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The secretary of state of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Twenty-two individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. The incumbent is Steve Simon, a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
Mike Holm was a Swedish-born American politician and the longest-serving Minnesota Secretary of State, serving from January 4, 1921 until his death. His wife, Virginia Paul Holm, later succeeded him in the office. A resident of Roseau, Minnesota, Holm was a Republican.
The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), founded in 1904, is the oldest non-partisan professional organization of public officials in the United States, composed of the secretaries of state of U.S. states and territories. Currently, all secretaries of state, including Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam are members of NASS.
H.H. Chesterman was an American politician who briefly served as Secretary of State of Minnesota.
Lisa Demuth is an American politician serving since 2019 in the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Demuth represents District 13A in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of St. Joseph and Cold Spring and parts of Stearns County. She has served since 2023 as leader of the House Republican caucus and from 2023 to 2025 as the minority leader of the House of Representatives. In 2025, Republicans illegally voted for her to be Speaker of the House. Her speakership is not valid, as Democratic Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, who initially presided over the opening session, declared that the House did not have a quorum during her election as speaker amid a Democratic boycott of the opening session.
The 1920 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1920 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Lily J. Anderson, Democratic nominee Frank C. Burmaster, Socialist nominee John H. Hirt and National nominee John M. Copeland.
The 1926 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1926 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Charles Olson.
The 1928 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 6 November 1928 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Susie W. Stageberg and Democratic nominee Ruth Haynes Carpenter.
The 1930 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 4 November 1930 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Anna Olson Determan, Democratic nominee Mary MacGregor and Communist nominee Henry Bartlett.
The 1932 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 8 November 1932 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee John T. Lyons, Democratic nominee Jerry A. Harri and Communist nominee Robert Turner.
The 1934 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 6 November 1934 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor of Minnesota Konrad K. Solberg, Democratic nominee Hugh T. Kennedy and Communist nominee Robert Turner.
The 1938 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 8 November 1938 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Paul A. Rasmussen and Democratic nominee Hugh T. Kennedy.
The 1940 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 5 November 1940 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee James I. Heller and Democratic nominee Austin T. Haley.
The 1942 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1942 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Daniel D. Collins and Democratic nominee Austin T. Haley.
The 1944 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 7 November 1944 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Emily Kneubuhl.
The 1946 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 5 November 1946 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Frances Delaney.
The 1948 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1948 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Koscie H. Marsh.
The 1950 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 7 November 1950 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Marie F. McGuire.
The 1952 Minnesota Secretary of State special election was held on 4 November 1952 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Acting Secretary of State Virginia Paul Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Melvin Cooper in order te serve out the remainder of Virginia Paul Holm's late husband's term. Paul Holm also won a full term to the office that same day against another candidate.
The 1952 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 4 November 1952 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Virginia Paul Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Koscie H. Marsh. Virginia Paul Holm also won a special election to serve the remainder of her late husband's term that same day against another candidate.
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