2022 South Dakota Secretary of State election

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2022 South Dakota Secretary of State election
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  2018 November 8, 20222026 
 
Nominee Monae Johnson Thomas Cool
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote212,320119,961
Percentage63.90%36.10%

2022 South Dakota Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
County results

Johnson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Contents

Cool:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Secretary of State before election

Steve Barnett
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Monae Johnson
Republican

The 2022 South Dakota Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Steve Barnett ran for re-election, but was defeated at the state convention by Monae Johnson. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

  • Kurt Evans, teacher [2]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3] Safe RDecember 1, 2021
Elections Daily [4] Safe RNovember 7, 2022

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References

  1. "South Dakota GOP picks experience for AG, bumps an incumbent". AP NEWS. June 25, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. "Libertarian House candidate, Sturgis rancher Collin Duprel: I am running to give South Dakota voters a choice".
  3. "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.