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2018 Minnesota Secretary Of State Election Results

Election Date: Nov. 6, 2018 | Updated 2:12 PM EST Dec. 5, 2018

Secretary of State

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *1,328,41852.3%
John Howe (R)1,109,13843.6%
William Denney103,6504.1%

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County-by-County Results

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Aitkin County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)4,46755.9%
Steve Simon (D) *3,17739.8%
William Denney3484.4%

Anoka County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)76,04448.8%
Steve Simon (D) *72,85346.7%
William Denney7,0894.5%

Becker County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)8,46258.7%
Steve Simon (D) *5,38037.3%
William Denney5643.9%

Beltrami County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *8,63448.7%
John Howe (R)8,49447.9%
William Denney5913.3%

Benton County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)9,38459.3%
Steve Simon (D) *5,67635.9%
William Denney7644.8%

Big Stone County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)1,42155.8%
Steve Simon (D) *1,02240.2%
William Denney1024.0%

Blue Earth County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *14,27551.9%
John Howe (R)11,82443.0%
William Denney1,4205.2%

Brown County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)6,92759.9%
Steve Simon (D) *4,04835.0%
William Denney5975.2%

Carlton County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *8,80454.9%
John Howe (R)6,59941.1%
William Denney6384.0%

Carver County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)27,05454.5%
Steve Simon (D) *20,65841.6%
William Denney1,9704.0%

Cass County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)8,31760.2%
Steve Simon (D) *5,05836.6%
William Denney4483.2%

Chippewa County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)3,00056.0%
Steve Simon (D) *2,12539.7%
William Denney2334.3%

Chisago County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)14,62257.7%
Steve Simon (D) *9,66538.1%
William Denney1,0544.2%

Clay County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *12,52752.7%
John Howe (R)10,24643.1%
William Denney9864.2%

Clearwater County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,22064.6%
Steve Simon (D) *1,10732.2%
William Denney1073.1%

Cook County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *1,97063.1%
John Howe (R)1,01332.5%
William Denney1374.4%

Cottonwood County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,94859.6%
Steve Simon (D) *1,79736.4%
William Denney1984.0%

Crow Wing County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)18,37359.7%
Steve Simon (D) *11,23036.5%
William Denney1,1623.8%

Dakota County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *106,91052.4%
John Howe (R)88,73943.5%
William Denney8,3734.1%

Dodge County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)5,21958.7%
Steve Simon (D) *3,21936.2%
William Denney4575.1%

Douglas County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)10,90061.4%
Steve Simon (D) *6,20735.0%
William Denney6393.6%

Faribault County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)3,72059.3%
Steve Simon (D) *2,19635.0%
William Denney3615.8%

Fillmore County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)5,14754.2%
Steve Simon (D) *3,92241.3%
William Denney4204.4%

Freeborn County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)6,95250.7%
Steve Simon (D) *6,11344.6%
William Denney6354.6%

Goodhue County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)12,28954.0%
Steve Simon (D) *9,47541.6%
William Denney1,0094.4%

Grant County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)1,68454.7%
Steve Simon (D) *1,23240.0%
William Denney1625.3%

Hennepin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *410,68166.7%
John Howe (R)181,83929.5%
William Denney23,0023.7%

Houston County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)4,53451.6%
Steve Simon (D) *3,95445.0%
William Denney3053.5%

Hubbard County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)6,03960.2%
Steve Simon (D) *3,66336.5%
William Denney3223.2%

Isanti County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)10,53861.8%
Steve Simon (D) *5,81234.1%
William Denney7114.2%

Itasca County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)10,60750.0%
Steve Simon (D) *9,76846.0%
William Denney8373.9%

Jackson County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,70458.6%
Steve Simon (D) *1,68536.5%
William Denney2264.9%

Kanabec County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)3,87558.6%
Steve Simon (D) *2,44937.0%
William Denney2864.3%

Kandiyohi County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)10,46157.0%
Steve Simon (D) *7,12438.9%
William Denney7524.1%

Kittson County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)1,11849.1%
Steve Simon (D) *1,08447.6%
William Denney763.3%

Koochiching County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,52648.8%
Steve Simon (D) *2,49448.2%
William Denney1512.9%

Lac qui Parle County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)1,75853.5%
Steve Simon (D) *1,38742.2%
William Denney1444.4%

Lake County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *3,18354.5%
John Howe (R)2,47242.3%
William Denney1903.3%

Lake of the Woods County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)1,16263.5%
Steve Simon (D) *60132.8%
William Denney673.7%

Le Sueur County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)7,10956.6%
Steve Simon (D) *4,82738.5%
William Denney6164.9%

Lincoln County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)1,34456.0%
Steve Simon (D) *94339.3%
William Denney1154.8%

Lyon County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)5,57356.8%
Steve Simon (D) *3,80838.8%
William Denney4304.4%

Mahnomen County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *1,02454.2%
John Howe (R)78241.4%
William Denney834.4%

Marshall County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,47961.9%
Steve Simon (D) *1,41635.3%
William Denney1132.8%

Martin County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)5,42463.2%
Steve Simon (D) *2,72731.8%
William Denney4375.1%

McLeod County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)9,26462.9%
Steve Simon (D) *4,80732.6%
William Denney6614.5%

Meeker County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)6,41963.0%
Steve Simon (D) *3,34932.9%
William Denney4154.1%

Mille Lacs County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)6,27760.2%
Steve Simon (D) *3,71635.6%
William Denney4344.2%

Morrison County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)9,62868.8%
Steve Simon (D) *3,90527.9%
William Denney4543.2%

Mower County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *7,07649.1%
John Howe (R)6,67046.3%
William Denney6574.6%

Murray County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,35858.4%
Steve Simon (D) *1,52337.7%
William Denney1563.9%

Nicollet County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *7,88351.2%
John Howe (R)6,67043.3%
William Denney8445.5%

Nobles County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)3,80355.7%
Steve Simon (D) *2,73540.1%
William Denney2874.2%

Norman County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *1,27848.3%
John Howe (R)1,24246.9%
William Denney1284.8%

Olmsted County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *34,89750.0%
John Howe (R)31,85245.7%
William Denney2,9854.3%

Otter Tail County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)16,59161.4%
Steve Simon (D) *9,52635.3%
William Denney8923.3%

Pennington County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,91655.0%
Steve Simon (D) *2,15740.7%
William Denney2284.3%

Pine County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)6,28955.1%
Steve Simon (D) *4,63540.6%
William Denney4904.3%

Pipestone County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,42065.9%
Steve Simon (D) *1,11130.2%
William Denney1433.9%

Polk County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)6,61957.0%
Steve Simon (D) *4,58039.4%
William Denney4113.5%

Pope County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,98255.5%
Steve Simon (D) *2,17440.4%
William Denney2214.1%

Ramsey County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *165,82269.3%
John Howe (R)63,34126.5%
William Denney10,1674.2%

Red Lake County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)82150.9%
Steve Simon (D) *71644.4%
William Denney774.8%

Redwood County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)3,93364.3%
Steve Simon (D) *1,92231.4%
William Denney2644.3%

Renville County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)3,63958.7%
Steve Simon (D) *2,27436.7%
William Denney2904.7%

Rice County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *14,16750.9%
John Howe (R)12,46644.8%
William Denney1,2004.3%

Rock County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,34363.1%
Steve Simon (D) *1,22833.1%
William Denney1443.9%

Roseau County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)4,28067.1%
Steve Simon (D) *1,92530.2%
William Denney1752.7%

Scott County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)34,60553.2%
Steve Simon (D) *27,67942.5%
William Denney2,7794.3%

Sherburne County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)23,96561.9%
Steve Simon (D) *13,10133.8%
William Denney1,6564.3%

Sibley County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)4,02862.5%
Steve Simon (D) *2,07832.3%
William Denney3345.2%

St. Louis County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *58,26160.1%
John Howe (R)35,06936.2%
William Denney3,5923.7%

Stearns County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)37,68257.9%
Steve Simon (D) *24,89738.3%
William Denney2,4963.8%

Steele County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)9,01956.3%
Steve Simon (D) *6,23638.9%
William Denney7604.7%

Stevens County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,34155.1%
Steve Simon (D) *1,74641.1%
William Denney1583.7%

Swift County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,13153.5%
Steve Simon (D) *1,68042.2%
William Denney1694.2%

Todd County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)6,24966.1%
Steve Simon (D) *2,85630.2%
William Denney3553.8%

Traverse County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)81654.7%
Steve Simon (D) *61140.9%
William Denney664.4%

Wabasha County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)5,52756.5%
Steve Simon (D) *3,78138.7%
William Denney4734.8%

Wadena County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)3,69367.5%
Steve Simon (D) *1,61029.4%
William Denney1703.1%

Waseca County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)4,61157.8%
Steve Simon (D) *2,93536.8%
William Denney4265.3%

Washington County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *64,40150.5%
John Howe (R)57,90045.4%
William Denney5,1384.0%

Watonwan County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,19754.0%
Steve Simon (D) *1,68541.4%
William Denney1894.6%

Wilkin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)1,50359.5%
Steve Simon (D) *90835.9%
William Denney1174.6%

Winona County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Steve Simon (D) *10,91052.0%
John Howe (R)9,20043.8%
William Denney8814.2%

Wright County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)34,85560.4%
Steve Simon (D) *20,13234.9%
William Denney2,6804.6%

Yellow Medicine County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
John Howe (R)2,51558.9%
Steve Simon (D) *1,59537.3%
William Denney1613.8%

Election results provided by the Associated Press. Estimated vote counts are provided by the Associated Press and informed by past turnout, advance votes cast and early returns.