2022 South Dakota elections
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South Dakota state elections in 2022 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022 (with runoffs on August 16, 2022).[1]
All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election, as well as South Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
Federal
[edit]United States Senate
[edit]Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. Senator John Thune, who is the Senate Minority Whip, won the Republican primary against Bruce Whalen and Mark Mowry. Thune was reelected to a fourth term, defeating Democrat Brian Bengs.[2]
United States House of Representatives
[edit]Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson won the Republican primary against Taffy Howard. No Democrats filed to run, and Johnson defeated his only challenger, a Libertarian.[3]
Statewide
[edit]Governor and lieutenant governor
[edit]Incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem defeated Democratic nominee Representative Jamie Smith to win reelection.
Attorney general
[edit]Incumbent Republican attorney general Jason Ravnsborg did not seek reelection.[4]
Secretary of state
[edit]Incumbent Republican secretary of state Steve Barnett lost re-nomination at the Republican convention to Monae Johnson, who also won the general election.
State treasurer
[edit]Incumbent Republican state treasurer Josh Haeder won re-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Josh Haeder (incumbent) | 219,334 | 67.02% | ||
Democratic | John Cunningham | 107,916 | 32.98% | ||
Total votes | 327,250 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
State auditor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rich Sattgast (incumbent) | 206,633 | 62.65% | |
Democratic | Stephanie Marty | 105,163 | 31.89% | |
Libertarian | Rene Meyer | 18,001 | 5.46% | |
Total votes | 329,797 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
Public Utilities Commissioner
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Nelson (incumbent) | 227,167 | 68.72% | |
Democratic | Jeffrey Barth | 103,384 | 31.28% | |
Total votes | 330,551 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
Ballot measures
[edit]Constitutional Amendment C
[edit]2022 South Dakota Amendment C was on the June 7 primary ballot. The amendment intended to require future ballot measures that would cost more than ten million dollars to receive 60% of the vote to be approved, instead of a simple majority. It was rejected by a significant margin.[7][8]
Results
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 122,387 | 67.43 |
Yes | 59,111 | 32.57 |
Total votes | 181,498 | 100.00 |
Constitutional Amendment D
[edit]An initiated amendment to the South Dakota Constitution expanding Medicaid eligibility | |||||||||||||
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2022 South Dakota Amendment D was a citizen-initiated state constitutional amendment on the November 8 general election ballot. The amendment intended to expand Medicaid eligibility. The amendment passed with around 56% of the vote.[9][10]
Results
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 192,057 | 56.21 |
No | 149,616 | 43.79 |
Total votes | 341,673 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ "South Dakota elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ Levine, Marianne (January 8, 2022). "Senate Minority Whip John Thune to run for reelection". Politico. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Sneve, Joe (June 7, 2022). "Dusty Johnson secures GOP House nomination after beating Taffy Howard in primary". Argus Leader. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Goss, Austin (June 1, 2022). "Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022". KSFY-TV. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). sdsos.gov.
- ^ a b "2022 General Election results". South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Eric (June 8, 2022). "Voters reject Amendment C". KELO-TV. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Election Results". The New York Times. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "South Dakota Amendment D Election Results: Expand Medicaid Coverage". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "South Dakota Constitutional Amendment D, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 14, 2022.