Minnesota Secretary of State

4 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

Usually the state's chief elections officer: certifies candidates and results and keeps the voter rolls. Also registers businesses and keeps official state records.

Candidates

Steve SimonIncumbent

Democrat
Moderately left · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)

Seth Kuhl-Stennes

Green
No public record found yet to place this candidate.

Tad Jude

Republican
Moderately right · from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford)

George "Chip" Tangen

Libertarian
No public record found yet to place this candidate.

Filled dots are published academic scores; hollow dots are AI estimates from the candidate's own public record. How placements work.

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