Forty-nine state financial offices are up for election in 30 states this November. This includes elections for three offices: Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers

Heading into the election, there are:

• 19 Democratic, 27 Republican, and two unaffiliated treasurers
• 14 Democratic, 23 Republican, and one unaffiliated auditors
• Nine Democratic, eight Republican, and three unaffiliated comptrollers

These officials are responsible for tasks such as auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing state pensions. In some states, certain state financial officers are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds.

Noteworthy elections

Ballotpedia has identified a few contests as notable:

• Wisconsin Treasurer: Incumbent John Leiber (R) and Yee Leng Xiong (D) are running. This is the only statewide elected office in Wisconsin held by a Republican. Both candidates are running on whether to keep the office functions as is or to expand them. According to Wisconsin Watch, Leiber says the office doesn't need further responsibilities and that during his tenure, he accomplished goals within the office's scope, including supporting the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands municipal loan program and a $1.6 billion common school fund. Xiong supports giving the position more responsibilities, saying he wants the treasurer to conduct state audits, create transparency portals on government spending, and create groups to educate Wisconsin residents on financial literacy and retirement savings.
• Minnesota Auditor: Zack Filipovich (D), Scott Jensen (R), Jay Reeves (Forward Independence Party) are running. Incumbent Julie Blaha (D) is retiring from public office. She won re-election in 2022 by 8,435 votes.
• Texas Comptroller: Incumbent Don Huffines (R), Sarah Eckhardt (D), Shehla Faizi (G), and V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (L) are running. Governor Greg Abbott (R) appointed Huffines to the office after incumbent Kelly Hancock (R) resigned. On Oct. 13, the University of Texas/Texas Politics Project released a poll that was about even with Huffines receiving 47% to Eckhardt’s 46%. The margin of error was ± 3.34 percentage points.

Key trends

Some of the notable trends to watch for include:

• Partisan control: Republicans control 58 state financial offices, Democrats control 42, with Ballotpedia unable to identify six. Republicans have more treasurers and auditors, while Democrats have more comptrollers.
• Non-elected officials: In addition to elected officials, 21 auditors, 10 treasurers, and 10 comptrollers will be affected by their state’s gubernatorial or legislative elections. This includes battleground races in Alaska, Georgia, and Michigan.

Recent election history

In 2025, four total offices in two states were up for election in New Jersey and Virginia. All positions were appointed. Democrats won the gubernatorial elections in both states, which meant they gained two offices in Virginia and a majority of the comptroller seats. In 2024, two auditor elections resulted in a change of parties, one for Democrats, one for Republicans, keeping the overall partisan balance the same.

For more information on the 2026 state financial officer elections, click here.