South Dakota 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2006 Midterm Election

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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 6 June 2006
Secondary Election: Tuesday 20 June 2006 (cancelled)
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	756,874	(0.27% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	543,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	471,152
Capital:	Pierre
Tuesday 6 June 2006 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 20 June 2006 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) / 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC) / 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

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South Dakota State and Local Government

SOUTH DAKOTA PRIMARY

Tuesday 6 June 2006

SOUTH DAKOTA PRIMARY Returns from an official source

If no candidate for United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives or Governor receives 35% of the vote, a secondary election, between the two highest vote getters, shall be held two weeks from the date of the primary election (Tuesday 20 June in 2006). Since no race in the 6 June 2006 Primary involves more than two candidates for nomination to any of these offices, this secondary election will not be held this year.

Nominees for the offices of Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, and Commissioner of School and Public Lands are selected by Party convention. Recognized political parties in the State are the Constitution Party of South Dakota (Annual State Meeting-- Saturday 13 May); South Dakota Democratic Party (Convention-- Thursday 22 through Saturday 24 June);South Dakota Libertarian Party; and South Dakota Republican Party (Convention-- Thursday 22 through Saturday 24 June).

Both incumbents, Republican Governor Mike Rounds and Democratic Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth, running for re-election, received their party's nomination.

Contested STATEWIDE races:

Governor:
- Democrats have nominated Jack Billion



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Democratic	Senator Tim Johnson • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3	Republican	Senator John Thune • First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate 2002.) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

	Republican	Governor Mike Rounds • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Governor Mike Rounds

	Republican	206,996	61.69%	Governor Mike Rounds • for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard

	Democratic	121,241	36.13%	Jack Billion • for Lt. Governor: Eric Abrahamson

	Constitution	4,006	1.19%	Steven J. "Steve" Willis • for Lt. Governor: Larry Johnsen

	Libertarian	3,284	0.98%	Tom Gerber • For Lt. Governor: Betty Rose Ryan
Total		335,527	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

At-Large {map}	Democratic	Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1 June 2004 in a Special Election to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Congressman William Janklow. Re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
	Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth

	Democratic	230,473	69.09%	Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth • FEC: $1,525,606

	Republican	97,868	29.34%	Bruce W. Whalen • FEC: $150,447

	Libertarian	5,235	1.57%	Larry Rudebusch • FEC finanical report not available
Total		333,576	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Republican	Secretary of State Chris Nelson • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 24 June 2006 Convention

	Republican	217,533	100.00%	Secretary of State Chris Nelson
Total		217,533	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Republican	Attorney General Larry Long • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 24 June 2006 Convention

	Republican	205,873	64.85%	Attorney General Larry Long

	Democratic	103,438	32.58%	Ron Volesky

	Libertarian	8,171	2.57%	Randy Ristesund
Total		317,482	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Republican	Treasurer Vern L. Larson • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 24 June 2006 Convention

	Republican	200,917	100.00%	Treasurer Vern L. Larson
Total		200,917	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Republican	Auditor Rich Sattgast • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 24 June 2006 Convention

	Republican	200,365	100.00%	Auditor Rich Sattgast
Total		200,365	100.00%

Commissioner of School and Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democratic	School and Public Lands Commissioner Bryce Healy • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 23 June 2006 Convention

	Republican	153,485	49.68%	Jarrod Johnson

	Democratic	147,763	47.83%	School and Public Lands Commissioner Bryce Healy

	Libertarian	7,716	2.50%	Jade Ager
Total		308,964	100.00%

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): 3 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 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 an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.