The Green Papers: South Dakota 2017 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2017. Find 2018 elections here.

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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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: U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Governor.

Offices nominated by Republican, Democratic, Constitution, and Libertarian 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.

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.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 115th 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)
  Candidate 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

  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
 Candidate list (3)
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Billie H. Sutton
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Marty J. Jackley
1 March 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem
14 November 2016: Candidate for Governor in 2018.

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

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Matthew "Matt" Michels
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Seat - Retiring

115th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
At-Large 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.
 Candidate list (7) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     former state Court Judge Timothy W. "Tim" Bjorkman
FEC H8SD01097; 30 Sep 17; Tot $122,459; Dsb $26,705
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher James "Chris" Martian
FEC H8SD01071
  Candidate Republican     former Public Utilities Commissioner Dusty Johnson
FEC H8SD01055; 30 Sep 17; Tot $369,654; Dsb $122,271
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State Shantel Krebs
FEC H8SD01063; 30 Sep 17; Tot $404,046; Dsb $93,176
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem
FEC H0SD00054; 30 Sep 17; Tot $16,121; Dsb $76,254
  Candidate Republican     Eric Terrell
FEC H8SD01089
  Candidate Independent     George Hendrickson

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

  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.
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

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

  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: Running for Governor in 2018.
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Republican     Jason Ravnsborg
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

  Republican Treasurer Richard L. "Rich" Sattgast
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

  Republican Auditor Steve Barnett
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
  
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
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 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): 3 candidates
  Republican: 10 incumbents, 8 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.


 


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