Before the 2024 presidential election truly kicks off, odd-year elections in several states can signal the political state of the nation, offering voter views on abortion and more.

Republican state lawmakers pushing the measure say it will bring bipartisan balance to decision-making around elections. They have accused state election officials of reaching a “collusive ...

State secretaries of state may be the most important government officials you can't name — their decisions have the potential to alter election results.

Election deniers aim for victories. In the 2022 midterm elections, Trump endorsed four candidates in crucial battleground states running for secretary of state: Jim Marchant in Nevada, Kristina ...

Republican state Rep. Mark Finchem has promoted the falsehood that the 2020 election was rigged against Trump, earning an early endorsement from the former President in his bid for secretary of state.

State-level races are becoming a central focus of American politics as the lasting effects of new congressional maps and election laws raise the stakes. By Blake Hounshell Late on Nov. 8, 2016 ...

There, Mr. Finchem told the crowd that the 2020 election had prompted him to run for secretary of state, said he was part of a “nationwide populist movement to regain control over our government ...