2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election

The 2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Incumbent DFLer Steve Simon won re-election to a third term.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary Candidates Nominated Steve Simon, incumbent secretary of state

Eliminated in primary Steve Carlson, perennial candidate

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary Candidates Nominated Kim Crockett, former vice president of the conservative think tank Center of the American Experiment

Eliminated in primary Erik van Mechelen

Dropped out at convention Kelly Jahner-Byrne, candidate in the 2020 Minnesota House of Representatives election for seat 53B

Withdrew before convention Phillip Parrish, former U.S. naval intelligence officer

Results

General election Debate A debate was held on October 2 by WCCO.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 3, 2022Elections DailyNovember 7, 2022

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error SteveSimon (DFL) KimCrockett (R) UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSAOct. 26 – 30, 2022836 (LV)± 3.9%47%41%12%St. Cloud State UniversitySt. Cloud State UniversityOct. 10 – 30, 2022212 (A)± 8%52%37%11%Trafalgar Group (R)Trafalgar Group (R)Oct. 17 – 19, 20221,091 (LV)± 2.9%46.6%44.6%8.9%Embold ResearchEmbold Research Oct. 10 – 14, 20221,585 (LV)± 2.6%47.9%40.8%11.3%SurveyUSASurveyUSASep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2022604 (LV)± 4.4%42%40%18%Trafalgar Group (R)Trafalgar Group (R)Sep. 14, 20221,079 (LV)± 2.9%46.2%45.2%8.5%Mason-DixonMason-DixonSep. 12 – 14, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%47.6%40.0%12.4%SurveyUSASurveyUSAAug. 30 – Sep. 4, 2022562 (LV)± 4.9%42%38%20%

Results

By county CountySteve SimonDFLKim CrockettGOPWrite-inMarginTotal votes%#%#%#%#Aitkin38.87%3,164 61.08%4,9710.05%4-22.20%-1,8078,139Anoka49.80%76,98350.11%77,4630.09%142-0.31%-480154,588Becker33.67%4,89666.26%9,6360.07%10-32.60%-4,74014,542Beltrami48.15%8,62251.78%9,2720.08%14-3.63%-65017,908Benton35.83%5,79764.10%10,3720.07%12-28.27%-4,57516,181Big Stone39.65%95260.27%1,4470.08%2-20.62%-4952,401Blue Earth53.03%13,82446.90%12,2270.07%186.13%1,59726,069Brown35.70%4,09164.26%7,3640.04%5-28.56%-3,27311,460Carlton51.96%8,16647.98%7,5410.06%103.98%62515,717Carver47.65%25,39852.28%27,8630.07%38-4.62%-2,46553,299Cass36.21%5,45063.76%9,5960.03%5-27.55%-4,14615,051Chippewa38.24%1,87861.74%3,0320.02%1-23.50%-1,1544,911Chisago38.30%9,75261.65%15,6980.05%13-23.35%-5,94625,463Clay51.60%11,25648.28%10,5320.13%283.32%72421,816Clearwater26.43%92973.54%2,5850.03%1-47.11%-1,6563,515Cook68.18%2,19231.76%1,0210.06%236.42%1,1713,215Cottonwood32.90%1,50666.90%3,0620.20%9-34.00%-1,5564,577Crow Wing37.95%11,91962.00%19,4700.05%16-24.04%-7,55131,405Dakota57.75%111,68742.10%81,4220.15%28615.65%30,265193,395Dodge35.33%3,26764.61%5,9750.06%6-29.28%-2,7089,248Douglas35.94%7,01363.97%12,4840.09%18-28.03%-5,47119,515Faribault34.92%2,07965.02%3,8710.07%4-30.10%-1,7925,954Fillmore40.33%3,75959.58%5,5530.10%9-19.25%-1,7949,321Freeborn41.84%5,38658.11%7,4800.05%7-16.27%-2,09412,873Goodhue45.91%10,47553.99%12,3180.10%22-8.08%-1,84322,815Grant39.53%1,15460.26%1,7590.21%6-20.73%-6052,919Hennepin72.42%411,14427.49%156,0730.08%48044.93%255,071567,697Houston42.31%3,65957.64%4,9850.05%4-15.33%-1,3268,648Hubbard37.60%3,97762.36%6,5960.05%5-24.76%-2,61910,578Isanti33.74%6,27866.20%12,3200.06%11-32.47%-6,04218,609Itasca44.65%9,41555.30%11,6600.05%10-10.65%-2,24521,085Jackson33.95%1,53365.99%2,9800.07%3-32.04%-1,4474,516Kanabec35.06%2,46864.91%4,5690.03%2-29.85%-2,1017,039Kandiyohi39.11%7,01360.86%10,9130.03%5-21.75%-3,90017,931Kittson39.28%73860.72%1,1410.00%0-21.45%-4031,879Koochiching40.98%2,13258.98%3,0680.04%2-17.99%-9365,202Lac qui Parle40.51%1,26359.43%1,8530.06%2-18.92%-5903,118Lake53.53%3,00946.34%2,6050.12%77.19%4045,621Lake of the Woods26.01%46473.82%1,3170.17%3-47.81%-8531,784Le Sueur37.79%4,91962.15%8,0900.06%8-24.36%-3,17113,017Lincoln32.43%78167.52%1,6260.04%1-35.09%-8452,408Lyon37.52%3,62262.43%6,0260.05%5-24.90%-2,4049,653Mahnomen43.21%69056.73%9060.06%1-13.53%-2161,597Marshall26.51%1,05573.41%2,9210.08%3-46.90%-1,8663,979Martin32.16%2,65667.83%5,6020.01%1-35.67%-2,9468,259McLeod34.75%5,64465.18%10,5860.07%11-30.43%-4,94216,241Meeker33.33%3,57366.58%7,1370.08%9-33.25%-3,56410,719Mille Lacs33.88%3,71866.02%7,2460.10%11-32.15%-3,52810,975Morrison26.03%3,95473.90%11,2260.07%10-47.87%-7,27215,190Mower47.87%6,65752.07%7,2410.06%8-4.20%-58413,906Murray30.77%1,18269.17%2,6570.05%2-38.40%-1,4753,841Nicollet52.78%7,94747.11%7,0930.11%165.67%85415,056Nobles32.89%1,95667.05%3,9880.07%4-34.16%-2,0325,948Norman41.79%1,02358.09%1,4220.12%3-16.30%-3992,448Olmsted55.02%36,93044.94%30,1650.04%2410.08%6,76567,119Otter Tail32.82%9,21967.10%18,8460.08%22-34.28%-9,62728,087Pennington35.58%1,92164.33%3,4730.09%5-28.75%-1,5525,399Pine37.52%4,60362.40%7,6550.08%10-24.88%-3,05212,268Pipestone24.94%93575.01%2,8120.05%2-50.07%-1,8773,749Polk32.87%3,52267.08%7,1880.05%5-34.21%-3,66610,715Pope39.16%2,19060.68%3,3940.16%9-21.53%-1,2045,593Ramsey74.15%158,89325.73%55,1290.13%27648.42%103,764214,298Red Lake34.31%53765.50%1,0250.19%3-31.18%-4881,565Redwood30.12%1,92169.81%4,4520.06%4-39.69%-2,5316,377Renville35.20%2,19764.74%4,0410.06%4-29.54%-1,8446,242Rice53.50%14,95346.44%12,9800.07%197.06%1,97327,952Rock29.41%1,19370.56%2,8620.02%1-41.15%-1,6694,056Roseau25.11%1,61574.86%4,8140.03%2-49.74%-3,1996,431Scott46.83%30,67953.09%34,7840.08%50-6.27%-4,10565,513Sherburne35.37%14,19264.58%25,9110.05%21-29.21%-11,71940,124Sibley32.55%2,12567.36%4,3970.09%6-34.80%-2,2726,528St. Louis60.13%55,26139.78%36,5550.09%8120.36%18,70691,897Stearns40.28%25,99859.63%38,4850.09%55-19.35%-12,48764,538Steele42.43%6,92357.52%9,3850.06%9-15.09%-2,46216,317Stevens39.66%1,58560.29%2,4090.05%2-20.62%-8243,996Swift39.87%1,55160.10%2,3380.03%1-20.23%-7873,890Todd29.04%3,12670.85%7,6260.10%11-41.81%-4,50010,763Traverse37.25%57062.68%9590.07%1-25.42%-3891,530Wabasha40.08%4,24259.85%6,3350.08%8-19.77%-2,09310,585Wadena28.34%1,66871.66%4,2180.00%0-43.32%-2,5505,886Waseca36.68%3,02763.24%5,2190.08%7-26.56%-2,1928,253Washington55.79%71,89544.15%56,8970.06%7411.64%14,998128,866Watonwan39.64%1,50860.28%2,2930.08%3-20.64%-7853,804Wilkin29.51%75370.38%1,7960.12%3-40.87%-1,0432,552Winona49.63%10,01250.29%10,1450.09%18-0.66%-13320,175Wright37.45%24,37262.48%40,6660.07%44-25.04%-16,29465,082Yellow Medicine34.67%1,50465.33%2,8340.00%0-30.66%-1,3304,338Totals54.53%1,345,68545.38%1,119,9490.08%2,0959.15%225,7362,467,729

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Beltrami (largest city: Bemidji) Mahnomen (largest city: Mahnomen) Mower (largest city: Austin) Norman (largest city: Ada) Winona (largest city: Winona)

By congressional district Simon and Crockett each won four of eight congressional districts. District Simon Crockett Representative 46% 54%Brad Finstad 55% 45%Angie Craig 61% 39%Dean Phillips 70% 30%Betty McCollum 83% 17%Ilhan Omar 42% 57%Tom Emmer 34% 65%Michelle Fischbach 46% 53%Pete Stauber

2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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