1982 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1982 Minnesota Secretary of State election

← 1978 November 2, 1982 1986 →

Nominee Joan Growe Mark Hanson Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican Popular vote 1,028,792 673,011 Percentage 59.36% 38.83%

County results Growe:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Hanson:      40–50%      50–60%

Secretary of State before election Joan Growe Democratic (DFL) Elected Secretary of State Joan Growe Democratic (DFL)

The 1982 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 2, 1982, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Joan Growe defeated Independent-Republican nominee Mark Hanson and Libertarian nominee Linda Taylor.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 2, 1982, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Joan Growe won re-election by a margin of 355,781 votes against her foremost opponent Independent-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 January 3, 1983.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Democratic (DFL) hold

References

1. "Secretary of State, 1982 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
2. "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. October 23, 2017. Retrieved 2024-10-04.