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Jude Wins GOP Race for Minnesota Secretary of State
Jude led Phillips by 61.5% to 38.6% with about 77% of precincts reporting, setting up a November challenge to Steve Simon.
- On Tuesday, Tad Jude won the Republican nomination for Minnesota Secretary of State, defeating Wendy Phillips with 61.5% of the vote to her 38.6% with approximately 77% of precincts reporting.
- Jude, a GOP-endorsed candidate from Maple Grove, is a former district court judge, while Phillips is a small-business owner and former chair of the Olmsted County Republican Party.
- Both candidates campaigned on combating fraud and enacting stricter voting requirements, and Jude will now face incumbent Steve Simon, the lone Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate, in the November 3 general election.
- The Secretary of State oversees Minnesota elections, voter registration, and business filings, with the position involving a four-year term and an annual salary of $127,717.
- Before this nomination, Jude served 16 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate, followed by 11 years as a district court judge before seeking this statewide office.
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Jude wins GOP race for Minnesota secretary of state
The former legislator will face off against three-term DFL incumbent Steve Simon.
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Total News Sources20
Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Center
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- 58% of the sources are Center
58% Center
L 16%
C 58%
R 26%
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