South Dakota 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2014 General Election

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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 3 June 2014
✓ Secondary Election: Tuesday 12 August 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Tuesday 25 March 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 29 April 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent.
✓ Tuesday 3 June 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 12 August 2014 - Secondary Election. Polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) / 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC) / 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	819,761	(0.26% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Pierre

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South Dakota State and Local Government

South Dakota 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Offices nominated by party primary election: U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Governor.

Offices nominated by Republican, Democratic, Constitution, and Libertarian political party convention: Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commission of School and Public Lands.

South Dakota does not permit write-ins.

If no candidate for United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives or Governor receives 35% of the vote in the primary, a secondary election, between the two highest vote getters, shall be held 10 weeks from the date of the primary election.

4 November 2014 General Election certified returns from the South Dakota Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Open		Democratic	Senator Tim Johnson • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 26 March 2013: Announced retirement
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	140,741	50.37%	former state Senator and Governor Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds • FEC S4SD00049; 24 Nov 14; Tot $4,945,916; Dsb $4,924,545

		Democratic	82,456	29.51%	Richard Paul "Rick" Weiland • FEC S4SD00056; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,453,489; Dsb $2,402,103

		Independent	47,741	17.09%	former U.S. Senator Larry Lee Pressler • First elected to the US House as a Republican: 1974; re-elected: 1976. First elected to the US Senate: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 1996. • FEC S8SD00024; 24 Nov 14; Tot $717,591; Dsb $693,088
		Independent	8,474	3.03%	former state Senator Gordon Kenneth Howie • previously affiliated with the Republican Party • FEC S4SD00106; 15 Oct 14; Tot $55,633; Dsb $54,372
Total			279,412	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator John R. Thune • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate 2002.) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		*Republican*			*Senator John R. Thune* • FEC S2SD00068

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 3 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	195,477	70.47%	Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • for Lieutenant Governor Matthew "Matt" Michels

		Democratic	70,549	25.43%	state Representative Susan Wismer • for Lieutenant Governor: Susy Blake

		Independent	11,377	4.10%	Michael J. "Mike" Myers • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Lora Hubbel. circa 3 July 2014: Caitlin F. Collier withdrew as the party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor due to a family health issue. Media reports state that there is no South Dakota law that allows an independent candidate to be replaced. 18 August 2014: U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Piersol granted an injunction allowing Michael Myers to replace his running mate.
Total			277,403	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Matthew "Matt" Michels • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 3 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	183,834	66.53%	Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem • FEC H0SD00054; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,343,178; Dsb $1,656,235

		Democratic	92,485	33.47%	Corinna Robinson • FEC H4SD00049; 24 Nov 14; Tot $174,761; Dsb $173,547
Total			276,319	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Jason M. Gant • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 11 September 2013: Announced that he will not run for re-election and plans to return to the private sector.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	155,647	60.23%	state Senator Shantel Krebs

		Democratic	84,181	32.58%	Angelia Schultz

		Constitution	10,258	3.97%	Lori Stacey

		Libertarian	8,328	3.22%	Emmett Reistroffer
Total			258,414	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Attorney General Marty J. Jackley • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Appointed 4 September 2009 upon the resignation of Attorney General Larry Long. First elected: 2010. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - Renominated by Convention
	Candidate list

		Republican	208,848	82.00%	Attorney General Marty J. Jackley

		Libertarian	45,856	18.00%	Chad Haber
Total			254,704	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Richard L. "Rich" Sattgast • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - Renominated by Convention
	Candidate list

		Republican	155,758	61.18%	Treasurer Richard L. "Rich" Sattgast

		Democratic	85,202	33.47%	Dennis Pierson

		Libertarian	13,615	5.35%	Ken Santema
Total			254,575	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Auditor Steve Barnett • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - Renominated by Convention
	Candidate list

		Republican	191,755	79.95%	Auditor Steve Barnett

		Libertarian	48,103	20.05%	Kurt Evans
Total			239,858	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Commissioner of School and Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Open		Republican	School and Public Lands Commissioner Vernon L. "Vern" Larson • Appointed: 15 August 2013 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - Not a candidate for election in 2014.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	174,810	76.45%	Deputy Commissioner for School and Public Lands Ryan Brunner

		Libertarian	53,836	23.55%	John English
Total			228,646	100.00%
	School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson, who was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010 resigned on 15 August 2013 to spend more time with his family. Governor Dennis M. Daugaard (Republican) appointed Vernon L. "Vern" Larson (Republican) to fill the remainder of the term. Commissioner Larson previously served as State Auditor (1979 – 2003) and as State Treasurer (2003 – 2011). The next regular election for this office is Tuesday 4 November 2014. Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 5 candidates
	• Republican: 9 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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