The Green Papers: South Dakota 2010 Midterm Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2010. Find 2011 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2010
Secondary Election (no offices covered by this site have runoffs): Tuesday 29 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Pierre
Tuesday 8 June 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 29 June 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
 

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South Dakota State and Local Government


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.

The following nominations are made in the party primary elections held on 8 June 2010: U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Governor.

The following will be nominated at the 2010 state conventions of each political party: Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commission of School and Public Lands.

South Dakota does not permit write-ins.


8 June 2010 Primary and 2 November 2010 General Election returns from an official source.

 
           

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
Republican Senator John Thune
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
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
Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 227,947 100.00% Senator John Thune
FEC S2SD00068; 31 Dec 10; Tot $6,539,901; Dsb $3,303,842
Total 227,947 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Chair up for election
Open
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
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 195,046 61.51% Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard
for Lieutenant Governor: Matthew "Matt" Michels
  Candidate Democratic 122,037 38.49% state Senator Scott N. Heidepriem
for Lieutenant Governor: Ben Arndt
Total 317,083 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

Seat up for election
Open
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

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

At-Large
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Seat up for election
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
Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 153,703 48.12% state Representative Kristi Lynn Noem
FEC H0SD00054; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,295,245; Dsb $2,284,546
  Candidate Democratic 146,589 45.89% Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin
FEC H2SD00092; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,086,655; Dsb $2,180,564
  Candidate Independent 19,134 5.99% B. Thomas Marking
FEC H0SD00070; 03 Dec 10; Tot $7,174; Dsb $7,754
Total 319,426 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election
Open
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.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 163,828 54.17% state Senator Jason M. Gant
  Candidate Democratic 118,635 39.23% state Senator Ben "BJ" Nesselhuf
  Candidate Constitution 19,971 6.60% Lori Stacey
28 August 2010: Correction-- Ms. Stacey is on the ballot. This office was affected by the 4 August 2010 CIV 10-3011-RAL decision.
Total 302,434 100.00%  
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Attorney General Marty J. Jackley
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Appointed 4 September 2009 upon the resignation of Attorney General Larry Long.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Elected Republican 202,499 66.90% Attorney General Marty J. Jackley
  Candidate Democratic 100,182 33.10% Ron Volesky
Total 302,681 100.00%  
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Treasurer Vern L. Larson
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Retiring
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 191,408 65.25% Auditor Rich Sattgast
  Candidate Democratic 101,924 34.75% Tom Katus
Total 293,332 100.00%  
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Auditor Rich Sattgast
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Running for Treasurer
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 181,975 60.82% Steve Barnett
  Candidate Democratic 117,218 39.18% Julie Bartling
Total 299,193 100.00%  
  
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: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Elected Republican 188,985 66.49% School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson
  Candidate Democratic 95,244 33.51% Bob Pille
Total 284,229 100.00%  
  
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
  Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 7 candidates
  Republican: 8 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
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.

"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.


 


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