In 2016, incoming Secretary of State of Montana Corey Stapleton announced that Jacobsen would serve as his chief of staff.
[4] With Stapleton not running for reelection as Secretary of State of Montana in the 2020 elections, Jacobsen announced her candidacy.
[5] She defeated Bryce Bennett, the Democratic Party nominee, in the general election.
[8] In April 2021, Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law these restrictions; among the new restrictions was the end of same-day voter registration in Montana, as well prevention of university students from using a student ID as a voter ID to vote.
[10] Jacobsen announced she was seeking reelection as Secretary of State in November 2023.