South Dakota elections, 2024

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This page provides information on the 2024 elections in South Dakota, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

Election dates

Statewide election dates in South Dakota are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

June 4, 2024: Primary
July 30, 2024: Primary runoff
November 5, 2024: General election

Offices on the ballot

Noteworthy elections

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Statewide ballot measures

See also: South Dakota 2024 ballot measures

What's on your ballot?

See also: Sample Ballot Lookup

List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in South Dakota. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Please click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Dusty Johnson Incumbent	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Republican	Won General
Sheryl Johnson	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Democratic	Lost General

State Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Kristie Fiegen Incumbent	South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Republican	Won General
Amber Christenson	South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Republican	Lost Convention
Forrest Wilson	South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Democratic	Lost General
Gideon Oakes	South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Libertarian	Lost General
Michael Rohl Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 1	Republican	Won General
Steve Kolbeck Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 2	Republican	Won General
Carl Perry	South Dakota State Senate District 3	Republican	Won General
Katherine Washnok	South Dakota State Senate District 3	Republican	Lost Primary
Stephanie Sauder	South Dakota State Senate District 4	Republican	Won General
Fred Deutsch	South Dakota State Senate District 4	Republican	Lost Primary
Glen Vilhauer	South Dakota State Senate District 5	Republican	Won General
Dennis Solberg	South Dakota State Senate District 5	Democratic	Lost General
Russell Ronke	South Dakota State Senate District 5	Democratic	Withdrew General
Ernie Otten Jr.	South Dakota State Senate District 6	Republican	Won General
Tim Reed Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 7	Republican	Won General
Patty Bacon	South Dakota State Senate District 7	Democratic	Withdrew General
Casey Crabtree Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 8	Republican	Won General
Rick Weible	South Dakota State Senate District 8	Republican	Lost Primary
Joy Hohn	South Dakota State Senate District 9	Republican	Won General
Mark Willadsen	South Dakota State Senate District 9	Republican	Lost Primary
Liz Larson Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 10	Democratic	Won General
Chris Karr	South Dakota State Senate District 11	Republican	Won General
Steve Natz	South Dakota State Senate District 11	Democratic	Lost General
Arch Beal Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 12	Republican	Won General
Clay Hoffman	South Dakota State Senate District 12	Democratic	Lost General
Sue Peterson	South Dakota State Senate District 13	Republican	Won General
Ali Horsted	South Dakota State Senate District 13	Democratic	Lost General
Larry P. Zikmund Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 14	Republican	Won General
Sandra Henry	South Dakota State Senate District 14	Democratic	Lost General
Jamie Smith	South Dakota State Senate District 15	Democratic	Won General
Brenda Lawrence	South Dakota State Senate District 15	Republican	Lost General
Kevin Jensen	South Dakota State Senate District 16	Republican	Won General
Eric Hohman	South Dakota State Senate District 16	Republican	Lost Primary
Sydney Davis Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 17	Republican	Won General
Jeffrey Church	South Dakota State Senate District 17	Republican	Lost Primary
Lauren Nelson	South Dakota State Senate District 18	Republican	Won General
Jean Hunhoff Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 18	Republican	Lost Primary
Sarah Carda	South Dakota State Senate District 18	Democratic	Lost General
Dennis Menke	South Dakota State Senate District 18	Democratic	Withdrew General
Kyle Schoenfish Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 19	Republican	Won General
Michael Miller	South Dakota State Senate District 19	Independent	Lost General
Paul Miskimins	South Dakota State Senate District 20	Republican	Won General
Gary Steichen	South Dakota State Senate District 20	Democratic	Withdrew General
MyKala Voita	South Dakota State Senate District 21	Republican	Won General
Erin Tobin Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 21	Republican	Lost Primary
Dan Andersson	South Dakota State Senate District 21	Democratic	Lost General
David Wheeler Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 22	Republican	Won General
Jim Schmidt	South Dakota State Senate District 22	Democratic	Lost General
Mark Lapka	South Dakota State Senate District 23	Republican	Won General
Steve Roseland	South Dakota State Senate District 23	Republican	Lost Primary
Jim Mehlhaff Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 24	Republican	Won General
Tom Pischke Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 25	Republican	Won General
Jordan Youngberg	South Dakota State Senate District 25	Republican	Lost Primary
Brian Wirth	South Dakota State Senate District 25	Democratic	Lost General
Tamara Grove	South Dakota State Senate District 26	Republican	Won General
Shawn Bordeaux Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 26	Democratic	Lost General
Red Dawn Foster Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 27	Democratic	Won General
Anthony Kathol	South Dakota State Senate District 27	Republican	Lost General
Bruce Whalen	South Dakota State Senate District 27	Republican	Lost Primary
Gerald Cournoyer Jr.	South Dakota State Senate District 27	Democratic	Lost Primary
Sam Marty	South Dakota State Senate District 28	Republican	Won General
Susan Peterson	South Dakota State Senate District 28	Republican	Lost Primary
Dean Schrempp	South Dakota State Senate District 28	Democratic	Lost General
Shane Farlee	South Dakota State Senate District 28	Independent	Lost General
John Carley	South Dakota State Senate District 29	Republican	Won General
Kirk Chaffee	South Dakota State Senate District 29	Republican	Lost Primary
Amber Hulse	South Dakota State Senate District 30	Republican	Won General
Forrest Foster	South Dakota State Senate District 30	Republican	Lost Primary
Julie Frye-Mueller Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 30	Republican	Lost Primary
Bret Swanson	South Dakota State Senate District 30	Democratic	Lost General
Randy Deibert Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 31	Republican	Won General
Kate Crowley-Johnson	South Dakota State Senate District 31	Republican	Lost Primary
Helene Duhamel Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 32	Republican	Won General
Karen McNeal	South Dakota State Senate District 32	Independent	Lost General
Curt Voight	South Dakota State Senate District 33	Republican	Won General
David Johnson Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 33	Republican	Lost Primary
Taffy Howard	South Dakota State Senate District 34	Republican	Won General
Jason Green	South Dakota State Senate District 34	Republican	Lost Primary
Kehala Two Bulls	South Dakota State Senate District 34	Democratic	Lost General
Michael Calabrese	South Dakota State Senate District 34	Democratic	Withdrew General
Greg Blanc	South Dakota State Senate District 35	Republican	Won General
Curtis Nupen	South Dakota State Senate District 35	Republican	Lost Primary
Mike Walsh Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 35	Republican	Lost Primary
Logan Manhart	South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Christopher Reder	South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Tamara St. John Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Steven McCleerey	South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Mark Sumption	South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Josh Dennert	South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats	Libertarian	Lost General
Tamara Lesnar	South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats	Libertarian	Lost General
Dana Pulfrey	South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2 seats	Democratic	Withdrew General
David Kull Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 2 2 seats	Republican	Won General
John Sjaarda Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 2 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Jake Schoenbeck	South Dakota House of Representatives District 2 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Al Novstrup	South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Brandei Schaefbauer Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Erin Rudner	South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Dylan Jordan	South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Kent Roe	South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Barbara Guenette	South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Vanessa Namken	South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Josephine Garcia	South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Matt Roby	South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Byron Callies Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Diane Drake	South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Amy Rambow	South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Aaron Aylward Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Herman Otten	South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Wendi Hogan	South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Garret Campbell	South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Roger DeGroot Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Mellissa Heermann Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Jeffrey Struwe	South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Blake Stevens	South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Fedora Sutton-Butler	South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Penny Hauffe	South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats	Democratic	Withdrew General
Cole Sartell	South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2 seats	Democratic	Withdrew General
Tim Reisch Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Tim Walburg	South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Matt Wagner	South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Greg Zimmerman	South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats	Libertarian	Lost General
Tesa Schwans	South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Bethany Soye Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Daryl Christensen	South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Kristi Golden	South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Beverly Froslie Johnson	South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Bobbi Andera	South Dakota House of Representatives District 10 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Erin Healy Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 10 2 seats	Democratic	Won General
Kameron Nelson Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 10 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Brian Mulder Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Keri Weems	South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats	Republican	Won General
John Kunnari	South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Bill Linsenmeyer	South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Aaron Matson	South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Sonja Mentzer	South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Amber Arlint Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Greg Jamison Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Manford Steele	South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
JR Anderson	South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Erin Royer	South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
John Hughes	South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Tony Venhuizen Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Penny BayBridge	South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Brad Jankord	South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Tony Kayser	South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Taylor Rae Rehfeldt Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Tyler Tordsen Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Keith Block	South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
BJ Motley	South Dakota House of Representatives District 14 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Erik Muckey	South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats	Democratic	Won General
Kadyn Wittman Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats	Democratic	Won General
Brad Lindwurm	South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats	Republican	Lost General
Joni Tschetter	South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats	Republican	Lost General
Karla Lems Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Richard Vasgaard	South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Brian Burge	South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Matt Ness	South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Chris Kassin Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats	Republican	Won General
William Shorma Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Robin Schiro	South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Ray Ring	South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Julie Auch Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Mike Stevens Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats	Republican	Won General
John Marquardt	South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Paul Harens	South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Sarah Mechtenberg	South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Jessica Bahmuller Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Drew Peterson Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Steven Mettler	South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Jeff Bathke	South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Kaley Nolz	South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Ben Krohmer Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats	Republican	Withdrew General
Don Schmidt	South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats	Democratic	Withdrew General
John Schmidt	South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats	Democratic	Withdrew General
Jim Halverson	South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Marty Overweg Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Lee Qualm	South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Lana Greenfield	South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Kevin Van Diepen	South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Terry Nebelsick	South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Spencer Gosch	South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Scott Moore Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 2 seats	Republican	Won General
James Wangsness Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Will Mortenson Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 24 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Mike Weisgram Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 24 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Jon Hansen Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Leslie J. Heinemann	South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Eric Emery Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 26A	Democratic	Won General
Ron Frederick	South Dakota House of Representatives District 26A	Republican	Lost General
William Lafferty	South Dakota House of Representatives District 26A	Independent	Lost General
Rebecca Reimer Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 26B	Republican	Won General
David Reis	South Dakota House of Representatives District 26B	Independent	Lost General
Elizabeth May Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 27 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Peri Pourier Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 27 2 seats	Democratic	Won General
Elsie Meeks	South Dakota House of Representatives District 27 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Jana Hunt	South Dakota House of Representatives District 28A	Republican	Won General
Ryan Maher	South Dakota House of Representatives District 28A	Republican	Lost Primary
Carl J. Petersen	South Dakota House of Representatives District 28A	Democratic	Lost General
Travis Ismay	South Dakota House of Representatives District 28B	Republican	Won General
Travis Martin	South Dakota House of Representatives District 28B	Republican	Lost Primary
Terri Jorgenson	South Dakota House of Representatives District 29 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Kathy Rice	South Dakota House of Representatives District 29 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Gary L. Cammack Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 29 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Tim Goodwin	South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Trish Ladner Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Patrick Baumann	South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Matthew Monfore	South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Stephen Saint	South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Matt Smith	South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Susan Scheirbeck	South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Mary Fitzgerald Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Scott Odenbach Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Mark Mowry	South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Victoria Greenlee	South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats	Independent	Lost General
Shana McVickers	South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats	Independent	Lost General
Steve Duffy Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Nicole Uhre-Balk	South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats	Democratic	Won General
John Robert James	South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Brook Kaufman	South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats	Republican	Lost General
Phil Jensen Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Curt Massie Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Heather Baxter	South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Mike Derby Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Becky Drury Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 2 seats	Republican	Lost Primary
Tina Mulally Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Tony Randolph Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats	Republican	Won General
Pat Cromwell	South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Jason Lind	South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats	Democratic	Lost General
Scott P. Myren Incumbent	South Dakota Supreme Court District 5 (Retention election)	Nonpartisan	Won General

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