The 1990 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 6 November 1990 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 David Jennings and Grassroots nominee Candice E. Sjostrom.
General election.
On election day, 6 November 1990, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Joan Growe won re-election by a margin of 468,497 votes against her foremost opponent Independent-Republican nominee David Jennings, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of Secretary of State. Growe was sworn in for her fifth term on 3 January 1991.