 and for other state offices. He won the August 2026 Republican…

Election administration

Supports returning election administration to the secretary of state and eliminating the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Voting rules

Supports requiring voter ID for all ballots and ending Wisconsin's participation in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).

Ballot counting

Supports same-day ballot tabulation and replacing voting machines with paper ballots using chain-of-custody and anti-counterfeit controls.

Transparency

Supports expanding public-records transparency and government efficiency.

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Pete Karas

Wisconsin Green

Pete Karas is a small-business owner and former three-term Racine city alderman. He holds an economics degree from UW-La Crosse and has served as a candidate-recruitment coordinator for the Wisconsin Green Party. He…

Voter registration

Supports automatic voter registration.

Redistricting

Supports an independent redistricting commission for drawing electoral maps.

Ballot access

Supports lowering ballot-access thresholds for candidates.

Campaign finance

Supports public financing of campaigns and accepts no corporate contributions.

Office reform

Supports making the secretary of state's office nonpartisan and modernizing and opening its records.

Environment

Opposes granting Board of Commissioners of Public Lands easements for data-center transmission lines through state trust forests.

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