2020 South Dakota Senate election
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All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 64.31%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold Vote share: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in South Dakota |
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Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 3, 2020 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Voters in 35 single-member constituencies elected members to the 93rd Senate. Elections were also held in the state for U.S. president, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, and the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Primary elections were held on June 2, 2020.[2]
Background
[edit]The Republican Party had been in majority control of the Senate since 1995, and had not come close to losing it since then. Although the Democratic Party held some support from urban areas and districts with a large Native American population, they had been losing seats over time; the last time Democrats held a number of seats in the double digits was 2010.
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe R | October 21, 2020 |
Results
[edit]Overview
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Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||
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Before | After | +/– | ||||||||||
Republican | 35 | 271,017 | 72.83 | 30 | 32 | ![]() | ||||||
Democratic | 17 | 78,110 | 20.99 | 5 | 3 | ![]() | ||||||
Libertarian | 7 | 13,938 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||||||
Independent | 2 | 9,045 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||||||
Total | 372,110 | 100.00 | 35 | 35 | ![]() | |||||||
Registered/Turnout | 578,655 | 64.31 | ||||||||||
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State |
By district
[edit]Close races
[edit]Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 26, 5.68%
- District 12, 8.14%
- District 15, 9.50%
Red denotes races won by Republicans. Blue denotes races won by Democrats.
Election results
[edit] District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 |
District 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael H. Rohl | 6,051 | 55.19% | |
Democratic | Susan Wismer (Incumbent) | 4,913 | 44.81% | |
Total votes | 10,964 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brock L. Greenfield (Incumbent) | 8,154 | 100% | |
Total votes | 8,154 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Al Novstrup (Incumbent) | 7,496 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,496 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Wiik (Incumbent) | 9,538 | 82.62% | |
Libertarian | Daryl Root | 2,007 | 17.38% | |
Total votes | 11,545 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lee Schoenbeck (Incumbent) | 8,272 | 79.04% | |
Libertarian | Adam Jewell | 2,193 | 20.96% | |
Total votes | 10,465 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Herman Otten | 10,194 | 66.74% | |
Democratic | Nancy Kirstein | 5,081 | 33.26% | |
Total votes | 15,275 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | V.J. Smith (Incumbent) | 6,650 | 100% | |
Total votes | 6,650 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Casey Crabtree (Incumbent) | 7,829 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,829 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne H. Steinhauer (Incumbent) | 7,654 | 57.96% | |
Democratic | Suzanne "Suzie" Jones Pranger | 5,552 | 42.04% | |
Total votes | 13,206 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 10
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Maggie Sutton (Incumbent) | 7,205 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,205 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Stalzer (Incumbent) | 8,244 | 60.47% | |
Democratic | Tom Cool | 5,389 | 39.53% | |
Total votes | 13,633 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 12
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | R Blake Curd (Incumbent) | 6,599 | 54.07% | |
Democratic | Jessica Meyers | 5,606 | 45.93% | |
Total votes | 12,205 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kolbeck (Incumbent) | 7,490 | 56.28% | |
Democratic | Elizabeth "Liz" Larson | 5,819 | 43.72% | |
Total votes | 13,309 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 14
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Larry P. Zikmund | 7,391 | 56.00% | |
Democratic | Timothy Reed | 5,808 | 44.00% | |
Total votes | 13,199 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 15
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Reynold F. Nesiba (Incumbent) | 4,127 | 54.75% | |
Republican | Thor Bardon | 3,411 | 45.25% | |
Total votes | 7,538 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David L. Anderson (Incumbent) | 8,383 | 100% | |
Total votes | 8,383 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 17
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur Rusch (Incumbent) | 6,285 | 63.87% | |
Democratic | Ailee Johns | 3,122 | 31.72% | |
Libertarian | Gregory Baldwin | 434 | 4.41% | |
Total votes | 9,841 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 18
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jean Hunhoff | 6,341 | 59.85% | |
Democratic | Jordan Foos | 4,255 | 40.15% | |
Total votes | 10,597 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 19
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kyle Schoenfish (Incumbent) | 9,766 | 100% | |
Total votes | 9,766 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 20
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joshua Klumb (Incumbent) | 8,516 | 85.09% | |
Libertarian | Alexander Martin | 1,492 | 14.91% | |
Total votes | 10,008 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 21
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Erin Tobin | 7,629 | 79.21% | |
Democratic | Dan Kerner Andersson | 2,002 | 20.79% | |
Total votes | 9,631 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 22
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Wheeler | 7,397 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,397 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan J. Breitling | 9,519 | 89.56% | |
Libertarian | CJ Abernathey | 1,110 | 10.44% | |
Total votes | 10,629 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 24
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Duvall | 9,254 | 100% | |
Total votes | 9,254 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marsha Symens | 7,580 | 58.86% | |
Independent | Rick W Knobe | 4,205 | 32.65% | |
Independent | Seth William Van't Hof | 1,093 | 8.49% | |
Total votes | 12,878 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 26
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Troy Heinert (Incumbent) | 4,416 | 52.84% | |
Republican | Joel Koskan | 3,941 | 47.16% | |
Total votes | 8,357 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Red Dawn Foster (Incumbent) | 3,829 | 56.25% | |
Republican | Judd W Schomp | 2,978 | 43.75% | |
Total votes | 6,807 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ryan M. Maher (Incumbent) | 7,506 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,506 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 29
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gary L. Cammack (Incumbent) | 9,350 | 77.88% | |
Libertarian | Kent Wilsey | 2,656 | 22.12% | |
Total votes | 12,006 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julie Frye-Mueller | 10,043 | 71.28% | |
Libertarian | A. Gideon Oakes | 4,046 | 28.72% | |
Total votes | 14,089 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Timothy R. Johns | 9,911 | 100% | |
Total votes | 9,911 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 32
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Helene Duhamel (Incumbent) | 7,397 | 64.10% | |
Democratic | Michael Calabrese | 4,143 | 35.90% | |
Total votes | 11,540 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Johnson | 11,369 | 68.13% | |
Democratic | Ryan A. Ryder | 5,317 | 31.87% | |
Total votes | 16,686 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 34
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael G Diedrich | 8,079 | 64.38% | |
Democratic | George Nelson | 4,470 | 35.62% | |
Total votes | 12,549 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 35
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jessica Castleberry (Incumbent) | 6,012 | 61.60% | |
Democratic | Brian Gentry | 3,747 | 38.40% | |
Total votes | 9,759 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Voter Turnout". South Dakota Secretary of State. December 8, 2020.
- ^ "South Dakota elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "2020 South Dakota Senate election results". electionresults.sd.gov.