| State | Primary or Convention Date |
Republican Candidate (Click Candidate to Learn More) | Democrat Candidate |
| Alabama | June 1, 2010 |
Beth Chapman - Secretary of State | Scott Gilliland - Attorney |
| Alaska | No office of Secretary of State | ||
| Arizona | August 24, 2010 | Ken Bennett - Secretary of State | Chris Deschene - State Representative Sam Wercinski - Fmr Real Estate Commissioner |
| Arkansas | May 18, 2010 |
Mark Martin - State Representative | Pat O'Brien - Attorney |
| California | June 8, 2010 |
Debra Bowen - Secretary of State | |
| Connecticut | August 10, 2010 | Denise Merrill - House Majority Leader | |
| Colorado | August 10, 2010 |
Scott Gessler - Attorney | Bernie Buescher - Secretary of State |
| Delaware | Position is appointed by the Governor | ||
| Florida | Position is appointed by the Governor | ||
| Georgia | July 20, 2010 |
Georganna Sinkfield - State Representative | |
| Hawaii | No office of Secretary of State | ||
| Idaho | May 25, 2010 |
Ben Ysursa - Secretary of State | Mack Sermon - College Debate Director |
| Illinois | February 2, 2010 |
Robert Enriquez - Businessman | Jesse White - Secretary of State |
| Indiana | May 4, 2010 |
Charlie White - Attorney | Vop Osili - Businessman |
| Iowa | June 8, 2010 |
Michael Mauro - Secretary of State | |
| Kansas | August 3, 2010 |
Chris Biggs - Secretary of State | |
| Kentucky | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| Louisiana | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| Maine | Position is chosen by State Legislature | ||
| Maryland | Position is appointed by Governor | ||
| Massachusetts | September 14, 2010 |
Bill Campbell -Former Woburn City Councilman | Bill Galvin - Secretary of State |
| Michigan | August 2010 |
Ruth Johnson - Oakland County Clerk Michelle McManus - State Senator | Jocelyn Benson - Attorney |
| Minnesota | September 14, 2010 |
Dan Severson - State Representative | Mark Ritchie - Secretary of State Dick Franson - Veteran, run for office 24 times |
| Mississippi | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| Missouri | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| Montana | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| Nebraska | June 8, 2010 |
John Gale - Secretary of State | Janet Stewart - Attorney |
| Nevada | June 8, 2010 |
Rob Lauer - Businessman | Ross Miller - Secretary of State |
| New Hampshire | Position is chosen by State Legislature | ||
| New Jersey | Position is appointed by Governor | ||
| New Mexico |
June 1, 2010 |
Dianna Duran - State Senator | Mary Herrera - Secretary of State |
| New York | Position is appointed by Governor | ||
| North Carolina | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| North Dakota |
March 25, 2010 | Al Jaeger - Secretary of State | Cory Mock - State Representative |
| Ohio | May 4, 2010 |
Maryellen O'Shaugnessy - County Clerk | |
| Oklahoma | Position is appointed by Governor | ||
| Oregon | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Position is appointed by Governor | ||
| Rhode Island |
September 14, 2010 |
Catherine Terry Taylor - Former U.S. Senate Aide | Ralph Mollis - Secretary of State Lou Raptakis - State Senator |
| South Carolina |
June 8, 2010 | Mark Hammond - Secretary of State | Marjorie Johnson - Party Activist |
| South Dakota |
June 24, 2010 | Ben "BJ" Nesselhoff - State Senator | |
| Tennessee | Position is chosen by State Legislature | ||
| Texas | Position is appointed by Governor | ||
| Utah | No office of Secretary of State | ||
| Vermont | September 14, 2010 |
Jim Condos - Former State Senator | |
| Virginia | Position is appointed by Governor | ||
| Washington | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| West Virginia | Next election for Secretary of State 2012 | ||
| Wisconsin | September 14, 2010 |
David King - Pastor | Doug La Follette - Secretary of State Jeremy Ryan - 21 year old |
| Wyoming | August 17, 2010 | Max Maxfield - Secretary of State | Andrew Simons - College student/political operative |