Secretary of State, 1974 Election

Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Date: September 10, 1974
Cycle: 1974
Office: Secretary of State
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Joan Anderson Growe Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 157,031 52.31 +4.62
Richard Noonan Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 143,167 47.69

Growe was a former teacher and state Representative (HD 40A, 1973-1975) from Minnetonka.

Noonan was a contractor from Edina who also sought the DFL nomination for Secretary of State in 1970.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Primary Election Results 1974, Office of Secretary of State (p. 3).