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1982 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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1982 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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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 2 November 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

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On election day, 2 November 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 3 January 1983.[2]

Results

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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

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  1. ^ "Secretary of State, 1982 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2024.