2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election
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  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
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Nominee Steve Simon Kim Crockett
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote1,345,6851,119,949
Percentage54.53%45.38%

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2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election results map by Congressional District.svg
2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election results map by precinct.svg
Simon:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Crockett:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Secretary of State before election

Steve Simon
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Secretary of State

Steve Simon
Democratic (DFL)

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.

Contents

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Results

Results by county:
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Simon
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Carlson
50-60% 2022 Minnesota secretary of state Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Simon
  •   50–60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
  •   80-90%
  Carlson
  •   50-60%
Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Steve Simon (incumbent) 285,314 72.51
Democratic (DFL) Steve Carlson108,14427.49
Total votes393,458 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

  • Erik van Mechelen

Dropped out at convention

Withdrew before convention

Results

Results by county:
Crockett
50-60%
60-70%
70-80% 2022 Minnesota secretary of state Republican primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Crockett
  •   50–60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kim Crockett 190,156 63.15
Republican Eric van Mechelen110,94036.85
Total votes301,096 100.00

General election

Debate

A debate was held on October 2 by WCCO.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] Leans DNovember 3, 2022
Elections Daily [10] Leans DNovember 7, 2022

Post-primary endorsements

Steve Simon (DFL)

U.S. Representatives

Newspapers

Kim Crockett (R)

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Steve
Simon (DFL)
Kim
Crockett (R)
Undecided
SurveyUSA [17] [A] Oct. 26 – 30, 2022836 (LV)± 3.9%47%41%12%
St. Cloud State University [18] Oct. 10 – 30, 2022212 (A)± 8%52%37%11%
Trafalgar Group (R) [19] [B] Oct. 17 – 19, 20221,091 (LV)± 2.9%46.6%44.6%8.9%
Embold Research [20] Oct. 10 – 14, 20221,585 (LV)± 2.6%47.9%40.8%11.3%
SurveyUSA [21] Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2022604 (LV)± 4.4%42%40%18%
Trafalgar Group (R) [22] [C] Sep. 14, 20221,079 (LV)± 2.9%46.2%45.2%8.5%
Mason-Dixon [23] Sep. 12 – 14, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%47.6%40.0%12.4%
SurveyUSA [24] Aug. 30 – Sep. 4, 2022562 (LV)± 4.9%42%38%20%

Results

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2022 Minnesota secretary of state election trend map by county.svg
2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic (DFL) Steve Simon (incumbent) 1,345,685 54.53% +2.28%
Republican Kim Crockett1,119,94945.38%+1.76%
Write-in 2,0950.08%+0.03%
Total votes2,467,729 100.0%
Democratic (DFL) hold

By county

CountySteve Simon
DFL
Kim Crockett
GOP
Write-inMarginTotal votes
%#%#%#%#
Aitkin 38.87%3,16461.08%4,9710.05%4-22.20%-1,8078,139
Anoka 49.80%76,98350.11%77,4630.09%142-0.31%-480154,588
Becker 33.67%4,89666.26%9,6360.07%10-32.60%-4,74014,542
Beltrami 48.15%8,62251.78%9,2720.08%14-3.63%-65017,908
Benton 35.83%5,79764.10%10,3720.07%12-28.27%-4,57516,181
Big Stone 39.65%95260.27%1,4470.08%2-20.62%-4952,401
Blue Earth 53.03%13,82446.90%12,2270.07%186.13%1,59726,069
Brown 35.70%4,09164.26%7,3640.04%5-28.56%-3,27311,460
Carlton 51.96%8,16647.98%7,5410.06%103.98%62515,717
Carver 47.65%25,39852.28%27,8630.07%38-4.62%-2,46553,299
Cass 36.21%5,45063.76%9,5960.03%5-27.55%-4,14615,051
Chippewa 38.24%1,87861.74%3,0320.02%1-23.50%-1,1544,911
Chisago 38.30%9,75261.65%15,6980.05%13-23.35%-5,94625,463
Clay 51.60%11,25648.28%10,5320.13%283.32%72421,816
Clearwater 26.43%92973.54%2,5850.03%1-47.11%-1,6563,515
Cook 68.18%2,19231.76%1,0210.06%236.42%1,1713,215
Cottonwood 32.90%1,50666.90%3,0620.20%9-34.00%-1,5564,577
Crow Wing 37.95%11,91962.00%19,4700.05%16-24.04%-7,55131,405
Dakota 57.75%111,68742.10%81,4220.15%28615.65%30,265193,395
Dodge 35.33%3,26764.61%5,9750.06%6-29.28%-2,7089,248
Douglas 35.94%7,01363.97%12,4840.09%18-28.03%-5,47119,515
Faribault 34.92%2,07965.02%3,8710.07%4-30.10%-1,7925,954
Fillmore 40.33%3,75959.58%5,5530.10%9-19.25%-1,7949,321
Freeborn 41.84%5,38658.11%7,4800.05%7-16.27%-2,09412,873
Goodhue 45.91%10,47553.99%12,3180.10%22-8.08%-1,84322,815
Grant 39.53%1,15460.26%1,7590.21%6-20.73%-6052,919
Hennepin 72.42%411,14427.49%156,0730.08%48044.93%255,071567,697
Houston 42.31%3,65957.64%4,9850.05%4-15.33%-1,3268,648
Hubbard 37.60%3,97762.36%6,5960.05%5-24.76%-2,61910,578
Isanti 33.74%6,27866.20%12,3200.06%11-32.47%-6,04218,609
Itasca 44.65%9,41555.30%11,6600.05%10-10.65%-2,24521,085
Jackson 33.95%1,53365.99%2,9800.07%3-32.04%-1,4474,516
Kanabec 35.06%2,46864.91%4,5690.03%2-29.85%-2,1017,039
Kandiyohi 39.11%7,01360.86%10,9130.03%5-21.75%-3,90017,931
Kittson 39.28%73860.72%1,1410.00%0-21.45%-4031,879
Koochiching 40.98%2,13258.98%3,0680.04%2-17.99%-9365,202
Lac qui Parle 40.51%1,26359.43%1,8530.06%2-18.92%-5903,118
Lake 53.53%3,00946.34%2,6050.12%77.19%4045,621
Lake of the Woods 26.01%46473.82%1,3170.17%3-47.81%-8531,784
Le Sueur 37.79%4,91962.15%8,0900.06%8-24.36%-3,17113,017
Lincoln 32.43%78167.52%1,6260.04%1-35.09%-8452,408
Lyon 37.52%3,62262.43%6,0260.05%5-24.90%-2,4049,653
Mahnomen 43.21%69056.73%9060.06%1-13.53%-2161,597
Marshall 26.51%1,05573.41%2,9210.08%3-46.90%-1,8663,979
Martin 32.16%2,65667.83%5,6020.01%1-35.67%-2,9468,259
McLeod 34.75%5,64465.18%10,5860.07%11-30.43%-4,94216,241
Meeker 33.33%3,57366.58%7,1370.08%9-33.25%-3,56410,719
Mille Lacs 33.88%3,71866.02%7,2460.10%11-32.15%-3,52810,975
Morrison 26.03%3,95473.90%11,2260.07%10-47.87%-7,27215,190
Mower 47.87%6,65752.07%7,2410.06%8-4.20%-58413,906
Murray 30.77%1,18269.17%2,6570.05%2-38.40%-1,4753,841
Nicollet 52.78%7,94747.11%7,0930.11%165.67%85415,056
Nobles 32.89%1,95667.05%3,9880.07%4-34.16%-2,0325,948
Norman 41.79%1,02358.09%1,4220.12%3-16.30%-3992,448
Olmsted 55.02%36,93044.94%30,1650.04%2410.08%6,76567,119
Otter Tail 32.82%9,21967.10%18,8460.08%22-34.28%-9,62728,087
Pennington 35.58%1,92164.33%3,4730.09%5-28.75%-1,5525,399
Pine 37.52%4,60362.40%7,6550.08%10-24.88%-3,05212,268
Pipestone 24.94%93575.01%2,8120.05%2-50.07%-1,8773,749
Polk 32.87%3,52267.08%7,1880.05%5-34.21%-3,66610,715
Pope 39.16%2,19060.68%3,3940.16%9-21.53%-1,2045,593
Ramsey 74.15%158,89325.73%55,1290.13%27648.42%103,764214,298
Red Lake 34.31%53765.50%1,0250.19%3-31.18%-4881,565
Redwood 30.12%1,92169.81%4,4520.06%4-39.69%-2,5316,377
Renville 35.20%2,19764.74%4,0410.06%4-29.54%-1,8446,242
Rice 53.50%14,95346.44%12,9800.07%197.06%1,97327,952
Rock 29.41%1,19370.56%2,8620.02%1-41.15%-1,6694,056
Roseau 25.11%1,61574.86%4,8140.03%2-49.74%-3,1996,431
Scott 46.83%30,67953.09%34,7840.08%50-6.27%-4,10565,513
Sherburne 35.37%14,19264.58%25,9110.05%21-29.21%-11,71940,124
Sibley 32.55%2,12567.36%4,3970.09%6-34.80%-2,2726,528
St. Louis 60.13%55,26139.78%36,5550.09%8120.36%18,70691,897
Stearns 40.28%25,99859.63%38,4850.09%55-19.35%-12,48764,538
Steele 42.43%6,92357.52%9,3850.06%9-15.09%-2,46216,317
Stevens 39.66%1,58560.29%2,4090.05%2-20.62%-8243,996
Swift 39.87%1,55160.10%2,3380.03%1-20.23%-7873,890
Todd 29.04%3,12670.85%7,6260.10%11-41.81%-4,50010,763
Traverse 37.25%57062.68%9590.07%1-25.42%-3891,530
Wabasha 40.08%4,24259.85%6,3350.08%8-19.77%-2,09310,585
Wadena 28.34%1,66871.66%4,2180.00%0-43.32%-2,5505,886
Waseca 36.68%3,02763.24%5,2190.08%7-26.56%-2,1928,253
Washington 55.79%71,89544.15%56,8970.06%7411.64%14,998128,866
Watonwan 39.64%1,50860.28%2,2930.08%3-20.64%-7853,804
Wilkin 29.51%75370.38%1,7960.12%3-40.87%-1,0432,552
Winona 49.63%10,01250.29%10,1450.09%18-0.66%-13320,175
Wright 37.45%24,37262.48%40,6660.07%44-25.04%-16,29465,082
Yellow Medicine 34.67%1,50465.33%2,8340.00%0-30.66%-1,3304,338
Totals54.53%1,345,68545.38%1,119,9490.08%2,0959.15%225,7362,467,729

By congressional district

Simon and Crockett each won four of eight congressional districts. [26]

DistrictSimonCrockettRepresentative
1st 46%54% Brad Finstad
2nd 55%45% Angie Craig
3rd 61%39% Dean Phillips
4th 70%30% Betty McCollum
5th 83%17% Ilhan Omar
6th 42%57% Tom Emmer
7th 34%65% Michelle Fischbach
8th 46%53% Pete Stauber

See also

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. "Minnesota AFL-CIO makes 2022 statewide election endorsements". www.mnaflcio.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. "DFL endorses Walz for second term". Austin Daily Herald. May 22, 2022.
  3. "TakeAction Minnesota Announces Endorsement of Keith Ellison, Steve Simon, and Slate of State, Federal, and Local Candidates". TakeAction Minnesota. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Unofficial State Primary Results for Secretary of State". Minnesota Secretary of State. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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  13. Derosier, Alex (October 25, 2022). "Trump endorses Minnesota Secretary of State candidate Kim Crockett". Duluth News Tribune . Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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  17. SurveyUSA
  18. St. Cloud State University
  19. Trafalgar Group (R)
  20. Embold Research
  21. SurveyUSA
  22. Trafalgar Group (R)
  23. Mason-Dixon
  24. SurveyUSA
  25. Simon, Steve (November 29, 2022). "2022 State Canvassing Board Certificate". Minnesota Secretary of State . Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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