The structure of the government of South Dakota is based on that of the federal government,with three branches of government:executive,legislative,and judicial. The structure of the state government is laid out in the Constitution of South Dakota,the highest law in the state. The constitution may be amended either by a majority vote of both houses of the legislature,or by voter initiative.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of South Dakota:
Brendan Van Johnson is an American attorney who served as the 40th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota. He is the son of former U.S. Senator Tim Johnson and currently is a partner at Robins Kaplan LLP,where he serves as the Chair of the Firm's National Business Litigation Group and Member of the Firm's Executive Board. In 2024,Johnson was recognized as one of America's Top 200 Lawyers for his litigation work and representation of Native American tribes.
Larry Rhoden is an American politician and businessman serving as the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota since 2019.
Stacey "Stace" Nelson is an American politician,law enforcement officer,and retired Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent who served as a member of both chambers of the South Dakota Legislature. On November 17,2019,Nelson announced that he would be retiring from politics,effective December 10,2019.
Martin J. Jackley is an American attorney and politician who is currently serving as the Attorney General of South Dakota since 2023,having previously served from 2009 to 2019. He assumed office as Attorney General again in 2023 after winning the 2022 election unopposed. He previously served as the 39th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota. He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of South Dakota in 2018,losing the Republican primary to Kristi Noem.
Lance S. Russell is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate and a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 30.
Dan Lederman is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 16 from January 11,2011,until he resigned on March 30,2015. Lederman served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2009 until January 11,2011,in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 seat.
The 1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1906. Incumbent Republican Governor Samuel H. Elrod ran for re-election,but was defeated for renomination at the Republican convention by former Attorney General Coe I. Crawford. In the general election,Crawford was opposed by the Democratic nominee,former State Representative John A. Stransky of Brule County. Crawford had little difficulty defeating Stransky in a landslide,largely matching Elrod's margin of victory from two years earlier.
The 2018 South Dakota elections were held on November 6,2018. All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as South Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
Jason Richard Ravnsborg is an American attorney and politician. A Republican,he served as Attorney General of South Dakota from 2019 until his removal in 2022. Ravnsborg ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014,losing in the Republican primary to former Governor Mike Rounds,who won the general election.
The 2018 South Dakota Attorney General election was held on November 6,2018. Incumbent attorney general Marty Jackley was term-limited and ran for Governor of South Dakota. In June 2018,the South Dakota Republican party nominated Jason Ravnsborg for attorney general and the Democratic party nominated Randy Seiler. Ravnsborg won the election to become the 31st attorney general of South Dakota.
The Fifty-seventh Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma from January 3,2019,to January 3,2021,during the first two years of the first administration of Governor Kevin Stitt. The November 2018 elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate.
Tamara St. John is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 1 since January 8,2019. With her election,St. John became the first and only Native American Republican woman to ever serve in the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Casey Crabtree is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 8th district. Crabtree was appointed to office by Governor Kristi Noem on June 19,2020,succeeding Jordan Youngberg,who resigned to serve with the South Dakota State Treasurer.
The 2022 United States attorney general elections were held on November 8,2022,to elect the attorneys general in thirty states,two territories,and one federal district. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2018. The attorney general of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2020.
The 2022 South Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next attorney general of South Dakota. On June 21,2022,former Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was convicted and removed from office for malfeasance of office. The State Senate further barred Ravnsborg from holding office in South Dakota. Republican Mark Vargo was appointed to fill the remainder of Ravnsborg's term and did not run for a full term.
In the United States,an impeachment inquiry is an investigation or inquiry which usually occurs before a potential impeachment vote.
South Dakota state elections in 2022 were held on Tuesday,November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on June 7,2022.
Mark Alexander Vargo is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd Attorney General of South Dakota. In June 2022,he was appointed by Governor Kristi Noem to fill the vacancy created by Jason Ravnsborg's impeachment and removal from office. He previously served as the State's Attorney of Pennington County,South Dakota,having left the position in April 2023.
