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Secretary of the Commonwealth

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The secretary of the Commonwealth runs elections, keeps public records and registers corporations and securities.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Government & transparency

  • Anne R. BrensleyRepublican

    • Proposes moving state primaries from September to June
    • Supports auditing voter rolls to remove ineligible voters
    • Proposes an election information app
    • Proposes penalties for repeated unsuccessful public records complaints

  • William Francis GalvinDemocratic

    • Supported Election Day registration and permanent vote by mail
    • Pledges to resist federal interference in 2028 election
    • Pledges an accurate, inclusive 2030 Census count

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 1 issue covered in this race.