The 1982 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1982 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Joan Growe defeated Independent-Republican nominee Mark Hanson and Libertarian nominee Linda Taylor.
General election.
On election day, 2 November 1982, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Joan Growe won re-election by a margin of 355,781 votes against her foremost opponent Independent-Republican nominee Mark Hanson, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of Secretary of State. Growe was sworn in for her third term on 3 January 1983.