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
- Steve Simon, incumbent secretary of state
Eliminated in primary
- Steve Carlson, perennial candidate
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominated
- Kim Crockett, former vice president of the conservative think tank Center of the American Experiment
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
Withdrew before convention
- Phillip Parrish, former U.S. naval intelligence officer
Results
General election
Debate
A was held on October 2 by WCCO.Predictions
Post-primary endorsements
Polling
Graphical summary| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Simon | Kim Crockett | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | Oct. 26 – 30, 2022 | 836 | ± 3.9% | 47% | 41% | 12% |
| St. Cloud State University | Oct. 10 – 30, 2022 | 212 | ± 8% | 52% | 37% | 11% |
| Trafalgar Group | Oct. 17 – 19, 2022 | 1,091 | ± 2.9% | 46.6% | 44.6% | 8.9% |
| Embold Research | Oct. 10 – 14, 2022 | 1,585 | ± 2.6% | 47.9% | 40.8% | 11.3% |
| SurveyUSA | Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2022 | 604 | ± 4.4% | 42% | 40% | 18% |
| Trafalgar Group | Sep. 14, 2022 | 1,079 | ± 2.9% | 46.2% | 45.2% | 8.5% |
| Mason-Dixon | Sep. 12 – 14, 2022 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 47.6% | 40.0% | 12.4% |
| SurveyUSA | Aug. 30 – Sep. 4, 2022 | 562 | ± 4.9% | 42% | 38% | 20% |
Results
By county
;Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican- Beltrami
- Mahnomen
- Mower
- Norman
- Winona
By congressional district
| District | Simon | Crockett | Representative |
| 46% | 54% | Brad Finstad | |
| 55% | 45% | Angie Craig | |
| 61% | 39% | Dean Phillips | |
| 70% | 30% | Betty McCollum | |
| 83% | 17% | Ilhan Omar | |
| 42% | 57% | Tom Emmer | |
| 34% | 65% | Michelle Fischbach | |
| 46% | 53% | Pete Stauber |