Dick Franson

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Richard Franson

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Minneapolis City Council

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Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Contact

Personal website

Richard "Dick" Franson was a Democratic candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State in the 2014 election. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 12, 2014.

Franson was also a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota.

Biography

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Franson received his bachelor's degree in Public Administration. He served in the U.S. Army for 23 years and worked as a federal appraiser. He was also an alderman for the 12th Ward of Minneapolis for 15 years.

Elections

2014

See also: Minnesota secretary of state election, 2014

Franson was running for election to the office of Minnesota Secretary of State. He lost the Democratic nomination in the primary election on August 12. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Primary

Minnesota Secretary of State, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Simon	42.7%	65,634
Dick Franson	29.1%	44,700
Gregg A. Iverson	28.3%	43,478
Total Votes		153,812
Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State.

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Minnesota, 2012

Franson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Minnesota. He was defeated by incumbent Amy Klobuchar in the Democratic primary.

2010

Franson was a candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State in the 2010 election. He ran in the Democratic Party primary for the seat that was occupied by incumbent Democrat Mark Ritchie, but he lost that election.

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See also

• Minnesota Secretary of State
• Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2010
• Minnesota secretary of state election, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Dick Franson campaign website

Footnotes

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Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brad Finstad (R)

District 2

Angie Craig (D)

District 3

Kelly Morrison (D)

District 4

Betty McCollum (D)

District 5

Ilhan Omar (D)

District 6

Tom Emmer (R)

District 7

Michelle Fischbach (R)

District 8

Pete Stauber (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)