Lee Qualm
Lee Qualm (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 21. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 11, 2021.
Qualm (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 21. He lost in the Republican primary on June 4, 2024.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Qualm was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Legislative Procedure Committee
- House Legislative Procedure Committee
- House State Affairs Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Legislative Procedure |
| • State Affairs, Vice chair |
| • Joint Legislative Procedure |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Qualm served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Local Government |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Qualm served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Marty Overweg and Jim Halverson won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marty Overweg (R) | 51.9 | 7,201 | |
| ✔ | Jim Halverson (R) | 48.1 | 6,686 | |
| Total votes: 13,887 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Marty Overweg and Jim Halverson defeated Lee Qualm in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marty Overweg | 39.9 | 2,394 | |
| ✔ | Jim Halverson | 30.6 | 1,834 | |
| Lee Qualm | 29.5 | 1,765 | ||
| Total votes: 5,993 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Qualm in this election.
2020
State senate election
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 21
Erin Tobin defeated Dan Andersson in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erin Tobin (R) | 79.2 | 7,629 | |
| Dan Andersson (D) | 20.8 | 2,002 | ||
| Total votes: 9,631 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dan Andersson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 21.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 21
Erin Tobin defeated Lee Qualm in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 21 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erin Tobin | 61.2 | 2,155 | |
| Lee Qualm | 38.8 | 1,366 | ||
| Total votes: 3,521 | ||||
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State house election
Qualm was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lee Qualm and Caleb Finck defeated Anna Kerner Andersson and Faith Spotted Eagle in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lee Qualm (R) | 36.7 | 5,618 | |
| ✔ | Caleb Finck (R) | 31.8 | 4,868 | |
| Anna Kerner Andersson (D) | 19.8 | 3,028 | ||
| Faith Spotted Eagle (D) | 11.8 | 1,800 | ||
| Total votes: 15,314 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Jorgensen (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Anna Kerner Andersson and Brian Jorgensen defeated Faith Spotted Eagle in the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Kerner Andersson | 39.5 | 455 | |
| ✔ | Brian Jorgensen | 39.4 | 454 | |
| Faith Spotted Eagle | 21.2 | 244 | ||
| Total votes: 1,153 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lee Qualm and Caleb Finck advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Lee Qualm | |
| ✔ | Caleb Finck | |
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2016
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.
Incumbent Lee Qualm and incumbent Julie Bartling defeated Gary Burrus in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 general election.[1][2]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lee Qualm Incumbent |
39.89% | 5,434 | |
| Democratic | Julie Bartling Incumbent |
37.81% | 5,151 | |
| Democratic | Gary Burrus | 22.29% | 3,037 | |
| Total Votes | 13,622 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Julie Bartling and Gary Burrus were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Julie Bartling Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Gary Burrus | |
Incumbent Lee Qualm ran unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 Republican primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Lee Qualm Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Julie Bartling and Carrie Ackerman-Rice were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Lee Qualm was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bartling and Qualm defeated Ackerman-Rice in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Lee Qualm Incumbent |
44% | 4,758 | |
| Democratic | Julie Bartling Incumbent |
39.7% | 4,300 | |
| Democratic | Carrie Ackerman-Rice | 16.3% | 1,764 | |
| Total Votes | 10,822 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Qualm won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21. Qualm ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Julie Bartling |
32.5% | 5,307 | |
| Republican | Lee Qualm |
27.1% | 4,421 | |
| Republican | Dave Scott Incumbent | 25.6% | 4,176 | |
| Democratic | Gary Coleman | 14.9% | 2,429 | |
| Total Votes | 16,333 | |||
2010
Qualm was a Republican candidate for the District 21 in the South Dakota House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections. He was defeated by incumbent Kent Juhnke and James Schaefer in the June 8 primary.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Lee Qualm did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2020
In 2020, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 26.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 27. The legislature held a special session on June 12.
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2016
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In 2016, the 91st South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the 89th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the 88th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 25.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
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| Preceded by Dave Scott (R) |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 2013–2021 |
Succeeded by Rocky Blare (R) |
