South Dakota 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2017 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

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. 115^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 (1)

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

Class 3		Republican	Senator John R. Thune • Served in U.S. House- first elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate 2002. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2004; re-elected: 2010, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

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
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic		state Senator Billie H. Sutton

		Republican		Attorney General Marty J. Jackley • 1 March 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
		Republican		Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem • 14 November 2016: Candidate for Governor in 2018.

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 • Open Seat - Retiring

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 14 November 2016: Candidate for Governor in 2018.
	Candidate list (7) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		former state Court Judge Timothy W. "Tim" Bjorkman • FEC H8SD01097; 30 Sep 17; Tot $122,459; Dsb $26,705
		Democratic		Christopher James "Chris" Martian • FEC H8SD01071

		Republican		former Public Utilities Commissioner Dusty Johnson • FEC H8SD01055; 30 Sep 17; Tot $369,654; Dsb $122,271
		Republican		Secretary of State Shantel Krebs • FEC H8SD01063; 30 Sep 17; Tot $404,046; Dsb $93,176
		*Republican*		*Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem* • FEC H0SD00054; 30 Sep 17; Tot $16,121; Dsb $76,254
		Republican		Eric Terrell • FEC H8SD01089

		Independent		George Hendrickson

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 • Open Seat - 13 March 2017: Running for U.S. House At-Large in 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 • Open Seat - 1 March 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		Jason Ravnsborg
	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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 3 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 8 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
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.

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.