Statewide · General election
Minnesota Secretary of State
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
On the ballot
4 certified candidates, listed alphabetically by last name.
Tad Jude
A former legislator, county commissioner and judge who is also an attorney and small business owner in Maple Grove.
Full profile →Seth Kuhl-Stennes
An operations specialist at the Land Stewardship Project with about 20 years across cooperatives, businesses and nonprofits, including Equal Exchange and Eastside Food Cooperative. A Baudette native, he reports 16 years of board service.
Full profile →Steve Simon
A former state House member, first elected in 2004, who chaired the Elections Committee and says he wrote the law allowing eligible Minnesotans to vote from home. His family settled on the Iron Range after fleeing Lithuania.
Full profile →George "Chip" Tangen
An attorney who was legislative counsel to U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad and is now a relationship manager at Enterprise Minnesota. Holds a political science degree from Middlebury College and a law degree from the University of Minnesota.
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