Spencer Gosch | |
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Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives | |
In office January 8, 2021 –January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Steven Haugaard |
Succeeded by | Hugh Bartels |
Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives | |
In office January 8,2019 –January 8,2021 | |
Preceded by | Steven Haugaard |
Succeeded by | Jon Hansen |
Member of the South DakotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 23rd district | |
In office January 10,2017 –January 10,2023 | |
Preceded by | Justin Cronin Michele Harrison |
Succeeded by | Scott Moore James Wangsness |
Personal details | |
Born | January 22,1984 Mobridge,South Dakota,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of South Dakota (BS) |
Profession | Farmer,insurance agent |
Spencer Gosch (born January 22,1984) is an American politician who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives. He served as the Speaker of the House during the 96th and 97th Legislative Sessions. Prior to that,he served as Speaker pro tempore during the 94th and 95th Legislative Sessions. [1] [2]
Gosch opted to run for a seat in the South Dakota Senate in 2022 rather than seeking re-election to the House. [3] He lost the Republican primary election to incumbent Bryan Breitling.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan J. Breitling | 3,019 | 54.2 | |
Republican | Spencer Gosch | 2,552 | 45.8 | |
Total votes | 5,571 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Spencer Gosch | 8,325 | 55.1 | |
Republican | Charles Hoffman | 6,791 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 15,116 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Spencer Gosch | 3,107 | 40.7 | |
Republican | Charles Hoffman | 2,709 | 35.4 | |
Republican | James D. Wangsness | 1,072 | 14.0 | |
Republican | Kevin E. Watts | 755 | 9.9 | |
Total votes | 7,643 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Spencer Gosch | 7,115 | 41.0 | |
Republican | John Lake | 6,435 | 37.0 | |
Democratic | Eleanor Iverson | 2,105 | 12.1 | |
Democratic | Margaret Ann Walsh | 1,717 | 9.9 | |
Total votes | 17,372 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Spencer Gosch | 7,099 | 53.8 | |
Republican | John Lake | 6,094 | 46.2 | |
Total votes | 13,193 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Lake | 2,466 | 31.2 | |
Republican | Spencer Gosch | 2,135 | 27.0 | |
Republican | Charles Hoffman | 1,706 | 21.6 | |
Republican | Dick Werner | 1,607 | 20.3 | |
Total votes | 7,914 | 100 |
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