| The Green Papers: South Dakota 2009 General Election |
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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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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 two weeks from the date of the primary election. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Tim Johnson • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| 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 |
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Republican | Senator John Thune • FEC S2SD00068: $2,853,270 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Mike Rounds • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit |
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Democratic | state Senator Scott N. Heidepriem | |||
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Republican | Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard | |||
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Republican | state Senator Dave Knudson | |||
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Republican | Ken Knuppe | |||
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Republican | Brookings Mayor Scott Munsterman | |||
| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov. | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • First elected: 2002; re-elected 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010 |
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| 111th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin • 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 2 November 2010 |
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Democratic | Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin • FEC H2SD00092: $293,889 |
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Republican | state Representative Richard Blake "Blake" Curd • FEC H0SD00021: Financial report not available |
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• 11 November 2009: Decided not to run |
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Republican | Secretary of State Chris Nelson • FEC H0SD00039: Financial report not available |
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Republican | Thad Myron Wasson • FEC H0SD00047: Financial report not available |
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Independent | B. Thomas Marking | |||
| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Chris Nelson • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - At term limit. Candidate for the U.S. House in 2010. |
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Democratic | state Senator Ben Nesselhuf | |||
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Republican | Teresa Bray | |||
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Republican | Jason Gant | |||
| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Marty J. Jackley • Appointed 4 September 2009 upon the resignation of Attorney General Larry Long. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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30 July 2009: Attorney General Larry Long, who was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, is appointed to a judicial position in the Second Judicial Circuit by Governor Mike Rounds. Mr. Long will resign on 4 September. 19 August 2009: Governor Mike Rounds appointed former U.S. Attorney for South Dakota Marty Jackley as Attorney General. 4 September 2009: Marty Jackley is sworn as South Dakota's 30th Attorney General. | |||||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Vern L. Larson • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor Rich Sattgast • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Commissioner of School and Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 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. |