Becky Drury | |
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Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 12, 2021 Servingwith Mike Derby | |
Preceded by | Scyller Borglum |
Constituency | 32nd district (2021–2024) 34th district (2024–present) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Rapid City,South Dakota,U.S. |
Profession | communications specialist and marketing coordinator |
Becky Drury is a communications specialist and marketing coordinator with Golden West Communications and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives since January 12,2021. [1]
Drury was originally elected to represent District 32,but in January 2024 she was appointed to fill a vacancy in District 34 after moving there. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris P. Johnson (incumbent) | 6,391 | 32.38% | |
Republican | Becky Drury | 5,587 | 28.31% | |
Democratic | James Preston | 3,932 | 19.92% | |
Democratic | Toni Diamond | 3,826 | 19.39% | |
Total votes | 19,736 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Republican hold |
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