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Secretary of State — Minnesota
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Minnesota 2026 — and the Road Beyond
Election: November 3, 2026. Research checked: October 8, 2026. This first pass identifies the current general-election field from the Minnesota Secretary of State candidate finder and the certified primary outcome. Campaign links are candidate-controlled sources, not endorsements or independent proof of campaign claims.
CURRENT GENERAL-ELECTION FIELD
| Candidate | Party | Candidate-controlled website |
|---|---|---|
| Tad Jude | Republican | tadjude.com |
| Steve Simon | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | stevesimonmn.com |
| Seth Kuhl-Stennes | Green | seth4mnsos.org |
| George “Chip” Tangen | Libertarian | chipforsos.com |
The official primary results show Jude winning the Republican nomination and Simon unopposed for the DFL nomination. The official candidate finder lists the Green and Libertarian candidates and is the continuing source for withdrawals or corrections.
WHAT THE OFFICE CAN DO
The Secretary of State is Minnesota's chief election official, administers statewide election systems and filings, trains and supports local election administrators, and handles specified business and official-document functions. The office does not write election law alone, control every county's day-to-day operations, or decide the outcome of a lawful recount by personal preference.
Official office and qualification description · Personalized sample ballot
OPEN REPORT-CARD QUESTIONS
What statutory changes would each candidate request? What cybersecurity, audit, accessibility and public-record standards would they publish? How would they measure wait times, ballot rejection, equipment performance and correction of misinformation? Which duties can the office perform directly, and which require the Legislature, counties or courts?
No score, endorsement or winner prediction is assigned in this first pass. Candidate portraits, full platform comparisons, finance records and public-record performance reviews remain a later research layer; a missing portrait is not a judgment about a candidate.