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
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated in primary
Dropped out at convention
Withdrew before convention
Results
General election
Debate
A debate was held on October 2 by WCCO.
Predictions
Endorsements
Steve Simon (DFL)
- U.S. Representatives
- Organizations
- Labor unions
- Newspapers
Kim Crockett (R)
- U.S. Presidents
- State legislators
- Organizations
Polling
- Graphical summary
Poll source
|
Date(s) administered
|
Sample size[a]
|
Margin of error
|
Steve Simon (DFL)
|
Kim Crockett (R)
|
Undecided
|
SurveyUSA[A]
|
Oct. 26 – 30, 2022
|
836 (LV)
|
± 3.9%
|
47%
|
41%
|
12%
|
St. Cloud State University
|
Oct. 10 – 30, 2022
|
212 (A)
|
± 8%
|
52%
|
37%
|
11%
|
Trafalgar Group (R)[B]
|
Oct. 17 – 19, 2022
|
1,091 (LV)
|
± 2.9%
|
46.6%
|
44.6%
|
8.9%
|
Embold Research
|
Oct. 10 – 14, 2022
|
1,585 (LV)
|
± 2.6%
|
47.9%
|
40.8%
|
11.3%
|
SurveyUSA
|
Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2022
|
604 (LV)
|
± 4.4%
|
42%
|
40%
|
18%
|
Trafalgar Group (R)[C]
|
Sep. 14, 2022
|
1,079 (LV)
|
± 2.9%
|
46.2%
|
45.2%
|
8.5%
|
Mason-Dixon
|
Sep. 12 – 14, 2022
|
800 (LV)
|
± 3.5%
|
47.6%
|
40.0%
|
12.4%
|
SurveyUSA
|
Aug. 30 – Sep. 4, 2022
|
562 (LV)
|
± 4.9%
|
42%
|
38%
|
20%
|
Results
Swing by county
Democratic — +7.5-10% Democratic — +5-7.5% Democratic — +2.5-5% Democratic — +0-2.5% Republican — +0-2.5% Republican — +2.5-5% Republican — +5-7.5% Republican — +7.5-10% Republican — +10-12.5% Republican — +12.5-15% Republican — +>15%
Trend by county
Democratic — +7.5-10% Democratic — +5-7.5% Democratic — +2.5-5% Democratic — +0-2.5% Republican — +0-2.5% Republican — +2.5-5% Republican — +5-7.5% Republican — +7.5-10% Republican — +10-12.5% Republican — +12.5-15% Republican — +>15%
By county
County
|
Steve Simon DFL
|
Kim Crockett GOP
|
Write-in
|
Margin
|
Total votes
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
Aitkin
|
38.87%
|
3,164
|
61.08%
|
4,971
|
0.05%
|
4
|
-22.20%
|
-1,807
|
8,139
|
Anoka
|
49.80%
|
76,983
|
50.11%
|
77,463
|
0.09%
|
142
|
-0.31%
|
-480
|
154,588
|
Becker
|
33.67%
|
4,896
|
66.26%
|
9,636
|
0.07%
|
10
|
-32.60%
|
-4,740
|
14,542
|
Beltrami
|
48.15%
|
8,622
|
51.78%
|
9,272
|
0.08%
|
14
|
-3.63%
|
-650
|
17,908
|
Benton
|
35.83%
|
5,797
|
64.10%
|
10,372
|
0.07%
|
12
|
-28.27%
|
-4,575
|
16,181
|
Big Stone
|
39.65%
|
952
|
60.27%
|
1,447
|
0.08%
|
2
|
-20.62%
|
-495
|
2,401
|
Blue Earth
|
53.03%
|
13,824
|
46.90%
|
12,227
|
0.07%
|
18
|
6.13%
|
1,597
|
26,069
|
Brown
|
35.70%
|
4,091
|
64.26%
|
7,364
|
0.04%
|
5
|
-28.56%
|
-3,273
|
11,460
|
Carlton
|
51.96%
|
8,166
|
47.98%
|
7,541
|
0.06%
|
10
|
3.98%
|
625
|
15,717
|
Carver
|
47.65%
|
25,398
|
52.28%
|
27,863
|
0.07%
|
38
|
-4.62%
|
-2,465
|
53,299
|
Cass
|
36.21%
|
5,450
|
63.76%
|
9,596
|
0.03%
|
5
|
-27.55%
|
-4,146
|
15,051
|
Chippewa
|
38.24%
|
1,878
|
61.74%
|
3,032
|
0.02%
|
1
|
-23.50%
|
-1,154
|
4,911
|
Chisago
|
38.30%
|
9,752
|
61.65%
|
15,698
|
0.05%
|
13
|
-23.35%
|
-5,946
|
25,463
|
Clay
|
51.60%
|
11,256
|
48.28%
|
10,532
|
0.13%
|
28
|
3.32%
|
724
|
21,816
|
Clearwater
|
26.43%
|
929
|
73.54%
|
2,585
|
0.03%
|
1
|
-47.11%
|
-1,656
|
3,515
|
Cook
|
68.18%
|
2,192
|
31.76%
|
1,021
|
0.06%
|
2
|
36.42%
|
1,171
|
3,215
|
Cottonwood
|
32.90%
|
1,506
|
66.90%
|
3,062
|
0.20%
|
9
|
-34.00%
|
-1,556
|
4,577
|
Crow Wing
|
37.95%
|
11,919
|
62.00%
|
19,470
|
0.05%
|
16
|
-24.04%
|
-7,551
|
31,405
|
Dakota
|
57.75%
|
111,687
|
42.10%
|
81,422
|
0.15%
|
286
|
15.65%
|
30,265
|
193,395
|
Dodge
|
35.33%
|
3,267
|
64.61%
|
5,975
|
0.06%
|
6
|
-29.28%
|
-2,708
|
9,248
|
Douglas
|
35.94%
|
7,013
|
63.97%
|
12,484
|
0.09%
|
18
|
-28.03%
|
-5,471
|
19,515
|
Faribault
|
34.92%
|
2,079
|
65.02%
|
3,871
|
0.07%
|
4
|
-30.10%
|
-1,792
|
5,954
|
Fillmore
|
40.33%
|
3,759
|
59.58%
|
5,553
|
0.10%
|
9
|
-19.25%
|
-1,794
|
9,321
|
Freeborn
|
41.84%
|
5,386
|
58.11%
|
7,480
|
0.05%
|
7
|
-16.27%
|
-2,094
|
12,873
|
Goodhue
|
45.91%
|
10,475
|
53.99%
|
12,318
|
0.10%
|
22
|
-8.08%
|
-1,843
|
22,815
|
Grant
|
39.53%
|
1,154
|
60.26%
|
1,759
|
0.21%
|
6
|
-20.73%
|
-605
|
2,919
|
Hennepin
|
72.42%
|
411,144
|
27.49%
|
156,073
|
0.08%
|
480
|
44.93%
|
255,071
|
567,697
|
Houston
|
42.31%
|
3,659
|
57.64%
|
4,985
|
0.05%
|
4
|
-15.33%
|
-1,326
|
8,648
|
Hubbard
|
37.60%
|
3,977
|
62.36%
|
6,596
|
0.05%
|
5
|
-24.76%
|
-2,619
|
10,578
|
Isanti
|
33.74%
|
6,278
|
66.20%
|
12,320
|
0.06%
|
11
|
-32.47%
|
-6,042
|
18,609
|
Itasca
|
44.65%
|
9,415
|
55.30%
|
11,660
|
0.05%
|
10
|
-10.65%
|
-2,245
|
21,085
|
Jackson
|
33.95%
|
1,533
|
65.99%
|
2,980
|
0.07%
|
3
|
-32.04%
|
-1,447
|
4,516
|
Kanabec
|
35.06%
|
2,468
|
64.91%
|
4,569
|
0.03%
|
2
|
-29.85%
|
-2,101
|
7,039
|
Kandiyohi
|
39.11%
|
7,013
|
60.86%
|
10,913
|
0.03%
|
5
|
-21.75%
|
-3,900
|
17,931
|
Kittson
|
39.28%
|
738
|
60.72%
|
1,141
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-21.45%
|
-403
|
1,879
|
Koochiching
|
40.98%
|
2,132
|
58.98%
|
3,068
|
0.04%
|
2
|
-17.99%
|
-936
|
5,202
|
Lac qui Parle
|
40.51%
|
1,263
|
59.43%
|
1,853
|
0.06%
|
2
|
-18.92%
|
-590
|
3,118
|
Lake
|
53.53%
|
3,009
|
46.34%
|
2,605
|
0.12%
|
7
|
7.19%
|
404
|
5,621
|
Lake of the Woods
|
26.01%
|
464
|
73.82%
|
1,317
|
0.17%
|
3
|
-47.81%
|
-853
|
1,784
|
Le Sueur
|
37.79%
|
4,919
|
62.15%
|
8,090
|
0.06%
|
8
|
-24.36%
|
-3,171
|
13,017
|
Lincoln
|
32.43%
|
781
|
67.52%
|
1,626
|
0.04%
|
1
|
-35.09%
|
-845
|
2,408
|
Lyon
|
37.52%
|
3,622
|
62.43%
|
6,026
|
0.05%
|
5
|
-24.90%
|
-2,404
|
9,653
|
Mahnomen
|
43.21%
|
690
|
56.73%
|
906
|
0.06%
|
1
|
-13.53%
|
-216
|
1,597
|
Marshall
|
26.51%
|
1,055
|
73.41%
|
2,921
|
0.08%
|
3
|
-46.90%
|
-1,866
|
3,979
|
Martin
|
32.16%
|
2,656
|
67.83%
|
5,602
|
0.01%
|
1
|
-35.67%
|
-2,946
|
8,259
|
McLeod
|
34.75%
|
5,644
|
65.18%
|
10,586
|
0.07%
|
11
|
-30.43%
|
-4,942
|
16,241
|
Meeker
|
33.33%
|
3,573
|
66.58%
|
7,137
|
0.08%
|
9
|
-33.25%
|
-3,564
|
10,719
|
Mille Lacs
|
33.88%
|
3,718
|
66.02%
|
7,246
|
0.10%
|
11
|
-32.15%
|
-3,528
|
10,975
|
Morrison
|
26.03%
|
3,954
|
73.90%
|
11,226
|
0.07%
|
10
|
-47.87%
|
-7,272
|
15,190
|
Mower
|
47.87%
|
6,657
|
52.07%
|
7,241
|
0.06%
|
8
|
-4.20%
|
-584
|
13,906
|
Murray
|
30.77%
|
1,182
|
69.17%
|
2,657
|
0.05%
|
2
|
-38.40%
|
-1,475
|
3,841
|
Nicollet
|
52.78%
|
7,947
|
47.11%
|
7,093
|
0.11%
|
16
|
5.67%
|
854
|
15,056
|
Nobles
|
32.89%
|
1,956
|
67.05%
|
3,988
|
0.07%
|
4
|
-34.16%
|
-2,032
|
5,948
|
Norman
|
41.79%
|
1,023
|
58.09%
|
1,422
|
0.12%
|
3
|
-16.30%
|
-399
|
2,448
|
Olmsted
|
55.02%
|
36,930
|
44.94%
|
30,165
|
0.04%
|
24
|
10.08%
|
6,765
|
67,119
|
Otter Tail
|
32.82%
|
9,219
|
67.10%
|
18,846
|
0.08%
|
22
|
-34.28%
|
-9,627
|
28,087
|
Pennington
|
35.58%
|
1,921
|
64.33%
|
3,473
|
0.09%
|
5
|
-28.75%
|
-1,552
|
5,399
|
Pine
|
37.52%
|
4,603
|
62.40%
|
7,655
|
0.08%
|
10
|
-24.88%
|
-3,052
|
12,268
|
Pipestone
|
24.94%
|
935
|
75.01%
|
2,812
|
0.05%
|
2
|
-50.07%
|
-1,877
|
3,749
|
Polk
|
32.87%
|
3,522
|
67.08%
|
7,188
|
0.05%
|
5
|
-34.21%
|
-3,666
|
10,715
|
Pope
|
39.16%
|
2,190
|
60.68%
|
3,394
|
0.16%
|
9
|
-21.53%
|
-1,204
|
5,593
|
Ramsey
|
74.15%
|
158,893
|
25.73%
|
55,129
|
0.13%
|
276
|
48.42%
|
103,764
|
214,298
|
Red Lake
|
34.31%
|
537
|
65.50%
|
1,025
|
0.19%
|
3
|
-31.18%
|
-488
|
1,565
|
Redwood
|
30.12%
|
1,921
|
69.81%
|
4,452
|
0.06%
|
4
|
-39.69%
|
-2,531
|
6,377
|
Renville
|
35.20%
|
2,197
|
64.74%
|
4,041
|
0.06%
|
4
|
-29.54%
|
-1,844
|
6,242
|
Rice
|
53.50%
|
14,953
|
46.44%
|
12,980
|
0.07%
|
19
|
7.06%
|
1,973
|
27,952
|
Rock
|
29.41%
|
1,193
|
70.56%
|
2,862
|
0.02%
|
1
|
-41.15%
|
-1,669
|
4,056
|
Roseau
|
25.11%
|
1,615
|
74.86%
|
4,814
|
0.03%
|
2
|
-49.74%
|
-3,199
|
6,431
|
Scott
|
46.83%
|
30,679
|
53.09%
|
34,784
|
0.08%
|
50
|
-6.27%
|
-4,105
|
65,513
|
Sherburne
|
35.37%
|
14,192
|
64.58%
|
25,911
|
0.05%
|
21
|
-29.21%
|
-11,719
|
40,124
|
Sibley
|
32.55%
|
2,125
|
67.36%
|
4,397
|
0.09%
|
6
|
-34.80%
|
-2,272
|
6,528
|
St. Louis
|
60.13%
|
55,261
|
39.78%
|
36,555
|
0.09%
|
81
|
20.36%
|
18,706
|
91,897
|
Stearns
|
40.28%
|
25,998
|
59.63%
|
38,485
|
0.09%
|
55
|
-19.35%
|
-12,487
|
64,538
|
Steele
|
42.43%
|
6,923
|
57.52%
|
9,385
|
0.06%
|
9
|
-15.09%
|
-2,462
|
16,317
|
Stevens
|
39.66%
|
1,585
|
60.29%
|
2,409
|
0.05%
|
2
|
-20.62%
|
-824
|
3,996
|
Swift
|
39.87%
|
1,551
|
60.10%
|
2,338
|
0.03%
|
1
|
-20.23%
|
-787
|
3,890
|
Todd
|
29.04%
|
3,126
|
70.85%
|
7,626
|
0.10%
|
11
|
-41.81%
|
-4,500
|
10,763
|
Traverse
|
37.25%
|
570
|
62.68%
|
959
|
0.07%
|
1
|
-25.42%
|
-389
|
1,530
|
Wabasha
|
40.08%
|
4,242
|
59.85%
|
6,335
|
0.08%
|
8
|
-19.77%
|
-2,093
|
10,585
|
Wadena
|
28.34%
|
1,668
|
71.66%
|
4,218
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-43.32%
|
-2,550
|
5,886
|
Waseca
|
36.68%
|
3,027
|
63.24%
|
5,219
|
0.08%
|
7
|
-26.56%
|
-2,192
|
8,253
|
Washington
|
55.79%
|
71,895
|
44.15%
|
56,897
|
0.06%
|
74
|
11.64%
|
14,998
|
128,866
|
Watonwan
|
39.64%
|
1,508
|
60.28%
|
2,293
|
0.08%
|
3
|
-20.64%
|
-785
|
3,804
|
Wilkin
|
29.51%
|
753
|
70.38%
|
1,796
|
0.12%
|
3
|
-40.87%
|
-1,043
|
2,552
|
Winona
|
49.63%
|
10,012
|
50.29%
|
10,145
|
0.09%
|
18
|
-0.66%
|
-133
|
20,175
|
Wright
|
37.45%
|
24,372
|
62.48%
|
40,666
|
0.07%
|
44
|
-25.04%
|
-16,294
|
65,082
|
Yellow Medicine
|
34.67%
|
1,504
|
65.33%
|
2,834
|
0.00%
|
0
|
-30.66%
|
-1,330
|
4,338
|
Totals |
54.53% |
1,345,685 |
45.38% |
1,119,949 |
0.08% |
2,095 |
9.15% |
225,736 |
2,467,729
|
By congressional district
Simon won 4 of 8 congressional districts with the remaining 4 going to Crockett.[19]
See also
Notes
- ^ Key:
A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
References
- ^ a b "Minnesota AFL-CIO makes 2022 statewide election endorsements". www.mnaflcio.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "DFL endorses Walz for second term". Austin Daily Herald. May 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Unofficial State Primary Results for Secretary of State". Minnesota Secretary of State. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Lopez, Ricardo (December 6, 2021). "Kim Crockett running for Minnesota secretary of state to focus on 'election integrity'". Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MNGOP State Convention Endorses Kim Crockett for Secretary of State". Republican Party of Minnesota. May 13, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Montemayor, Stephen (October 11, 2021). "New Minnesota GOP candidate for secretary of state announces campaign". www.startribune.com. Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Montemayor, Stephen (October 22, 2021). "Phillip Parrish, GOP secretary of state candidate, exits race". www.startribune.com. Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Montellaro, Zach. "Kinzinger endorses Dems in major governor, secretary of state races". POLITICO. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Election Endorsements". December 20, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "EDITORIAL | Star Tribune Editorial Board endorsement: Re-elect Simon for election integrity". Star Tribune.
- ^ Derosier, Alex (October 25, 2022). "Trump endorses Minnesota Secretary of State candidate Kim Crockett". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Faircloth, Ryan (September 24, 2022). "Minnesota GOP secretary of state candidate pushes voting restrictions while denying election results". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MNGOP State Convention Endorses Kim Crockett for Secretary of State". The Republican Party of Minnesota. Rochester, MN: Republican Party of Minnesota. May 13, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "TPPCF Endorses Kim Crockett for Secretary of State". Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund. October 3, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "2022 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Minnesota Secretary of State.
- ^ "Home - Election Results". electionresults.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ This poll was sponsored by KSTP-TV
- ^ This poll was sponsored by Alpha News
- ^ This poll was sponsored by Alpha News
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