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Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2014

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2014
Minnesota
← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 →
  Steve Simon 2007.jpg DanSeverson.jpg
Nominee Steve Simon Dan Severson
Party DFL Republican
Popular vote 901,450 879,022
Percentage 47.04% 45.87%

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2014 results by county.svg
Results by county

Secretary of State before election

Mark Ritchie
DFL

Elected Secretary of State

Steve Simon
DFL


Simon

Severson

Mark Ritchie
DFL

Steve Simon
DFL

The 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Minnesota Secretary of State.

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Secretary of State Mark Ritchie did not run for re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominated State Representative Steve Simon, the Republican Party nominated State Representative Dan Severson and the Independence Party nominated business process analyst Bob Helland.

Simon narrowly defeated Severson in the general election.

The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on May 31, 2014. State Representative Steve Simon was endorsed by acclamation over fellow State Representative Debra Hilstrom, who conceded before the results of the first ballot were announced and withdrew from the race.

The Republican endorsement was made on May 30, 2014. Former State Representative Dan Severson, the Republican nominee for Secretary of State in 2010, was endorsed after one ballot when former State Senator John Howe withdrew his name from consideration.

The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Bob Helland won the endorsement.


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