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2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2026 Minnesota Secretary of State election

| next_year = 2026

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| image1 = Steve Simon 2022 (cropped 2).jpg

| nominee1 = Steve Simon

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 1,345,685

| percentage1 = 54.53%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Kim Crockett

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,119,949

| percentage2 = 45.38%

| map_image = {{Switcher

| 280px

| County results

| 280px

| Congressional district results

| File:2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election results map by precinct.svg

| Precinct results

}}

| map_caption = Simon: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d0596|>90%}}
Crockett: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#a80000|>90%}}

| title = Secretary of State

| before_election = Steve Simon

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Steve Simon

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| turnout =

}}

{{ElectionsMN}}

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==

==Eliminated in primary==

=Endorsements=

{{Endorsements box|title=Steve Simon|width=40em|list=

Organizations

  • Minnesota AFL–CIO{{cite web |title=Minnesota AFL-CIO makes 2022 statewide election endorsements |url=https://www.mnaflcio.org/updates/minnesota-afl-cio-makes-2022-statewide-election-endorsements |website=www.mnaflcio.com |access-date=18 March 2022 |date=8 March 2022}}
  • Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party{{cite web|url=https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/05/dfl-endorses-walz-for-second-term/|title=DFL endorses Walz for second term |publisher=Austin Daily Herald |date=May 22, 2022}}
  • TakeAction Minnesota{{cite web |title=TakeAction Minnesota Announces Endorsement of Keith Ellison, Steve Simon, and Slate of State, Federal, and Local Candidates |url=https://takeactionminnesota.org/takeaction-minnesota-announces-endorsement-of-keith-ellison-steve-simon-and-slate-of-state-federal-and-local-candidates/ |publisher=TakeAction Minnesota |access-date=16 July 2022 |date=16 June 2022}}

}}

=Results=

[[File:2022 Minnesota secretary of state Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|280px|Results by county:{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#7996e2|Simon}}|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}|{{legend|#6674de|60-70%}}|{{legend|#584cde|70-80%}}|{{legend|#3933e5|80-90%}}}}{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#8dd35f|Carlson}}|{{legend|#8dd35f|50-60%}}

}}]]

{{Election box begin no change |title=Democratic primary results{{cite web |title=Unofficial State Primary Results for Secretary of State |url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2022/2022-primary-election-results/ |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=21 August 2022 |date=9 August 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Steve Simon (incumbent)

|votes = 285,314

|percentage = 72.51

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Steve Carlson

|votes = 108,144

|percentage = 27.49

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 393,458

|percentage = 100.00

}}{{Election box end}}

Republican primary

=Candidates=

==Nominated==

  • Kim Crockett, former vice president of the Center of the American Experiment, a conservative think tank{{cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=Ricardo |title=Kim Crockett running for Minnesota secretary of state to focus on 'election integrity' |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/kim-crockett-running-for-minnesota-secretary-of-state-to-focus-on-election-integrity/ |access-date=10 January 2022 |date=6 December 2021}}{{cite web |title=2022 MNGOP State Convention Endorses Kim Crockett for Secretary of State |date=13 May 2022 |url=https://www.mngop.org/2022/05/13/2022-mn-gop-state-convention-endorses-kim-crockett-for-secretary-of-state/ |publisher=Republican Party of Minnesota |access-date=17 July 2022}}

==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{{cite web |last1=Montemayor |first1=Stephen |title=New Minnesota GOP candidate for secretary of state announces campaign |url=https://www.startribune.com/new-minnesota-gop-candidate-for-secretary-of-state-announces-campaign/600105610/?refresh=true |website=www.startribune.com |publisher=Star Tribune |access-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220110203732/https://www.startribune.com/new-minnesota-gop-candidate-for-secretary-of-state-announces-campaign/600105610/?refresh=true |archive-date=10 January 2022 |date=11 October 2021 |url-status=live }}

==Withdrew before convention==

  • Phillip Parrish, former U.S. naval intelligence officer{{cite web |last1=Montemayor |first1=Stephen |title=Phillip Parrish, GOP secretary of state candidate, exits race |url=https://www.startribune.com/phillip-parrish-gop-secretary-of-state-candidate-exits-race/600109137/?refresh=true |website=www.startribune.com |publisher=Star Tribune |access-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220110203959/https://www.startribune.com/phillip-parrish-gop-secretary-of-state-candidate-exits-race/600109137/?refresh=true |archive-date=10 January 2022 |date=22 October 2021 |url-status=live }}

=Results=

[[File:2022 Minnesota secretary of state Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|280px|Results by county:{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#e27f7f|Crockett}}|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}|{{legend|#d75d5d|60-70%}}|{{legend|#d72f30|70-80%}}}}]]

{{Election box begin no change |title=Republican primary results}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Kim Crockett

|votes = 190,156

|percentage = 63.15

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Eric van Mechelen

|votes = 110,940

|percentage = 36.85

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 301,096

|percentage = 100.00

}}{{Election box end}}

General election

=Debate=

A [https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/secretary-of-state-debate-on-wcco debate] was held on October 2 by WCCO.

=Predictions=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web |title=Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/sos-and-ag-what-to-watch-for-next-week-in-key-statewide-contests/ |website=Sabato's Crystal Ball |date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022}}

|{{USRaceRating|Leans|D}}

|November 3, 2022

align="left" |Elections Daily{{cite web |title=Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings |url=https://elections-daily.com/2022/11/07/elections-daily-secretary-of-state-ratings/ |last=Solomon |first=Zack |website=Elections Daily |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 29, 2022}}

|{{USRaceRating|Leans|D}}

|November 7, 2022

=Post-primary endorsements=

{{Endorsements box|title=Steve Simon (DFL)|width=50em|list=

U.S. Representatives

  • Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative for {{ushr|IL|16}} (2011–2023) (Republican){{cite news |last1=Montellaro |first1=Zach |title=Kinzinger endorses Dems in major governor, secretary of state races |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/11/kinzinger-endorses-dems-in-major-governor-secretary-of-state-races-00061128 |access-date=11 October 2022 |work=POLITICO |language=en}}

Newspapers

  • Star Tribune{{cite web | url=https://www.startribune.com/star-tribune-editorial-board-endorsement-re-elect-simon-for-election-integrity/600219680/ | title=EDITORIAL | Star Tribune Editorial Board endorsement: Re-elect Simon for election integrity | website=Star Tribune }}

}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Kim Crockett (R)|width=50em|list=

U.S. Presidents

  • Donald Trump, President of the United States (2017–2021){{cite web |last1=Derosier |first1=Alex |title=Trump endorses Minnesota Secretary of State candidate Kim Crockett |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/minnesota/trump-endorses-minnesota-secretary-of-state-candidate-kim-crockett |publisher=Duluth News Tribune |access-date=4 December 2022 |date=25 October 2022}}

State legislators

  • Mary Kiffmeyer, state senator from the 30th district and former Minnesota Secretary of State (1999–2007){{cite web |last1=Faircloth |first1=Ryan |title=Minnesota GOP secretary of state candidate pushes voting restrictions while denying election results |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-gop-secretary-of-state-candidate-pushes-voting-restrictions-while-denying-election-results/600209911/ |publisher=Star Tribune |access-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220925145617/https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-gop-secretary-of-state-candidate-pushes-voting-restrictions-while-denying-election-results/600209911/ |archive-date=25 September 2022 |date=24 September 2022 |url-status=live}}
  • Dean Urdahl, state representative (2003–)

Organizations

  • Republican Party of Minnesota{{cite web |title=2022 MNGOP State Convention Endorses Kim Crockett for Secretary of State |url=https://www.mngop.org/2022/05/13/2022-mn-gop-state-convention-endorses-kim-crockett-for-secretary-of-state/ |website=The Republican Party of Minnesota |date=13 May 2022 |publisher=Republican Party of Minnesota |access-date=28 July 2022 |location=Rochester, MN |language=American English}}
  • Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund{{cite web |title=TPPCF Endorses Kim Crockett for Secretary of State |date=3 October 2022 |url=https://www.teapartypatriots.org/citizensfund-news/tppcf-endorses-kim-crockett-for-secretary-of-state/ |publisher=Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund |access-date=4 December 2022}}

}}

= Polling =

Graphical summary

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class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign="bottom"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;" | Steve
Simon (DFL)

! style="width:100px;" | Kim
Crockett (R)

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|SurveyUSA[https://kstp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/KSTP-SurveyUSA-election-poll-11-1-22.pdf SurveyUSA]{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by KSTP-TV|name="KSTP"}}

|style="text-align:left;"|Oct. 26 – 30, 2022

|836 (LV)

|± 3.9%

|{{party shading/DFL}}|47%

|41%

|12%

style="text-align:left;"|St. Cloud State University[https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=sws St. Cloud State University]

|style="text-align:left;"|Oct. 10 – 30, 2022

|212 (A)

|± 8%

|{{party shading/DFL}}|52%

|37%

|11%

style="text-align:left;"|Trafalgar Group (R)[https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MN-Gen-Poll-Report-1020-1.pdf Trafalgar Group (R)]{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Alpha News}}

|style="text-align:left;"|Oct. 17 – 19, 2022

|1,091 (LV)

|± 2.9%

|{{party shading/DFL}}|46.6%

|44.6%

|8.9%

style="text-align:left;" |Embold Research[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YvHqJVoiDCp5NEWzuQHfhoCt9uxuin8keKdZ5iCl5Q0 Embold Research]

| style="text-align:left;" |Oct. 10 – 14, 2022

|1,585 (LV)

|± 2.6%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |47.9%

|40.8%

|11.3%

style="text-align:left;" |SurveyUSA[https://kstp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SurveyUSA-Governors-Race-10-05-22.pdf SurveyUSA]

| style="text-align:left;" |Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2022

|604 (LV)

|± 4.4%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |42%

|40%

|18%

style="text-align:left;"|Trafalgar Group (R)[https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MN-Gen-Poll-Report-0918.pdf Trafalgar Group (R)]{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Alpha News}}

|style="text-align:left;"|Sep. 14, 2022

|1,079 (LV)

|± 2.9%

|{{party shading/DFL}}|46.2%

|45.2%

|8.5%

style="text-align:left;"|Mason-Dixon[https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-poll-2022-governor-race-tim-walz-joe-biden-scott-jensen-election-issues/600207471/ Mason-Dixon]

|style="text-align:left;"|Sep. 12 – 14, 2022

|800 (LV)

|± 3.5%

|{{party shading/DFL}}|47.6%

|40.0%

|12.4%

style="text-align:left;" |SurveyUSA[https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/kstp-surveyusa-poll-dfl-incumbents-lead-3-key-races-but-gop-challengers-very-close/ SurveyUSA]

|style="text-align:left;"|Aug. 30 – Sep. 4, 2022

|562 (LV)

|± 4.9%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |42%

|38%

|20%

= Results =

{{align|right|{{Switcher| 300px|Swing by county
{{collapsible list| title = Legend|{{legend|#4bdbff|Democratic — +7.5-10%}}|{{legend|#77e3ff|Democratic — +5-7.5%}}|{{legend|#AAEEFF|Democratic — +2.5-5%}}|{{legend|#D5F6FF|Democratic — +0-2.5%}}|{{legend|#FFD5D5|Republican — +0-2.5%}}|{{legend|#FFAAAA|Republican — +2.5-5%}}|{{legend|#FF8080|Republican — +5-7.5%}}|{{legend|#FF5555|Republican — +7.5-10%}}|{{legend|#FF2A2A|Republican — +10-12.5%}}|{{legend|#FF0000|Republican — +12.5-15%}}|{{legend|#D40000|Republican — +>15%}}

}}|300px|Trend by county
{{collapsible list| title = Legend|{{legend|#4bdbff|Democratic — +7.5-10%}}|{{legend|#77e3ff|Democratic — +5-7.5%}}|{{legend|#AAEEFF|Democratic — +2.5-5%}}|{{legend|#D5F6FF|Democratic — +0-2.5%}}|{{legend|#FFD5D5|Republican — +0-2.5%}}|{{legend|#FFAAAA|Republican — +2.5-5%}}|{{legend|#FF8080|Republican — +5-7.5%}}|{{legend|#FF5555|Republican — +7.5-10%}}|{{legend|#FF2A2A|Republican — +10-12.5%}}|{{legend|#FF0000|Republican — +12.5-15%}}|{{legend|#D40000|Republican — +>15%}}}}}}}}

{{Election box begin|title=2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election{{cite web |title=2022 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2022/2022-general-election-results/ |website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Steve Simon (incumbent)|votes=1,345,685|percentage=54.53%|change=+2.28%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Kim Crockett|votes=1,119,949|percentage=45.38%|change=+1.76%}}

{{Election box write-in with party link|votes=2,095|percentage=0.08%|change=+0.03%}}

{{Election box total|votes=2,467,729|percentage=100.0%}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}

{{Election box end}}

== By county ==

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

! rowspan="2" |County

! colspan="2" {{party shading/DFL}} |Steve Simon
DFL

! colspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} |Kim Crockett
GOP

! colspan="2" |Write-in

! colspan="2" |Margin

! rowspan="2" |Total votes

data-sort-type="number" {{party shading/DFL}} |%

! data-sort-type="number" {{party shading/DFL}} |#

! data-sort-type="number" {{party shading/Republican}} |%

! data-sort-type="number" {{party shading/Republican}} |#

! data-sort-type="number" |%

! data-sort-type="number" |#

!%

!#

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Aitkin

|38.87%

|3,164

| 61.08%

|4,971

|0.05%

|4

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-22.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,807

|8,139

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Anoka

|49.80%

|76,983

|50.11%

|77,463

|0.09%

|142

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-0.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-480

|154,588

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Becker

|33.67%

|4,896

|66.26%

|9,636

|0.07%

|10

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-32.60%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-4,740

|14,542

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Beltrami

|48.15%

|8,622

|51.78%

|9,272

|0.08%

|14

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-650

|17,908

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Benton

|35.83%

|5,797

|64.10%

|10,372

|0.07%

|12

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-28.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-4,575

|16,181

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Big Stone

|39.65%

|952

|60.27%

|1,447

|0.08%

|2

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-20.62%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-495

|2,401

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Blue Earth

|53.03%

|13,824

|46.90%

|12,227

|0.07%

|18

| {{party shading/DFL}} |6.13%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |1,597

|26,069

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Brown

|35.70%

|4,091

|64.26%

|7,364

|0.04%

|5

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-28.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3,273

|11,460

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Carlton

|51.96%

|8,166

|47.98%

|7,541

|0.06%

|10

| {{party shading/DFL}} |3.98%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |625

|15,717

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Carver

|47.65%

|25,398

|52.28%

|27,863

|0.07%

|38

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-4.62%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,465

|53,299

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cass

|36.21%

|5,450

|63.76%

|9,596

|0.03%

|5

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-27.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-4,146

|15,051

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Chippewa

|38.24%

|1,878

|61.74%

|3,032

|0.02%

|1

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-23.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,154

|4,911

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Chisago

|38.30%

|9,752

|61.65%

|15,698

|0.05%

|13

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-23.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-5,946

|25,463

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Clay

|51.60%

|11,256

|48.28%

|10,532

|0.13%

|28

| {{party shading/DFL}} |3.32%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |724

|21,816

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Clearwater

|26.43%

|929

|73.54%

|2,585

|0.03%

|1

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-47.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,656

|3,515

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Cook

|68.18%

|2,192

|31.76%

|1,021

|0.06%

|2

| {{party shading/DFL}} |36.42%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |1,171

|3,215

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cottonwood

|32.90%

|1,506

|66.90%

|3,062

|0.20%

|9

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-34.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,556

|4,577

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Crow Wing

|37.95%

|11,919

|62.00%

|19,470

|0.05%

|16

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-24.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-7,551

|31,405

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Dakota

|57.75%

|111,687

|42.10%

|81,422

|0.15%

|286

| {{party shading/DFL}} |15.65%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |30,265

|193,395

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Dodge

|35.33%

|3,267

|64.61%

|5,975

|0.06%

|6

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-29.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,708

|9,248

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Douglas

|35.94%

|7,013

|63.97%

|12,484

|0.09%

|18

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-28.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-5,471

|19,515

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Faribault

|34.92%

|2,079

|65.02%

|3,871

|0.07%

|4

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-30.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,792

|5,954

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Fillmore

|40.33%

|3,759

|59.58%

|5,553

|0.10%

|9

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-19.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,794

|9,321

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Freeborn

|41.84%

|5,386

|58.11%

|7,480

|0.05%

|7

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-16.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,094

|12,873

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Goodhue

|45.91%

|10,475

|53.99%

|12,318

|0.10%

|22

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-8.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,843

|22,815

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Grant

|39.53%

|1,154

|60.26%

|1,759

|0.21%

|6

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-20.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-605

|2,919

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Hennepin

|72.42%

|411,144

|27.49%

|156,073

|0.08%

|480

| {{party shading/DFL}} |44.93%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |255,071

|567,697

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Houston

|42.31%

|3,659

|57.64%

|4,985

|0.05%

|4

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-15.33%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,326

|8,648

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Hubbard

|37.60%

|3,977

|62.36%

|6,596

|0.05%

|5

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-24.76%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,619

|10,578

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Isanti

|33.74%

|6,278

|66.20%

|12,320

|0.06%

|11

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-32.47%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-6,042

|18,609

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Itasca

|44.65%

|9,415

|55.30%

|11,660

|0.05%

|10

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-10.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,245

|21,085

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Jackson

|33.95%

|1,533

|65.99%

|2,980

|0.07%

|3

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-32.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,447

|4,516

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Kanabec

|35.06%

|2,468

|64.91%

|4,569

|0.03%

|2

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-29.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,101

|7,039

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Kandiyohi

|39.11%

|7,013

|60.86%

|10,913

|0.03%

|5

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-21.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3,900

|17,931

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Kittson

|39.28%

|738

|60.72%

|1,141

|0.00%

|0

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-21.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-403

|1,879

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Koochiching

|40.98%

|2,132

|58.98%

|3,068

|0.04%

|2

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-17.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-936

|5,202

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lac qui Parle

|40.51%

|1,263

|59.43%

|1,853

|0.06%

|2

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-18.92%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-590

|3,118

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Lake

|53.53%

|3,009

|46.34%

|2,605

|0.12%

|7

| {{party shading/DFL}} |7.19%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |404

|5,621

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lake of the Woods

|26.01%

|464

|73.82%

|1,317

|0.17%

|3

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-47.81%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-853

|1,784

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Le Sueur

|37.79%

|4,919

|62.15%

|8,090

|0.06%

|8

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-24.36%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3,171

|13,017

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lincoln

|32.43%

|781

|67.52%

|1,626

|0.04%

|1

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-35.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-845

|2,408

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lyon

|37.52%

|3,622

|62.43%

|6,026

|0.05%

|5

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-24.90%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,404

|9,653

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Mahnomen

|43.21%

|690

|56.73%

|906

|0.06%

|1

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-13.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-216

|1,597

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Marshall

|26.51%

|1,055

|73.41%

|2,921

|0.08%

|3

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-46.90%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,866

|3,979

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Martin

|32.16%

|2,656

|67.83%

|5,602

|0.01%

|1

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-35.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,946

|8,259

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |McLeod

|34.75%

|5,644

|65.18%

|10,586

|0.07%

|11

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-30.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-4,942

|16,241

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Meeker

|33.33%

|3,573

|66.58%

|7,137

|0.08%

|9

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-33.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3,564

|10,719

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Mille Lacs

|33.88%

|3,718

|66.02%

|7,246

|0.10%

|11

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-32.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3,528

|10,975

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Morrison

|26.03%

|3,954

|73.90%

|11,226

|0.07%

|10

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-47.87%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-7,272

|15,190

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Mower

|47.87%

|6,657

|52.07%

|7,241

|0.06%

|8

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-4.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-584

|13,906

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Murray

|30.77%

|1,182

|69.17%

|2,657

|0.05%

|2

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-38.40%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,475

|3,841

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Nicollet

|52.78%

|7,947

|47.11%

|7,093

|0.11%

|16

| {{party shading/DFL}} |5.67%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |854

|15,056

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Nobles

|32.89%

|1,956

|67.05%

|3,988

|0.07%

|4

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-34.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,032

|5,948

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Norman

|41.79%

|1,023

|58.09%

|1,422

|0.12%

|3

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-16.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-399

|2,448

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Olmsted

|55.02%

|36,930

|44.94%

|30,165

|0.04%

|24

| {{party shading/DFL}} |10.08%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |6,765

|67,119

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Otter Tail

|32.82%

|9,219

|67.10%

|18,846

|0.08%

|22

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-34.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-9,627

|28,087

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pennington

|35.58%

|1,921

|64.33%

|3,473

|0.09%

|5

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-28.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,552

|5,399

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pine

|37.52%

|4,603

|62.40%

|7,655

|0.08%

|10

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-24.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3,052

|12,268

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pipestone

|24.94%

|935

|75.01%

|2,812

|0.05%

|2

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-50.07%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,877

|3,749

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Polk

|32.87%

|3,522

|67.08%

|7,188

|0.05%

|5

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-34.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3,666

|10,715

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pope

|39.16%

|2,190

|60.68%

|3,394

|0.16%

|9

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-21.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,204

|5,593

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Ramsey

|74.15%

|158,893

|25.73%

|55,129

|0.13%

|276

| {{party shading/DFL}} |48.42%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |103,764

|214,298

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Red Lake

|34.31%

|537

|65.50%

|1,025

|0.19%

|3

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-31.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-488

|1,565

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Redwood

|30.12%

|1,921

|69.81%

|4,452

|0.06%

|4

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-39.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,531

|6,377

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Renville

|35.20%

|2,197

|64.74%

|4,041

|0.06%

|4

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-29.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,844

|6,242

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Rice

|53.50%

|14,953

|46.44%

|12,980

|0.07%

|19

| {{party shading/DFL}} |7.06%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |1,973

|27,952

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Rock

|29.41%

|1,193

|70.56%

|2,862

|0.02%

|1

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-41.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,669

|4,056

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Roseau

|25.11%

|1,615

|74.86%

|4,814

|0.03%

|2

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-49.74%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-3,199

|6,431

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Scott

|46.83%

|30,679

|53.09%

|34,784

|0.08%

|50

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-6.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-4,105

|65,513

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sherburne

|35.37%

|14,192

|64.58%

|25,911

|0.05%

|21

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-29.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-11,719

|40,124

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sibley

|32.55%

|2,125

|67.36%

|4,397

|0.09%

|6

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-34.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,272

|6,528

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |St. Louis

|60.13%

|55,261

|39.78%

|36,555

|0.09%

|81

| {{party shading/DFL}} |20.36%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |18,706

|91,897

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Stearns

|40.28%

|25,998

|59.63%

|38,485

|0.09%

|55

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-19.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-12,487

|64,538

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Steele

|42.43%

|6,923

|57.52%

|9,385

|0.06%

|9

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-15.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,462

|16,317

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Stevens

|39.66%

|1,585

|60.29%

|2,409

|0.05%

|2

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-20.62%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-824

|3,996

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Swift

|39.87%

|1,551

|60.10%

|2,338

|0.03%

|1

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-20.23%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-787

|3,890

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Todd

|29.04%

|3,126

|70.85%

|7,626

|0.10%

|11

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-41.81%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-4,500

|10,763

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Traverse

|37.25%

|570

|62.68%

|959

|0.07%

|1

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-25.42%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-389

|1,530

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Wabasha

|40.08%

|4,242

|59.85%

|6,335

|0.08%

|8

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-19.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,093

|10,585

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Wadena

|28.34%

|1,668

|71.66%

|4,218

|0.00%

|0

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-43.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,550

|5,886

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Waseca

|36.68%

|3,027

|63.24%

|5,219

|0.08%

|7

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-26.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-2,192

|8,253

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/DFL}} |Washington

|55.79%

|71,895

|44.15%

|56,897

|0.06%

|74

| {{party shading/DFL}} |11.64%

| {{party shading/DFL}} |14,998

|128,866

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Watonwan

|39.64%

|1,508

|60.28%

|2,293

|0.08%

|3

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-20.64%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-785

|3,804

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Wilkin

|29.51%

|753

|70.38%

|1,796

|0.12%

|3

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-40.87%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,043

|2,552

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Winona

|49.63%

|10,012

|50.29%

|10,145

|0.09%

|18

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-0.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-133

|20,175

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Wright

|37.45%

|24,372

|62.48%

|40,666

|0.07%

|44

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-25.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-16,294

|65,082

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}} |Yellow Medicine

|34.67%

|1,504

|65.33%

|2,834

|0.00%

|0

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-30.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |-1,330

|4,338

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 4 of 8 congressional districts.{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20221108|title=Home - Election Results|website=electionresults.sos.state.mn.us|accessdate=15 April 2023}}

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! District

! Simon

! Crockett

! Representative

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Minnesota|1|1st}}

| 46%

| 54%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Brad Finstad

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Minnesota|2|2nd}}

| 55%

| 45%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Angie Craig

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Minnesota|3|3rd}}

| 61%

| 39%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Dean Phillips

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Minnesota|4|4th}}

| 70%

| 30%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Betty McCollum

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Minnesota|5|5th}}

| 83%

| 17%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ilhan Omar

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Minnesota|6|6th}}

| 42%

| 57%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tom Emmer

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Minnesota|7|7th}}

| 34%

| 65%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Michelle Fischbach

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Minnesota|8|8th}}

| 46%

| 53%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Pete Stauber

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/ Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State]

Official campaign websites

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20221027233427/https://www.kimsos.com/ Kim Crockett (R) for Secretary of State]
  • [https://stevesimonmn.com/ Steve Simon (DFL) for Secretary of State]

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Secretary of State

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