United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2018

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United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, At-large district, 2018
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Nominee Dusty Johnson Tim Bjorkman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote202,673121,002
Percentage60.336.0
U.S. Representative before election

Kristi Noem
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Dusty Johnson
Republican

The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 6, to elect the U.S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of South Dakota in the 115th United States Congress.

South Dakotas at-large congressional district

South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District is the sole congressional district for the state of South Dakota. Based on area, it is the fourth largest congressional district in the nation.

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Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Kristi Noem will not run for a fifth term and will instead run for Governor of South Dakota. [1]

Kristi Noem Governor of South Dakota

Kristi Lynn Noem is an American politician who is the 33rd governor of South Dakota, serving since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Noem was elected governor in 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the office.

Governor of South Dakota head of state and of government of the U.S. state of South Dakota

The Governor of South Dakota is the head of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no Presidential election. The current governor is Kristi Noem, a Republican who took office on January 5, 2019.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Dusty Johnson U.S. Representative from South Dakota

Dustin M. Johnson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011, when he was appointed chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard, a position he retained until 2014. Between his state political career and congressional service, Johnson was the vice president of Vantage Point Solutions in Mitchell, South Dakota.

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) regulates the energy, Telecommunications and grain warehouse companies located in South Dakota. The Puc keep track of the Do Not Call Registry. Commissioners are elected to six-year terms in staggered elections, with special elections should vacancies arise. Dusty Johnson led the PUC as chairman from 2007 until 2011.

Dennis Daugaard 32nd Governor of South Dakota

Dennis Martin Daugaard is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd governor of South Dakota from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first chief executive of a U.S. state to be the child of deaf parents. Before being elected governor, he was a lawyer, banker, development director for a nonprofit organization; he then served as a state senator from 1997 to 2003 and the 37th lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Dusty
Johnson		Shantel
Krebs		Neal
Tapio		Undecided
Mason-Dixon May 21–23, 2018625± 4.5%41%23%13%23%

Primary results

Results by county: Johnson 60-70% 50-60% 40-50% <40% Krebs <40% 40-50% Tapio <40% 40-50% 2018 SD-AL Republican primary.svg
Results by county:
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dusty Johnson 47,03246.8
Republican Shantel Krebs 29,44229.3
Republican Neal Tapio 23,98024.0
Total votes100,454100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Tim Bjorkman, former circuit court judge [6]

Failed to file

  • Chris Martian, former IT professional [7]

Declined

Shawn L. Bordeaux is an American politician. He has served as a Democratic member for the 10th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2015.

Troy Heinert is a rodeo pickup man and politician, a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing district 26.

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin South Dakota politician

Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin is an American attorney and university administrator who served in the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2004 until 2011. She was first elected to Congress in a special election in June 2004 and was re-elected three times before losing her seat in Congress to Republican Kristi Noem in 2010. She was the youngest female member of the House and the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota. Before her 2007 marriage to Max Sandlin, she was known as Stephanie Herseth.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

  • George Hendrickson, former police officer [14] [15]

Independents

Candidates

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [18] Solid RJune 1, 2018
The Rothenberg Political Report [19] Solid RJune 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [20] Safe RJune 6, 2018

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Dusty
Johnson (R)		Tim
Bjorkman (D)		OtherUndecided
Change Research (D) November 2–4, 2018851–51%41%5% [21] –
Emerson College November 1–4, 2018514± 4.5%54%38%–5%
Mason-Dixon October 18–22, 2018500± 4.5%54%31%3% [22] 12%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Johnson) August 1–3 & 5, 2018400± 4.9%54%33%–10%
Public Policy Polling (D-Bjorkman) July 19–20, 2018641± 3.9%43%33%–14%

Results

South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District, 2018 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Dustin "Dusty" Johnson 202,673 60.34% -3.76%
Democratic Tim Bjorkman121,00236.02%+0.12%
Independent Ron Wieczorek7,3222.18%N/A
Libertarian George D. Hendrickson4,9121.46%N/A
Margin of victory81,67124.32%-3.88%
Total votes335,909100.0%N/A
Republican hold

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  2. 1 2 Pathé, Simone (November 15, 2016). "Who Could Run for Kristi Noem's At-Large Seat?". Roll Call . Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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  21. ↑ Ron Wieczorek (I) with 3%, George Hendrickson (L) with 2%
  22. ↑ Ron Wieczorek (I) with 2%, George Hendrickson (L) with 1%
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