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Last updated: Sept. 27, 2024

Thousands of general elections are taking place across the United States on Nov. 5, 2024. Those elections include offices at the federal, state, and local levels. This is one of 50 pages in which Ballotpedia previews the elections happening in each state as part of the Daily Brew’s 50 states in 25 days series.

This page provides an overview of all elections happening in South Dakota within our coverage scope on Nov. 5, 2024. Those elections include one for South Dakota's at-large U.S. House District, all 35 state senators and 70 state representatives, and one state Supreme Court justice. Additionally, there are seven statewide ballot measure on the ballot in South Dakota. This page also includes more information about election day in South Dakota, including:

* How to vote in South Dakota
* The elected offices that South Dakota voters can expect to see on their ballots
* The races in South Dakota that Ballotpedia is covering as battlegrounds
* The ballot measures that voters in South Dakota will decide on
* Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup Tool
* The partisan balance of South Dakota's congressional delegation and state government
* Past presidential election results in South Dakota
* The competitiveness of legislative elections in South Dakota
* The candidates who are on the ballot in South Dakota

## Contents

* 1 Voting information
* 2 What's on the ballot?
* 2.1 2024 elections
* 2.2 Your ballot
* 2.3 Noteworthy elections
* 2.4 Ballot measures
* 3 State analysis
* 3.1 Partisan balance
* 3.2 Past presidential election results in South Dakota
* 3.3 State legislative competitiveness
* 3.3.1 2010-2024
* 3.3.2 In 2024
* 4 List of candidates
* 5 Footnotes

## Voting information[edit]

See also: Voting in South Dakota

Election information in South Dakota: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

* In-person: Oct. 21, 2024
* By mail: Received by Oct. 21, 2024
* Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

* In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
* By mail: Received by Nov. 4, 2024
* Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

* In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
* By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 20, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

## What's on the ballot?[edit]

### 2024 elections[edit]

See also: South Dakota elections, 2024

At the federal level, South Dakota voters will elect one U.S. Representative from the South Dakota's at-large U.S. House District. To learn more about the congressional election in South Dakota, click here.

One state executive office is up for election: Public Service Commissioner.

All 105 state legislative seats in the Legislature are up for election, including all 70 seats in the House and all 35 seats in the Senate. There are 22 open seats in the House and 14 open seats in the Senate.

One seat on the South Dakota Supreme Court is up for election. South Dakota is one of 21 states and D.C. that uses an assisted appointment method of judicial selection at the state supreme court level and one of nine states that use this selection method for at least one type of court below the supreme court level. Voters will decide whether to retain incumbent Justice Scott P. Myren

South Dakota is not holding school board elections this year.

Municipal elections for the Pierre City Commission were canceled after incumbents Jamie Huizenga and Todd Johnson were the only candidates to file to run for the office.

Below is a list of South Dakota elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2024. Click the links to learn more about each type:

South Dakota elections, 2024

Office  | Elections?  | More information
U.S. Senate  | —  | —
U.S. House | ✓ | Click here
Congress special election  | —  | —
Governor  | —  | —
Other state executive | ✓ | Click here
State Senate | ✓ | Click here
State House | ✓ | Click here
Special state legislative  | —  | —
State Supreme Court | ✓ | Click here
Intermediate appellate courts  | —  | —
School boards  | —  | —
Municipal government | ✓ | Click here
Recalls  | —  | —
Ballot measures | ✓ | Click here
Local ballot measures | ✓ | Click here

Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
Subject to Ballotpedia's scope

### Your ballot[edit]

See also: Sample Ballot Lookup

### Noteworthy elections[edit]

As of Sept. 25, 2024, Ballotpedia did not identify any federal or state elections as battleground races. Those are the race that we expect to have a meaningful effect on the balance of power in governments or to be particularly competitive or compelling.

### Ballot measures[edit]

There are seven statewide ballot measures on the ballot in South Dakota.

Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes

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LRCA

| Constitutional Amendment E | Amend the constitution to change male pronouns in the Constitution to gender-neutral terms or titles |

180,365 (43%)

242,866 (57%)

LRCA

| Constitutional Amendment F | Amend the South Dakota Constitution to provide that the state "may impose a work requirement on any person ... who has not been diagnosed as being physically or mentally disabled" for eligible individuals to receive Medicaid under the Medicaid expansion that took effect on July 1, 2023 |

236,410 (56%)

184,829 (44%)

CICA

| Constitutional Amendment G | Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion with a trimester framework for regulations |

176,809 (41%)

250,136 (59%)

CICA

| Constitutional Amendment H | Establish top-two primaries for federal, state, and certain local offices in South Dakota |

141,570 (34%)

270,048 (66%)

CISS

| Initiated Measure 28 | Prohibit state sales taxes on anything sold for human consumption, not including alcoholic beverages or prepared food |

129,261 (31%)

290,969 (69%)

CISS

| Initiated Measure 29 | Legalize the recreational or personal use of marijuana |

189,916 (44%)

237,228 (56%)

| Referred Law 21 | Uphold Senate Bill 201, which would provide requirements for regulating carbon dioxide pipelines and other transmission facilities, and allow counties to impose a surcharge on certain pipeline companies |

165,682 (41%)

242,459 (59%)

82 ballot measures were on the ballot in South Dakota from 1996 to 2022. Voters approved 35 measures and defeated 47.

## State analysis[edit]

### Partisan balance[edit]

Incumbent Republican Dusty Johnson (R) represent South Dakota's at-large U.S. House District and is running for re-election against Sheryl Johnson (R). In the U.S. House, Republicans have a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.

Both of South Dakota's U.S. Senators—Mike Rounds and John Thune—are Republicans. Democrats have a majority in the U.S. Senate. There are 47 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and four independents. Three independents caucus with the Democratic Party, and one other counts towards the Democratic majority for committee purposes.

Republicans have a 31-4 majority with one vacancy in the state Senate and a 63-7 majority in the state House. The last time Democrats controlled either chamber of the Legislature was in 1994, when Democrats controlled the Senate.

Because the governor is a Republican, South Dakota is one of 23 states with a Republican trifecta. It has held this status since 1995 when the Republican majority assumed office in the Senate. South Dakota's attorney general and secretary of state are also Republicans. This makes South Dakota one of 25 states with a Republican triplex. It has held this status since 1979 when Republican Alice Kundert assumed the office of Secretary of State.

### Past presidential election results in South Dakota[edit]

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories

Democratic
Status  | 2012  | 2016  | 2020
Solid Democratic | D | D | D
Trending Democratic | R | D | D
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D
New Democratic | R | R | D
Republican
Status  | 2012  | 2016  | 2020
Solid Republican | R | R | R
Trending Republican | D | R | R
Battleground Republican | R | D | R
New Republican | D | D | R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 91.9% of South Dakotans lived in one of the state's 56 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 5.1% lived in one of five Solid Democratic counties. Overall, South Dakota was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in South Dakota following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

South Dakota county-level statistics, 2020

Solid Republican | 56 | 91.9%
Solid Democratic | 5 | 5.1%
Trending Republican | 4 | 2.7%
Battleground Democratic | 1 | 0.3%
Total voted Democratic | 6 | 5.4%
Total voted Republican | 60 | 94.6%

### State legislative competitiveness[edit]

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

According to Ballotpedia's annual state legislative competitiveness report, South Dakota had a Competitiveness Index of 47.0, ranking it fourth of the 44 states that held elections.

* 36 (34.3%) of the 105 seats up for election were open
* 42 (60.9%) of the 69 incumbents who ran for re-election faced contested primaries
* 48 (45.7%) of the 105 seats up for election were contested by both major parties

#### 2010-2024[edit]

Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.

State Legislative Competitiveness Index in South Dakota, 2010-2024

Year | Open seats | Incs. in contested primaries | Major party competition | Competitiveness Index | Rank
2010 | 32.4% | 9.9% | 58.1% | 33.5 | 20 / 44
2012 | 29.5% | 33.8% | 60.0% | 41.1 | 13 / 44
2014 | 29.5% | 23.0% | 47.6% | 33.4 | 14 / 44
2016 | 40.0% | 28.6% | 62.9% | 43.8 | 9 / 44
2018 | 24.8% | 25.3% | 84.8% | 45.0 | 6 / 44
2020 | 27.6% | 32.9% | 52.4% | 37.6 | 14 / 44
2022 | 32.4% | 49.3% | 44.8% | 42.2 | 13 / 44
2024 | 34.3% | 60.9% | 45.7% | 47.0 | 4 / 44

#### In 2024[edit]

Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents. Click on headings for more state-specific information.

State Legislative Competitiveness Index in South Dakota, 2024

Chamber | Open seats | Incs. in contested primaries | Major party competition | Competitiveness Index
House | 31.4% | 66.7% | 44.3% | 47.5
Senate | 40.0% | 47.6% | 48.6% | 45.4
Total | 34.3% | 60.9% | 45.7% | 47.0

## List of candidates[edit]

Federal Candidates

candidate| office| party| status

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Dusty Johnson Incumbent

U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Republican

Won General

Sheryl Johnson

U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Democratic

Lost General

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

State Candidates

candidate| office| party| status

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Kristie Fiegen Incumbent

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

Republican

Won General

Amber Christenson

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

Republican

Lost Convention

Forrest Wilson

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

Democratic

Lost General

Gideon Oakes

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

Libertarian

Lost General

Michael Rohl Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 1

Republican

Won General

Steve Kolbeck Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 2

Republican

Won General

Carl Perry

South Dakota State Senate District 3

Republican

Won General

Katherine Washnok

South Dakota State Senate District 3

Republican

Lost Primary

Stephanie Sauder

South Dakota State Senate District 4

Republican

Won General

Fred Deutsch

South Dakota State Senate District 4

Republican

Lost Primary

Glen Vilhauer

South Dakota State Senate District 5

Republican

Won General

Dennis Solberg

South Dakota State Senate District 5

Democratic

Lost General

Russell Ronke

South Dakota State Senate District 5

Democratic

Withdrew General

Ernie Otten Jr.

South Dakota State Senate District 6

Republican

Won General

Tim Reed Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 7

Republican

Won General

Patty Bacon

South Dakota State Senate District 7

Democratic

Withdrew General

Casey Crabtree Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 8

Republican

Won General

Rick Weible

South Dakota State Senate District 8

Republican

Lost Primary

Joy Hohn

South Dakota State Senate District 9

Republican

Won General

Mark Willadsen

South Dakota State Senate District 9

Republican

Lost Primary

Liz Larson Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 10

Democratic

Won General

Chris Karr

South Dakota State Senate District 11

Republican

Won General

Steve Natz

South Dakota State Senate District 11

Democratic

Lost General

Arch Beal Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 12

Republican

Won General

Clay Hoffman

South Dakota State Senate District 12

Democratic

Lost General

Sue Peterson

South Dakota State Senate District 13

Republican

Won General

Ali Horsted

South Dakota State Senate District 13

Democratic

Lost General

Larry P. Zikmund Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 14

Republican

Won General

Sandra Henry

South Dakota State Senate District 14

Democratic

Lost General

Jamie Smith

South Dakota State Senate District 15

Democratic

Won General

Brenda Lawrence

South Dakota State Senate District 15

Republican

Lost General

Kevin Jensen

South Dakota State Senate District 16

Republican

Won General

Eric Hohman

South Dakota State Senate District 16

Republican

Lost Primary

Sydney Davis Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 17

Republican

Won General

Jeffrey Church

South Dakota State Senate District 17

Republican

Lost Primary

Lauren Nelson

South Dakota State Senate District 18

Republican

Won General

Jean Hunhoff Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 18

Republican

Lost Primary

Sarah Carda

South Dakota State Senate District 18

Democratic

Lost General

Dennis Menke

South Dakota State Senate District 18

Democratic

Withdrew General

Kyle Schoenfish Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 19

Republican

Won General

Michael Miller

South Dakota State Senate District 19

Independent

Lost General

Paul Miskimins

South Dakota State Senate District 20

Republican

Won General

Gary Steichen

South Dakota State Senate District 20

Democratic

Withdrew General

MyKala Voita

South Dakota State Senate District 21

Republican

Won General

Erin Tobin Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 21

Republican

Lost Primary

Dan Andersson

South Dakota State Senate District 21

Democratic

Lost General

David Wheeler Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 22

Republican

Won General

Jim Schmidt

South Dakota State Senate District 22

Democratic

Lost General

Mark Lapka

South Dakota State Senate District 23

Republican

Won General

Steve Roseland

South Dakota State Senate District 23

Republican

Lost Primary

Jim Mehlhaff Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 24

Republican

Won General

Tom Pischke Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 25

Republican

Won General

Jordan Youngberg

South Dakota State Senate District 25

Republican

Lost Primary

Brian Wirth

South Dakota State Senate District 25

Democratic

Lost General

Tamara Grove

South Dakota State Senate District 26

Republican

Won General

Shawn Bordeaux Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 26

Democratic

Lost General

Red Dawn Foster Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 27

Democratic

Won General

Anthony Kathol

South Dakota State Senate District 27

Republican

Lost General

Bruce Whalen

South Dakota State Senate District 27

Republican

Lost Primary

Gerald Cournoyer Jr.

South Dakota State Senate District 27

Democratic

Lost Primary

Sam Marty

South Dakota State Senate District 28

Republican

Won General

Susan Peterson

South Dakota State Senate District 28

Republican

Lost Primary

Dean Schrempp

South Dakota State Senate District 28

Democratic

Lost General

Shane Farlee

South Dakota State Senate District 28

Independent

Lost General

John Carley

South Dakota State Senate District 29

Republican

Won General

Kirk Chaffee

South Dakota State Senate District 29

Republican

Lost Primary

Amber Hulse

South Dakota State Senate District 30

Republican

Won General

Forrest Foster

South Dakota State Senate District 30

Republican

Lost Primary

Julie Frye-Mueller Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 30

Republican

Lost Primary

Bret Swanson

South Dakota State Senate District 30

Democratic

Lost General

Randy Deibert Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 31

Republican

Won General

Kate Crowley-Johnson

South Dakota State Senate District 31

Republican

Lost Primary

Helene Duhamel Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 32

Republican

Won General

Karen McNeal

South Dakota State Senate District 32

Independent

Lost General

Curt Voight

South Dakota State Senate District 33

Republican

Won General

David Johnson Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 33

Republican

Lost Primary

Taffy Howard

South Dakota State Senate District 34

Republican

Won General

Jason Green

South Dakota State Senate District 34

Republican

Lost Primary

Kehala Two Bulls

South Dakota State Senate District 34

Democratic

Lost General

Michael Calabrese

South Dakota State Senate District 34

Democratic

Withdrew General

Greg Blanc

South Dakota State Senate District 35

Republican

Won General

Curtis Nupen

South Dakota State Senate District 35

Republican

Lost Primary

Mike Walsh Incumbent

South Dakota State Senate District 35

Republican

Lost Primary

Logan Manhart

South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Christopher Reder

South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Tamara St. John Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Steven McCleerey

South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Mark Sumption

South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Josh Dennert

South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats

Libertarian

Lost General

Tamara Lesnar

South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats

Libertarian

Lost General

Dana Pulfrey

South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats

Democratic

Withdrew General

David Kull Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 2 2 seats

Republican

Won General

John Sjaarda Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 2 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Jake Schoenbeck

South Dakota House of Representatives District 2 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Al Novstrup

South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Brandei Schaefbauer Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Erin Rudner

South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Dylan Jordan

South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Kent Roe

South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Barbara Guenette

South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Vanessa Namken

South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Josephine Garcia

South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Matt Roby

South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Byron Callies Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Diane Drake

South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Amy Rambow

South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Aaron Aylward Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Herman Otten

South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Wendi Hogan

South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Garret Campbell

South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Roger DeGroot Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Mellissa Heermann Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Jeffrey Struwe

South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Blake Stevens

South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Fedora Sutton-Butler

South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Penny Hauffe

South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats

Democratic

Withdrew General

Cole Sartell

South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats

Democratic

Withdrew General

Tim Reisch Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Tim Walburg

South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Matt Wagner

South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Greg Zimmerman

South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats

Libertarian

Lost General

Tesa Schwans

South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Bethany Soye Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Daryl Christensen

South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Kristi Golden

South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Beverly Froslie Johnson

South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Bobbi Andera

South Dakota House of Representatives District 10 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Erin Healy Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 10 2 seats

Democratic

Won General

Kameron Nelson Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 10 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Brian Mulder Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Keri Weems

South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats

Republican

Won General

John Kunnari

South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Bill Linsenmeyer

South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Aaron Matson

South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Sonja Mentzer

South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Amber Arlint Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Greg Jamison Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Manford Steele

South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

JR Anderson

South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Erin Royer

South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

John Hughes

South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Tony Venhuizen Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Penny BayBridge

South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Brad Jankord

South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Tony Kayser

South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Taylor Rae Rehfeldt Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Tyler Tordsen Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Keith Block

South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

BJ Motley

South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Erik Muckey

South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats

Democratic

Won General

Kadyn Wittman Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats

Democratic

Won General

Brad Lindwurm

South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats

Republican

Lost General

Joni Tschetter

South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats

Republican

Lost General

Karla Lems Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Richard Vasgaard

South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Brian Burge

South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Matt Ness

South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Chris Kassin Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats

Republican

Won General

William Shorma Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Robin Schiro

South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Ray Ring

South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Julie Auch Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Mike Stevens Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats

Republican

Won General

John Marquardt

South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Paul Harens

South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Sarah Mechtenberg

South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Jessica Bahmuller Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Drew Peterson Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Steven Mettler

South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Jeff Bathke

South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Kaley Nolz

South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Ben Krohmer Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats

Republican

Withdrew General

Don Schmidt

South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats

Democratic

Withdrew General

John Schmidt

South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats

Democratic

Withdrew General

Jim Halverson

South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Marty Overweg Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Lee Qualm

South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Lana Greenfield

South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Kevin Van Diepen

South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Terry Nebelsick

South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Spencer Gosch

South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Scott Moore Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 2 seats

Republican

Won General

James Wangsness Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Will Mortenson Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 24 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Mike Weisgram Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 24 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Jon Hansen Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Leslie J. Heinemann

South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Eric Emery Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 26A

Democratic

Won General

Ron Frederick

South Dakota House of Representatives District 26A

Republican

Lost General

William Lafferty

South Dakota House of Representatives District 26A

Independent

Lost General

Rebecca Reimer Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 26B

Republican

Won General

David Reis

South Dakota House of Representatives District 26B

Independent

Lost General

Elizabeth May Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 27 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Peri Pourier Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 27 2 seats

Democratic

Won General

Elsie Meeks

South Dakota House of Representatives District 27 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Jana Hunt

South Dakota House of Representatives District 28A

Republican

Won General

Ryan Maher

South Dakota House of Representatives District 28A

Republican

Lost Primary

Carl J. Petersen

South Dakota House of Representatives District 28A

Democratic

Lost General

Travis Ismay

South Dakota House of Representatives District 28B

Republican

Won General

Travis Martin

South Dakota House of Representatives District 28B

Republican

Lost Primary

Terri Jorgenson

South Dakota House of Representatives District 29 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Kathy Rice

South Dakota House of Representatives District 29 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Gary L. Cammack Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 29 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Tim Goodwin

South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Trish Ladner Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Patrick Baumann

South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Matthew Monfore

South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Stephen Saint

South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Matt Smith

South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Susan Scheirbeck

South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Mary Fitzgerald Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Scott Odenbach Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Mark Mowry

South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Victoria Greenlee

South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats

Independent

Lost General

Shana McVickers

South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats

Independent

Lost General

Steve Duffy Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Nicole Uhre-Balk

South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats

Democratic

Won General

John Robert James

South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Brook Kaufman

South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats

Republican

Lost General

Phil Jensen Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Curt Massie Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Heather Baxter

South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Mike Derby Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Becky Drury Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 2 seats

Republican

Lost Primary

Tina Mulally Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Tony Randolph Incumbent

South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats

Republican

Won General

Pat Cromwell

South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Jason Lind

South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats

Democratic

Lost General

Scott P. Myren Incumbent

South Dakota Supreme Court District 5 (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

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