The Green Papers: South Dakota 2021 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2021. Find 2022 elections here.

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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:887,770 (0.29% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:3(0.56% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:1(0.23% of 435)
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. Unopposed appear on the Primary ballot.

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.

If a candidate is unopposed, there is no Primary.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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
 Candidate list (5)
  Candidate Democratic     Brian L. Bengs
FEC S2SD00126
  Candidate Republican     Mark Steven Mowry
FEC S2SD00092; 30 Sep 21; Tot $9,499; Dsb $7,597
  Candidate Republican     Patrick William "Pat" Schubert, Sr.
FEC S2SD00134
  Candidate Republican     Senator John R. Thune
FEC S2SD00068; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,994,241; Dsb $566,866
  Candidate Republican     Bruce W. Whalen, Sr.
FEC S2SD00118

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor Kristi Lynn Noem
First elected: 2018.
Previously served in the U.S. House 2011-2019.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Steve Haugaard
  Candidate Independent     former state Representative Lora Hubbel

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden
First elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
At-Large Republican Member of Congress Dustin "Dusty" Johnson
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Taffy Howard
possible candidate

FEC H2SD01041; 30 Sep 21; Tot $86,523; Dsb $13,922
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Dustin "Dusty" Johnson
FEC H8SD01055; 30 Sep 21; Tot $822,461; Dsb $159,419

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Secretary of State Steve Barnett
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
February 2021: The state legislature has drawn up Articles of Impeachment against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (Republican) regarding a September 2020 fatal traffic accident in which he was driving. Jason Ravnsborg has been charged with 3 misdemeanors. Governor Kristi Noem (Republican) has called for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg's resignation.
25 August 2021: Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, in a plea agreement, plead guilty to misdemeanor traffic charges. There will be no trail or jail time.
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Republican     former state Attorney General Marty Jackley
Former South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley was appointed on 4 September 2009, first elected in 2010, and re-elected in 2014. He ran for Governor in 2018 but did not receive his party's nomination.
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Treasurer Josh Haeder
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  
Candidates for this office are nominated at the state conventions of each political party.

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Auditor Richard L. "Rich" Sattgast
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  
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: 2018, 2022

  Republican School and Public Lands Commissioner Ryan Brunner
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Open Seat - At Term Limit
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Brock L. Greenfield
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Jordan Youngberg
 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): 1 candidate
  Republican: 10 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Libertarian
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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