Secretary of State, 1974 Election
General
| Date: | November 5, 1974 |
| Cycle: | 1974 |
| Office: | Secretary of State |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Anderson Growe | Woman | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 640,948 | 52.31 | +7.52 |
| Arlen I. Erdahl Incumbent | Man | Republican | 548,786 | 44.79 | |
| Daniel J. (Dan) Slater | Man | American | 35,571 | 2.90 |
Secretary of State Erdahl was the first incumbent to lose a reelection bid since Republican Virginia Holm in 1954 and the third in state history (also joining Democrat Francis Baasen in 1859).
Growe was a former teacher and a state Representative (HD 40A, 1973-1975) from Minnetonka.
Slater was an electrician from St. Paul and a former state Representative (HD 49, 1963-1965). He was nominated by petition.
Sources
- State of Minnesota General Election Results 1974, Office of Secretary of State (p. 11).