Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin is an American attorney,university administrator,and politician from the Democratic Party. She represented South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2004 until 2011. Sandlin was first elected to Congress in a July 2004 and won three full terms before losing to Republican Kristi Noem in 2010. She was the youngest female member of the House,and the first woman elected to the House from South Dakota. Before her 2007 marriage to Max Sandlin,she was known as Stephanie Herseth. She is a Democrat and a member of the Herseth family of South Dakota. She and Senator Tim Johnson are the last Democrats to win a statewide and/or federal election in South Dakota.
John Joseph Billion was an American politician and physician who was the 2006 Democratic Party candidate for Governor of South Dakota and served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 13th district from 1993 to 1997.
Billie Harmon Sutton is an American former professional bronc rider and politician. He was a member of the South Dakota Senate from 2011 to 2019,served as Minority Leader,and was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of South Dakota,which he narrowly lost to Republican nominee Kristi Noem in the general election.
James Bruce Stalzer is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he has been an member of the South Dakota Senate,representing District 11 since 2017. He was previously a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives,representing District 11 from 2013 to 2017.
Raymond J. Ring Jr. was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from January 11,2013 to January 12,2021.
Jeffrey 'Jeff' Rodrick Monroe is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 24 since January 8,2013. Monroe served non-consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 1995 until January 2003 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 24 seat.
Larry J. Tidemann is a former American politician and a former Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 7 from 2011-2019. Tidemann served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2005 until January 11,2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 seat.
Deb M. Peters is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate from January 11,2011 to January 2019. Peters served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2005 until January 11,2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 seat.
Dan Lederman is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 16 from January 11,2011,until he resigned on March 30,2015. Lederman served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2009 until January 11,2011,in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 seat.
Jean M. Hunhoff is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate since 2021. She has also served in the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 18 from 2001 to 2007 and again from 2015 to 2021. She previously served in the South Dakota Senate from 2007 to 2015. Hunhoff was the mayor of Yankton from 1995 until 1997.
The 2020 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Dakota,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Rounds was reelected to a second term in office,overperforming Donald Trump in the concurrent presidential election by 4.93 points.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 6,to elect the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other statewide,legislative,and local elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 3,2020,to elect the U.S. representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Dustin Michael Johnson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011,when he was appointed chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard,a position he held until 2014. Between his state political career and congressional service,Johnson was the vice president of Vantage Point Solutions in Mitchell,South Dakota.
Taffy D. Howard is an American small business owner and politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 33rd district. A Republican,she has served the district since 2017. She unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House to represent South Dakota's at-large congressional district in 2022.
Jon Hansen serves as a representative for the 25th Legislative District in the South Dakota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,and former Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Linda Duba is an American politician and educator based in Sioux Falls,South Dakota. She serves in the South Dakota lower house as one of the Democratic representatives of the 15th District along with Jamie Smith. Her district covers the northern part of Sioux Falls including the Downtown,Whittier,Cathedral,Terrace park,West 10th Street,and Garfield neighborhoods. The 15th District lies completely within Minnehaha county. Duba succeeded Representative Karen Soli in 2019.
Red Dawn Foster is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 27th district,which encompasses the Pine Ridge Reservation as well as Bennett,Haakon,Jackson,Pennington and Oglala Lakota counties. Elected in November 2018,she assumed office on January 8,2019 and is the current incumbent.
The 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,electing the governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem defeated Democratic nominee Jamie Smith to win a second term.
South Dakota state elections in 2022 were held on Tuesday,November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on June 7,2022.
