JoCasta Zamarripa leads the Wisconsin Secretary of State race as the Democratic nominee after running unopposed in the August primary, while Republican Jay Schroeder emerged from a four-way contest with 47 percent. Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted the rating to Leans Democratic in September, citing the candidates’ profiles and the open seat created by incumbent Sarah Godlewski’s bid for lieutenant governor. Traders price Zamarripa at 83.5 percent amid consistent Democratic advantages in recent statewide contests for this office, with the main divide centering on whether to restore election administration duties to the secretary of state. Schroeder’s platform emphasizing that change and greater transparency has not closed the gap in the final month before the November 3 general election.