South Dakota 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2012 General Election

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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 June 2012
Secondary Election (no elections posted on this site require runoffs): Tuesday 26 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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)
2000 Census:	756,874	(0.27% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Pierre
Tuesday 5 June 2012 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 26 June 2012 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 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 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

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 three weeks from the date of the primary election. There is no 2012 primary having 3 or more candidates for any of the above offices. The runoff is cancelled.

Offices nominated by party primary election: U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Governor.

Offices nominated by 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.

5 June 2012 election returns from an official source.

6 November 2012 candidate list from an official source.

6 November 2012 General Election returns from the South Dakota Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Republican	210,610	57.89%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney (3 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Democratic	145,039	39.87%	President Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Libertarian	5,795	1.59%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Constitution	2,371	0.65%	former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer • FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
Total			363,815	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th 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

		Republican			former Governor Mike Rounds • 29 November 2012: Announced

Class 3		Republican	Senator John 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 election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Matthew "Matt" Michels • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	207,640	57.45%	Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem • FEC H0SD00054; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,794,618; Dsb $2,627,083

		Democratic	153,789	42.55%	Matt Varilek • FEC H2SD00134; 26 Nov 12; Tot $983,743; Dsb $956,212
Total			361,429	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Jason M. Gant • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

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

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Richard L. "Rich" Sattgast • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Auditor Steve Barnett • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	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: 2010, 2014

		Republican	School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	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 incumbent, 2 candidates
	• Republican: 9 incumbents, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 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.

"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.