South Dakota's 7th legislative district

South Dakota's 7th State Senate district

South Dakota's 7th legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate, it has been represented by Republican Tim Reed since 2023. In the House, it has been represented by Republicans Mellissa Heermann and Roger DeGroot since 2023. ^[1]

Geography

The district is based in and around Brookings, the state's fourth-largest city, in eastern South Dakota. ^[2]

Recent elections

South Dakota legislators are elected to two-year terms, with each permitted to serve a maximum of four consecutive two-year terms. ^[3] Elections are held every even-numbered year.

State senate elections

Year	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	General election	Primary elections
2022	V. J. Smith	Republican	2018	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Tim Reed (Republican) 100%	Republican: ▌Y Tim Reed (inc.) 60.2% ▌ Julie Erickson 39.8%
2020	V. J. Smith	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y V. J. Smith (Republican) 100%
2018	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y V. J. Smith (Republican) 61.2% ▌ Mary Perpich (Independent) 38.8%
2016	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 65.9% ▌ Mary Perpich (Democratic) 34.1%	Republican: ▌Y Larry Tidemann (inc.) 59.5% ▌ Doug Post 40.5%
2014	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 62.7% ▌ Jay Vanduch (Democratic) 37.3%
2012	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 53.5% ▌ Pamela Merchant (Democratic) 46.5%

References

1. "Tim Reed". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
2. "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
3. "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.