2022 South Dakota Attorney General election

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2022 South Dakota Attorney General election
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  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
  US District Attorney Marty Jackley.png
Nominee Marty Jackley
Party Republican
Popular vote257,419
Percentage100.00%

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Jackley:     >90%

Attorney General before election

Mark Vargo
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Marty Jackley
Republican

The 2022 South Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of South Dakota. On June 21, 2022, former Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was convicted and removed from office for malfeasance of office. [1] The State Senate further barred Ravnsborg from holding office in South Dakota. [2] Republican Mark Vargo was appointed to fill the remainder of Ravnsborg's term and did not run for a full term.

Contents

Marty Jackley, who previously held this office from 2009 until 2019, won unopposed in the general election.

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominated at convention

Eliminated at convention

  • David Natvig, director of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and former Brule County State's Attorney [4]

Barred from office

Endorsements

Marty Jackley

Governors

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Marty
Jackley
Jason
Ravnsborg
Undecided
South Dakota State University [7] May 2–15, 2022– (LV)± 3.0%61%6%33%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RSeptember 14, 2022
Elections Daily [9] Safe RNovember 1, 2022

Results

2022 South Dakota Attorney General election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marty Jackley 257,419 100.00% +44.84%
Total votes457,419 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. Strubinger, Lee (June 22, 2022). "South Dakota AG removed from post after hitting and killing a pedestrian". www.npr.org. NPR.
  2. Sneve, Joe (June 22, 2022). "South Dakota Senate rules AG Jason Ravnsborg of malfesence of office after pedestrian death, votes to have him removed". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader.
  3. Bartels, Deb (March 2, 2021). "Marty Jackley running for his old job of attorney general". www.capjournal.com. Capital Journal . Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  4. Mercer, Bob (May 27, 2022). "S.D. Division of Criminal Investigation director running for state attorney general". www.siouxlandproud.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. Goss, Austin (June 1, 2022). "Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022". KSFY-TV . Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. "Former political rivals Noem & Jackley endorse each other for upcoming elections". www.dakotanewsnow.com. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. South Dakota State University
  8. "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  9. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. "South Dakota Attorney General election, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 19, 2024.

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