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

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Graphical summary<br />

Results

By county

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.

See also

• 2022 Minnesota elections

Notes

References

External links

• Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State

Official campaign websites

• Kim Crockett (R) for Secretary of State
• Steve Simon (DFL) for Secretary of State