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The 2018 South Dakota elections were held on November 6, 2018. 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.
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The 2018 South Dakota elections were held on November 6, 2018. 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.
Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Kristi Noem did not run for re-election and instead ran for governor. [1] Republican Dusty Johnson won the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Dusty Johnson | 202,446 | 60.35% | -3.75% | |
| Democratic | Tim Bjorkman | 120,816 | 36.01% | +0.11% | |
| Independent | Ron Wieczorek | 7,313 | 2.18% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | George D. Hendrickson | 4,896 | 1.46% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 335,471 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican governor Dennis Daugaard was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. Republican Kristi Noem narrowly won the general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Kristi Noem | 172,912 | 50.97% | -19.50% | |
| Democratic | Billie Sutton | 161,454 | 47.60% | +22.17% | |
| Libertarian | Kurt Evans | 4,848 | 1.43% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 339,214 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican attorney general Marty Jackley was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Jackley unsuccessfully ran for governor. Republican Jason Ravnsborg won becoming the next attorney general.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jason Ravnsborg | 179,071 | 55.16% | -5.07% | |
| Democratic | Randy Seiler | 145,558 | 44.84% | +12.26% | |
| Total votes | 324,629 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Lawrence County State's Attorney John Fitzgerald, Chief Deputy Attorney General Charlie McGuigan, and attorney and 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Jason Ravnsborg ran for the Republican nomination and won. [5] [6] [7]
Former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Randy Seiler won the nomination at the South Dakota Democratic Convention.
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Shantel Krebs did not run for re-election and instead unsuccessfully ran for Congress. [8] Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican". [9] Steve Barnett ran for the Republican nomination and won. [10] He easily won the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Steve Barnett | 211,064 | 65.17% | ||
| Democratic | Alexandra Frederick | 112,807 | 34.83% | ||
| Total votes | 323,871 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Rich Sattgast was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Josh Haeder, Northeast Director for Senator Mike Rounds, ran for the Republican nomination and won. [12] He easily won the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Josh Haeder | 195,019 | 62.35% | ||
| Democratic | Aaron Matson | 117,763 | 37.65% | ||
| Total votes | 312,782 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican state auditor Steve Barnett was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Republican Rich Sattgast won the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Rich Sattgast | 202,055 | 64.01% | ||
| Democratic | Tom Cool | 113,628 | 35.99% | ||
| Total votes | 315,683 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ryan Brunner (incumbent) | 193,434 | 62.4 | |
| Democratic | Woody Houser | 116,786 | 37.6 | |
| Total votes | 310,220 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kristie Fiegen (incumbent) | 206,436 | 65.5 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Frederick | 108,925 | 34.5 | |
| Total votes | 315,361 | 100.0 | ||
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The South Dakota Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in South Dakota. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling South Dakota's at-large U.S. House seat, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature. State Sen. John Wiik has served as the party's chairman since 2023.
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