1962 Minnesota Secretary of State election

The 1962 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 1962, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. [Minnesota Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic–Farmer–Labor] nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Joseph L. Donovan defeated Republican nominee Norbert A. McCrady. This was the first election for a four-year term following the passage of a constitutional amendment in 1958 that provided four-year terms for all state constitutional officers.

General election

On election day, November 6, 1962, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Joseph L. Donovan won re-election by a margin of 235,217 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Norbert A. McCrady, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of Minnesota Secretary of State. Donovan was sworn in for his fifth term on January 8, 1963.