South Dakota 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2018 General Election

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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Secondary Election (no contests covered by this website require runoffs): Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Tuesday 27 March 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 24 April 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent .
✓ Tuesday 5 June 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 14 August 2018 - Secondary Election (no contests covered by this website require runoffs) . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p MST (1400-0200 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

Offices nominated by party primary election are: U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Governor. Unopposed and Independent candidates do appear on the Primary ballot.

Offices nominated by Republican, Democratic, Constitution, and Libertarian political party convention are: 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.

2018 Election Information from the Secretary of State.

2018 Candidate List from the Secretary of State.

5 June 2018 Primary:
Returns from the Secretary of State.
Results from The New York Times
Results from Politico.

South Dakota Constitution Party held a state nominating convention on 14 July 2018 but the party's officers was not settled. The party will hold a second convention on 14 August. The South Dakota Democratic Convention is 15-16 June 2018. The Party will reconvene the Convention on 10 August. The South Dakota Republican Convention is 20-23 June 2018.

17 August 2018: Sixth Circuit Court Judge Patricia DeVaney issued a peremptory writ of prohibition which says "... the Secretary of State shall be permanently restrained from placing any candidates nominated by the Constitution Party of South Dakota on the 2018 general election ballot."

6 November 2018:
General Election Candidate List from the Secretary of State.
Certified returns from the Secretary of State.



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

Open		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
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	172,912	50.97%	Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem • for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Larry Rhoden • 14 November 2016: Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem announces her candidacy for Governor in 2018.

		Democratic	161,454	47.60%	state Senator Billie H. Sutton • for Lieutenant Governor: Michelle Lavallee

		Libertarian	4,848	1.43%	Kurt Evans • for Lieutenant Governor: Richard Shelatz
Total			339,214	100.00%

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

Open		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 Open		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.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Republican	202,695	60.33%	former Public Utilities Commissioner Dustin "Dusty" Johnson • FEC H8SD01055; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,667,296; Dsb $1,576,883

		Democratic	121,033	36.03%	former state Court Judge Timothy W. "Tim" Bjorkman • FEC H8SD01097; 26 Nov 18; Tot $868,582; Dsb $859,720

		Independent	7,323	2.18%	Ronald Lee "Ron" Wieczorek • FEC H2SD00068; 06 Nov 18; Tot $23,000; Dsb $22,170

		Libertarian	4,914	1.46%	George D. Hendrickson • FEC H8SD01105; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,645; Dsb $5,656
Total			335,965	100.00%

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

Open		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. 6 June 2018: Did not receive her party's nomination for the U.S. House.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	211,064	63.22%	Auditor Steve Barnett

		Democratic	122,807	36.78%	Alexandra Frederick
Total			333,871	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

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

Open		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: To run for Governor in 2018. Did not receive his party's nomination.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	179,071	55.16%	Jason Ravnsborg

		Democratic	145,558	44.84%	Randy Seiler
Total			324,629	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Republican	Treasurer Richard L. "Rich" Sattgast • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - Running for State Auditor.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	195,019	62.35%	Josh Haeder

		Democratic	117,763	37.65%	Aaron Matson
Total			312,782	100.00%
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Republican	Auditor Steve Barnett • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - Running for Secretary of State.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	202,055	64.01%	Treasurer Richard L. "Rich" Sattgast

		Democratic	113,628	35.99%	Tom Cool
Total			315,683	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: 2014, 2018

		Republican	School and Public Lands Commissioner Ryan Brunner • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	193,434	62.35%	School and Public Lands Commissioner Ryan Brunner

		Democratic	116,786	37.65%	Woody Houser
Total			310,220	100.00%
	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): 7 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 2 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.