Secretary of State
Minnesota
My vote power
Normal
Election date
August 11, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 5,739,445 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,739,445 ÷ 5,739,445) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in MN (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Running elections and certifying results, in most states
- Handling voter registration and how you vote, in most states
- Keeping business filings and official state records
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Election Integrity,
Candidates
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Incumbent · declared
Steve Simon is Minnesota's 22nd Secretary of State and has served since January 2015. He previously served ten years in the Minnesota House of Representatives, chaired the House Elections Committee, worked as a Minnesota assistant attorney general, and practiced law privately.
Records: Election Integrity 8 for, Data Privacy 7 for, Civil Rights 6 for,
Republican · declared
Tad Jude is a former Minnesota district court judge, state senator, state representative, and Hennepin County commissioner. He served in the Legislature from 1973 through 1988 and on Minnesota's Tenth Judicial District court from 2011 through January 2022.
Records: Election Integrity 1 for, 1 against, Civil Rights 1 for
Republican · declared
Wendy Phillips is a business owner and former Oronoco Planning and Zoning commissioner. She was the Republican nominee for Minnesota House District 25A in 2022 and has served in Olmsted County Republican and election-integrity roles.
Records: Election Integrity 2 for, Government Efficiency 1 for
Sources: candidates.sos.mn.gov · sos.mn.gov