2026 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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2026 Minnesota Secretary of State election
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Nominee Steve Simon Tad Jude
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Incumbent Secretary of State

Steve Simon
Democratic (DFL)



The 2026 Minnesota Secretary of State election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Minnesota secretary of state. Incumbent secretary Steve Simon is running for re-election to a fourth term. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Steve Simon
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Steve Simon 615,129 100.0
Total votes615,129 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Wendy Phillips, business owner [9]

Withdrawn

  • David Meissner, IT professional [10]

Endorsements

Tad Jude
Political parties

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Jude
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Phillips
  •   50–60%
Primary results by congressional district: Jude 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% MN Rep SOS CD 2026.svg
Primary results by congressional district:
  Jude
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Primary results by state senate district: Jude 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Phillips 50-60% MN Rep SOS SD 2026.svg
Primary results by state senate district:
  Jude
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Phillips
  •   50–60%
Primary results by state house district: Jude 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Phillips 50-60% MN Rep SOS HD 2026.svg
Primary results by state house district:
  Jude
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Phillips
  •   50–60%
Primary results by precinct: Jude 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% Phillips 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% 50% Tie No Votes Cast MN Rep SOS 2026.svg
Primary results by precinct:
  Jude
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  Phillips
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  50% Tie
  No Votes Cast
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tad Jude 229,804 60.3
Republican Wendy Phillips151,59939.7
Total votes381,403 100.0

Third-party and other candidates

Candidates

Declared

Write-in candidates

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [15] Lean DOctober 29, 2026

Post-primary endorsements

Steve Simon (D)
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Steve
Simon (DFL)		Tad
Jude (R)		OtherUndecided
KSTP/SurveyUSA [17] October 8–12, 2026718 (LV)± 4.2%43%37%5% [b] 15%
KSTP/SurveyUSA [18] September 9–14, 2026654 (LV)± 4.4%40%36%5% [c] 20%
KSTP/SurveyUSA [19] August 13–17, 2026661 (LV)± 4.3%41%
34%
4%
20%

Results

2026 Minnesota Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic (DFL) Steve Simon (incumbent)
Republican Tad Jude
Green Seth Kuhl-Stennes
Libertarian George "Chip" Tangen
Write-in
Total votes100.0

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ George Tangen (L) with 3%; Seth Kuhl-Stennes (G) with 2%
  3. ↑ Seth Kuhl-Stennes (G) with 3%; George Tangen (L) with 2%

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Bakst, Brian (December 9, 2025). "Democrat Steve Simon will try for fourth term as Minnesota secretary of state". MPR News . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "BREAKING: Our union proudly endorses Secretary of State Steve Simon for re-election!". SEIU MN State Council on Facebook. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "AFL-CIO 2026 Endorsements". AFL-CIO. AFL-CIO. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Stonewall DFL 2026 Endorsements". Stonewall DFL. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 Kare 11 Staff (May 30, 2026). "MN DFL, GOP announce key endorsements". KARE 11. Retrieved May 30, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Republican Tad Jude will run for Minnesota secretary of state next year". The Twin Cities Pioneer Press. September 13, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  8. ↑ Murphy, Mary (September 12, 2025). "Tad Jude announces bid for Minnesota secretary of state". The Pine Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Paris, Ryan (January 4, 2026). "Oronoco native Wendy Phillips announces campaign for MN Secretary of State". KTTC . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ Sprinkel, Luke (May 29, 2026). "Adam Schwarze wins Minnesota GOP endorsement for US Senate". Alpha News MN. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Seth for MN SOS". Seth for MN SOS. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  12. ↑ "Staff Directory". Land Stewardship Project. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  13. ↑ Min, Eric (13 August 2026). "ONE-ON-ONE with Minnesota Secretary of State candidate Chip Tangen". KTTC . Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Federal, State & County Registered Write-In Requests 2026 STATE GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). sos.mn.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  15. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 29, 2026). "The Outlook for State Attorneys General and Secretaries of State". Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces New Round of Statewide Endorsements, Backing 40 Statewide Candidates in 15 States". Moms Demand Action. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
  17. ↑ Josh Skluzacek & Tom Hauser (October 15, 2026). "KSTP/SurveyUSA poll: State Auditor gap narrows, SOS margin widens". KSTP. Retrieved October 24, 2026.
  18. ↑ Skluzace, Josh (September 16, 2026). "KSTP/SurveyUSA poll: SOS race gets closer, AG and State Auditor margins widen". KSTP-TV . Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  19. ↑ Skluzace, Josh (August 19, 2026). "KSTP/SurveyUSA poll: Early frontrunner in Secretary of State race, State Auditor neck and neck". KSTP-TV . Retrieved August 20, 2026.

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