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 County results Growe: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hanson: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1982 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1982 in order to elect theSecretary of State of Minnesota.Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee andincumbent Secretary of StateJoan Growe defeatedIndependent-Republican nominee Mark Hanson andLibertarian nominee Linda Taylor.[1]
On election day, 2 November 1982,Democratic–Farmer–Labor nomineeJoan Growe won re-election by a margin of 355,781 votes against her foremost opponentIndependent-Republican nominee Mark Hanson, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of Secretary of State. Growe was sworn in for her third term on 3 January 1983.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Joan Growe (incumbent) | 1,028,792 | 59.36 | |
| Ind.-Republican | Mark Hanson | 673,011 | 38.83 | |
| Libertarian | Linda Taylor | 31,422 | 1.81 | |
| Total votes | 1,733,225 | 100.00 | ||
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