South Dakota 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2015 General Election

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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Republican*		*Senator Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds* • FEC S4SD00049

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; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,290,513; Dsb $797,059

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Matthew "Matt" Michels • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		state Representative Paula Hawks • FEC H6SD01091; 30 Sep 15; Tot $63,393; Dsb $17,792

		*Republican*		*Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem* • FEC H0SD00054; 30 Sep 15; Tot $926,700; Dsb $384,543

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Shantel Krebs • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Marty J. Jackley • Appointed 4 September 2009 upon the resignation of Attorney General Larry Long. First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Richard L. "Rich" Sattgast • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor Steve Barnett • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	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: 2014, 2018

		Republican	School and Public Lands Commissioner Ryan Brunner • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	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 candidate
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
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.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• South Dakota Constitution
Election Authority
	• South Dakota Secretary of State
	• South Dakota Secretary of State
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• South Dakota Legislature
	• South Dakota Legislature - Legislative Research Council
Democratic
	• South Dakota Democratic Party
Republican
	• South Dakota Republican Party
Third Party
	• Constitution Party of South Dakota
	• South Dakota Libertarian Party
Media & others
	• Argus Leader - Sioux Falls
	• Capital Journal - Pierre
	• Daily Press & Dakotan - Yankton
	• Dakota Free Press
	• KELO AM - Sioux Falls
	• KELO TV - CBS - Sioux Falls
	• KNBN TV-21 (NBC - Rapid City)
	• KOTA TV - ABC - Rapid City
	• KSFY/KDLT - ABC - NBC - Sioux Falls
	• KSOO AM - Sioux Falls
	• NewsLink - South Dakota Newspapers
	• Plainsman - Huron
	• Politics1.com - South Dakota
	• Rapid City Journal
	• South Dakota Politics - Conservative
	• South Dakota Public Broadcasting
	• South Dakota War College - Brookings
	• The Aberdeen American News
	• The Brookings Register
	• The Daily Republic - Mitchell
	• Watertown Public Opinion