Election Name: | 2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1983 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2022 Minnesota Secretary of State election |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:Steve Simon 2015.jpg |
Nominee1: | Steve Simon |
Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote1: | 1,328,502 |
Percentage1: | 52.3% |
Nominee2: | John Howe |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,109,093 |
Percentage2: | 43.6% |
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 |
The 2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the secretary of state of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Steve Simon, the incumbent and Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominee, won the election.
DFL incumbent Steve Simon was first elected in 2014—succeeding two-term DFL incumbent Mark Ritchie, who did not seek re-election. Simon announced on January 23, 2018, that he would seek re-election.[1]
Howe was endorsed by the Republicans on June 2, 2018, at their state convention.[3]
Simon was endorsed by the DFL on June 1, 2018, at their state convention.[4]