Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
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Minnesota is holding an election for secretary of state on November 3, 2026.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
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Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Minnesota
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Minnesota Secretary of State
Incumbent Steve Simon defeated Kim Crockett and Steve Carlson in the general election for Minnesota Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Simon (D) | 54.5 | 1,345,685 |
 | Kim Crockett (R)  | 45.4 | 1,119,949 | |
 | Steve Carlson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 15 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,080 | ||
| Total votes: 2,467,729 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota Secretary of State
Incumbent Steve Simon defeated Steve Carlson in the Democratic primary for Minnesota Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Simon | 72.5 | 285,314 |
| Steve Carlson | 27.5 | 108,144 | |
| Total votes: 393,458 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota Secretary of State
Kim Crockett defeated Erik van Mechelen in the Republican primary for Minnesota Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Crockett | 63.2 | 190,156 |
 | Erik van Mechelen | 36.8 | 110,940 | |
| Total votes: 301,096 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota Secretary of State
Incumbent Steve Simon defeated John Howe and William Denney in the general election for Minnesota Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Simon (D) | 52.3 | 1,328,502 |
 | John Howe (R) | 43.6 | 1,109,093 | |
 | William Denney (Independence Party) | 4.1 | 103,610 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,317 | ||
| Total votes: 2,542,522 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Simon advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota Secretary of State.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Howe advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota Secretary of State.
2014
| Secretary of State of Minnesota, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Steve Simon |
47% | 901,450 | |
| Republican | Dan Severson | 45.9% | 879,022 | |
| Independence | Bob Helland | 4.9% | 94,065 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Odden | 2.1% | 40,729 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1,134 | |
| Total Votes | 1,916,400 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this state's elections when those are available.
Secretary of State elections in 2026
There are 26 secretary of state seats on the ballot in 2026.
See also
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