Secretary of State, 1986 Election
Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor
| Date: | September 9, 1986 |
| Cycle: | 1986 |
| Office: | Secretary of State |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Anderson Growe Incumbent | Woman | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 383,720 | 82.88 | +65.77 |
| Nordis Olson | Woman | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 79,237 | 17.12 |
After losing the 1984 U.S. Senate election to Rudy Boschwitz, Growe won the DFL renomination to a fourth term as Secretary of State.
Olson was a homemaker from Heron Lake and a Lyndon LaRouche-backed candidate.
Sources
- Minnesota Election Results 1986, Election Division, Secretary of State (p. 3).