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 County results Congressional district results Precinct resultsSimon: 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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The2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect theMinnesota Secretary of State.
IncumbentDemocratic–Farmer–Labor Secretary of StateMark 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 RepresentativeSteve Simon, theRepublican Party nominated State RepresentativeDan Severson and theIndependence Party nominated business process analyst Bob Helland.
Simon narrowly defeated Severson in the general election.
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on May 31, 2014. State RepresentativeSteve Simon was endorsed by acclamation over fellow State RepresentativeDebra Hilstrom, who conceded before the results of the first ballot were announced and withdrew from the race.[2]
| 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 | ||
The Republican endorsement was made on May 30, 2014. Former state representativeDan Severson, the Republican nominee for secretary of state in 2010, was endorsed after one ballot when former state senatorJohn Howe withdrew his name from consideration.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Severson | 152,754 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 152,754 | 100 | ||
The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Bob Helland won the endorsement.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | Bob Helland | 3,059 | 51.52 | |
| Independence | David Singleton | 2,879 | 48.48 | |
| Total votes | 5,938 | 100 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Simon (DFL) | Dan Severson (R) | Bob Helland (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing[19] | July 2–3, 2014 | 879 | ± 3% | 46% | 41% | 14% |
| 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 | |||||
Despite losing the state, Severson won five of eight congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.[21]
| District | Simon | Severson | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 42% | 50% | Tim Walz |
| 2nd | 43% | 50% | John Kline |
| 3rd | 43% | 51% | Erik Paulsen |
| 4th | 56% | 37% | Betty McCollum |
| 5th | 69% | 24% | Keith Ellison |
| 6th | 36% | 57% | Tom Emmer |
| 7th | 40% | 52% | Collin Peterson |
| 8th | 48% | 45% | Rick Nolan |
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