Secretary of State, 1978 Election
General
| Date: | November 7, 1978 |
| Cycle: | 1978 |
| Office: | Secretary of State |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Anderson Growe Incumbent | Woman | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 788,253 | 52.13 | +8.16 |
| Gerald W. (Jerry) Brekke | Man | Independent-Republican | 664,829 | 43.97 | |
| Dianna Jenkins | Woman | American | 59,031 | 3.90 |
Secretary of State Growe was reelected to a second term.
Brekke was a university professor, a former U.S. Defense Department official under Gerald Ford, GOP U.S. Senate nominee in 1976, and Independence nominee for the 2nd CD in 2000.
Jenkins was a homemaker from Brainerd.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1979-1980 (p. 491).