2018 South Dakota elections

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2018 South Dakota elections
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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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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.

South Dakota's at-large congressional district, 2018 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dusty Johnson 202,446 60.35% −3.75%
Democratic Tim Bjorkman120,81636.01%+0.11%
Independent Ron Wieczorek7,3132.18%N/A
Libertarian George D. Hendrickson4,8961.46%N/A
Total votes335,471 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Dennis Daugaard was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. Republican Kristi Noem narrowly won the general election

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2018 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kristi Noem 172,912 50.97% −19.50%
Democratic Billie Sutton 161,45447.60%+22.17%
Libertarian Kurt Evans4,8481.43%N/A
Total votes339,214 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Attorney general

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.

Results

2018 South Dakota Attorney General election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason Ravnsborg 179,071 55.16% −5.07%
Democratic Randy Seiler 145,55844.84%+12.26%
Total votes324,629 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

Republican primary

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]

Democratic primary

Former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Randy Seiler won the nomination at the South Dakota Democratic Convention.

Secretary of State

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Final results by county:
  Barnett
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%     >90%
  Frederick
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%

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.

South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Barnett 211,064 65.17%
Democratic Alexandra Frederick112,80734.83%
Total votes323,871 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

State Treasurer

Final results by county: Haeder 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Matson 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% >90% 2018 SD State Treasurer Election.svg
Final results by county:
  Haeder
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%
  Matson
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%

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.

South Dakota State Treasurer election, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Josh Haeder 195,019 62.35%
Democratic Aaron Matson117,76337.65%
Total votes312,782 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

State Auditor

Final results by county: Sattgast 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Cool 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% >90% 2018 SD State Auditor Election.svg
Final results by county:
  Sattgast
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%
  Cool
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%

Incumbent Republican state auditor Steve Barnett was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Republican Rich Sattgast won the general election.

South Dakota State Auditor election, 2018 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rich Sattgast 202,055 64.01%
Democratic Tom Cool113,62835.99%
Total votes315,683 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Commissioner of School and Public Lands

Final results by county: Brunner 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Houser 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% >90% 2018 SD Commissioner of School and Public Lands Election.svg
Final results by county:
  Brunner
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%     >90%
  Houser
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan Brunner (incumbent) 193,434 62.4
Democratic Woody Houser 116,78637.6
Total votes310,220 100.0
Republican hold

Public Utilities Commissioner

Final results by county: Fiegen 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Frederick 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% 2018 SD Public Utilities Commissioner Election.svg
Final results by county:
  Fiegen
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%
  Frederick
  •      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%     >90%
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kristie Fiegen (incumbent) 206,436 65.5
Democratic Wayne Frederick 108,92534.5
Total votes315,361 100.0
Republican hold

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  2. ↑ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019.
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  6. ↑ Powers, Pat (March 13, 2017). "Deputy AG McGuigan informs State's Atty's of his intention to run for AG". South Dakota War College. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
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  8. ↑ Ferguson, Dana (March 13, 2017). "Krebs announces bid for U.S. House seat". Argus Leader . Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ Taylor, Jack (April 24, 2017). "Steve Barnett wants Shantel Kreb's job". KELO . Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  11. ↑ "South Dakota Secretary of State" (PDF). sdsos.gov.
  12. ↑ "Huron man announces bid for S.D. state treasurer". Argus Leader . Associated Press. March 21, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  13. ↑ "South Dakota Secretary of State" (PDF). sdsos.gov.
  14. ↑ "South Dakota Secretary of State" (PDF). sdsos.gov.
  15. ↑ South Dakota Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018 - Ballotpedia
  16. ↑ South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election, 2018 - Ballotpedia

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