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1 DemocraticFarmerLabor primary  



1.1  Candidates  



1.1.1  Declared  





1.1.2  Withdrew  





1.1.3  Declined  







1.2  Results  







2 Republican primary  



2.1  Candidates  



2.1.1  Declared  





2.1.2  Withdrew  





2.1.3  Declined  







2.2  Results  







3 Independence primary  



3.1  Candidates  





3.2  Results  







4 General election  



4.1  Candidates  





4.2  Polling  





4.3  Results  







5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election







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2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election

← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 →
 
Nominee Steve Simon Dan Severson
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 901,450 879,022
Percentage 47.0% 45.9%

Simon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Severson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50%
     No votes


Secretary of State before election

Mark Ritchie
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Secretary of State

Steve Simon
Democratic (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.[1] 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.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary[edit]

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.[2]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Withdrew[edit]

Declined[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary election results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Steve Simon 65,634 42.67
Democratic (DFL) Dick Franson 44,700 29.06
Democratic (DFL) Gregg Iverson 43,478 28.27
Total votes 153,812 100

Republican primary[edit]

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.[12]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Withdrew[edit]

Declined[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary election results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Severson 152,754 100
Total votes 152,754 100

Independence primary[edit]

The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Bob Helland won the endorsement.[18]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Independence primary election results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independence Bob Helland 3,059 51.52
Independence David Singleton 2,879 48.48
Total votes 5,938 100

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Steve
Simon (DFL)
Dan
Severson (R)
Bob
Helland (IP)
Gravis Marketing July 2–3, 2014 879 ± 3% 46% 41% 14%

Results[edit]

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2014[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Steve Simon 901,450 47.04% -2.06%
Republican Dan Severson 879,022 45.87% +0.23%
Independence Bob Helland 94,065 4.91% -0.28%
Libertarian Bob Odden 40,729 2.13% N/A
Write-in 1,134 0.06% -0.01%
Total votes 1,916,400 100.0%
Democratic (DFL) hold

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (June 4, 2013). "Secretary of State Ritchie won't run again". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  • ^ "DFLers endorse Dayton, Franken for 2nd terms". Associated Press. June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  • ^ Salibsury, Bill and Doug Belden (June 3, 2014). "15 minutes before deadline, Entenza jumps into state auditor race". Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  • ^ a b c "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings, Executive Offices". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  • ^ Scheck, Tom (August 6, 2013). "Democrat Simon says he's running for secretary of state". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  • ^ Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (August 2, 2013). "First in, first out. DFL Secretary of State candidate ends her campaign". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  • ^ "DFLers endorse Dayton, Franken for 2nd terms". Post-Bulletin. Associated Press. June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  • ^ Kimball, Joe (October 7, 2013). "Former state Rep. Jeremy Kalin withdraws from secretary of state race". MinnPost. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  • ^ "Reinert out, Kalin in for Minnesota secretary of state race". Duluth News Tribune. July 9, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  • ^ Brooks, Jennifer and Rachel E. Stassen-Berger (June 25, 2013). "Minnesota DFL Rep. Ryan Winkler tweets, deletes "Uncle Thomas" reference to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  • ^ a b c "Statewide Results for Secretary of State, Primary Election". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  • ^ Bierschbach, Briana (May 30, 2014). "Dan Severson wins secretary of state endorsement at Minnesota Republican convention". MinnPost. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  • ^ Sommerhauser, Mark (March 27, 2014). "Severson plans second run at Secretary of State seat". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  • ^ Salisbury, Bill (June 5, 2014). "John Howe withdraws from Minnesota secretary of state race". Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  • ^ a b Brucato, Cyndy (March 10, 2014). "Republican Dennis Nguyen withdraws from secretary of state race". MinnPost. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  • ^ Carlson, Heather J. (March 10, 2014). "Candidate drops out of race after alleged strip club visit with Rochester lawmaker". Post-Bulletin. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  • ^ Mullen, Mike (October 7, 2013). "Kalin withdraws Secretary of State candidacy". Politics in Minnesota. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  • ^ a b Kimball, Joe (May 19, 2014). "Independence Party endorses Nicollet for governor; Terrell for U.S. Senate". MinnPost. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  • ^ "Statewide Results for Secretary of State". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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