2026 United States state auditor elections
The 2026 United States state auditor elections will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the state auditor of twenty-three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2022, except in Vermont, whose auditor serves two-year terms and was elected in 2024.
These elections will take place concurrently with various other federal, state, and local elections.
Partisan composition
Going into these elections, this class of state auditors is made up of 12 Democrats and 11 Republicans. There are two states that were won by Donald Trump in 2024 with Democratic auditors, Iowa at R+13.2 and South Carolina at R+17.8, while Republicans do not serve as auditors in any states won by Kamala Harris.Alabama
One-term incumbent Republican Andrew Sorrell is eligible to seek re-election. After initially choosing instead to run for [2026 Alabama 2026 Alabama Secretary of State election|Secretary of State election|Secretary of State], on January 5, 2025, he announced his decision to withdraw from that race and instead seek re-election to a second term. Attorney Derek Chen, and former Kay Ivey communications director Josh Pendergrass are also running as Republicans.Arkansas
One-term incumbent Republican Dennis Milligan is running for re-election.California
One-term incumbent Democrat Malia Cohen is running for re-election.Connecticut
One-term incumbent Democrat Sean Scanlon is running for re-election.Delaware
One-term incumbent Democrat Lydia York is eligible to seek re-election.Idaho
Four-term incumbent Republican Brandon Woolf is eligible to seek re-election.Illinois
Three-term incumbent Democrat Susana Mendoza is retiring. She is also seen as a potential candidate for retiring U.S. Senate incumbent Dick Durbin.Democratic candidates include state representative Margaret Croke, Champaign County auditor George Danos, former state senator Rickey Hendon, state representative Stephanie Kifowit, Lake County treasurer Holly Kim, and state senator Karina Villa.
Indiana
One-term appointed incumbent Republican Elise Nieshalla is running for re-election.Iowa
Two-term incumbent Democrat Rob Sand is retiring to run for Governor. On April 28, 2025, Iowa Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer and Iowa County supervisor Abigail Maas, both Republicans, have filed paperwork to run for State Auditor.Maryland
One-term incumbent Democrat Brooke Lierman is running for re-election.Massachusetts
One-term incumbent Democrat Diana DiZoglio is eligible to seek re-election.Minnesota
Two-term incumbent Democrat Julie Blaha is retiring.State representative Dan Wolgamott and former Fergus Falls mayor Ben Schierer are running for the DFL nomination. Duluth city councilor Zack Filiopvich is also seen as a potential candidate. On the Republican side, state representative Elliott Engen and 2022 nominee Ryan Wilson are considering runs.
Missouri
One-term incumbent Republican Scott Fitzpatrick is running for re-election. Greg Upchurch and Quentin Wilson, both Democrats, have filed to run for office, as has Mike Carter, a Republican.Nebraska
One-term incumbent Republican Mike Foley is eligible to seek re-election. He told the Nebraska Examiner in June 2025 that he would not announce a decision on whether he would seek re-election until late 2025 or early 2026.Nevada
One-term incumbent Republican Andy Matthews is seeking re-election.Teacher Michael MacDougall is running as a Democrat.