1998 Minnesota Secretary of State election County resultsKiffmeyer: 40–50% 50–60%Garcia: 40–50% 50–60%
The1998 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 1998, in order to elect theSecretary of State of Minnesota .Republican nomineeMary Kiffmeyer defeatedDemocratic–Farmer–Labor nominee andincumbent member of theMinnesota House of Representatives from the 63B districtEdwina Garcia ,Reform nominee Alan Shilepsky andLibertarian nominee Kenneth Iverson.[ 1]
TheReform Party primary was held on September 11, 1998, and featured Alan Shilepsky as the sole candidate. He was subsequently elected with 100.00% of the vote.[ 2]
Reform primary election results[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Reform Alan Shilepsky 13,905 100.00 Total votes 13,905 100.00
[ edit ] TheDemocratic–Farmer–Labor Party primary was held on September 15, 1998, and featuredincumbent member of theMinnesota House of Representatives from the 63B districtEdwina Garcia , Jennifer Mattson, Dick Franson and Gregg A. Iverson as possible candidates. Garcia won the primary with 36.27% of the vote.[ 4]
TheRepublican Party primary was held on September 15, 1998, and featuredMary Kiffmeyer and Don Koenig as candidates. Kiffmeyer won the primary with 55.36% of the vote.[ 6]
On election day, November 3, 1998,Republican nomineeMary Kiffmeyer won the election by a margin of 110,340 votes against her foremost opponentDemocratic–Farmer–Labor nomineeEdwina Garcia , thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Kiffmeyer was sworn in as the 20thSecretary of State of Minnesota on January 3, 1999.[ 8]
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