The 2022 South Dakota Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate were up for election. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022.[1] The elections coincided with elections for other offices in South Dakota, including the US Senate, US House, South Dakota Governor, South Dakota Secretary of State, South Dakota Attorney General, and the South Dakota House.
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All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the 2022 elections, Republicans maintained their supermajority by losing only one seat, giving them a 31-to-4 member advantage over Democrats.[2]
Retirements edit
Democrats edit
- District 26: Troy Heinert retired due to term limits.
Republicans edit
- District 2: Brock Greenfield retired due to term limits.
- District 7: V. J. Smith retired.
- District 9: Wayne Steinhauer retired.
- District 12: Blake Curd retired due to term limits.
- District 17: Arthur Rusch retired due to term limits.
- District 25: Marsha Symens retired.
- District 29: Gary Cammack retired due to term limits.
- District 31: Timothy Johns retired.
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
Results edit
Overview edit
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||
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Before | After | +/– | ||||||||||
Republican | 35 | 229,609 | 81.62 | 32 | 31 | 1 | ||||||
Democratic | 12 | 40,958 | 14.56 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
Independent | 3 | 8,219 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Libertarian | 1 | 2,537 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 281,323 | 100.00 | 35 | 35 | ||||||||
Registered/Turnout | 597,073 | 59.40 | ||||||||||
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State |
Defeated incumbents edit
Primary election edit
- District 24: Republican Mary Duvall lost renomination to Jim Mehlhaff.
General election edit
- District 10: Republican Margaret Sutton was defeated in the general election by Democrat Liz Larson.
Summary of results by State Senate district edit
Primary Election Results Source:[4]
General Election Results Source:[5]
Detailed results edit
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 |
Primary Election Results Source:[6]
General Election Results Source:[7]
- Note: If a primary election is not listed, then there was not a competitive primary in that district (i.e., every candidate who ran in the primary advanced to the general election).
District 1 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael H. Rohl (incumbent) | 1,901 | 70.51% | |
Republican | Joe Donnell | 795 | 29.49% | |
Total votes | 2,696 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael H. Rohl (incumbent) | 6,098 | 58.90% | |
Independent | Susan Wismer | 4,256 | 41.10% | |
Total votes | 10,354 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 2 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Kolbeck | 1,747 | 66.22% | |
Republican | Spencer Wrightsman | 891 | 33.78% | |
Total votes | 2,638 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Kolbeck | 7,810 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,810 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 3 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Al Novstrup (incumbent) | 1,794 | 59.48% | |
Republican | Rachel Dix | 1,222 | 40.52% | |
Total votes | 3,016 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Al Novstrup (incumbent) | 5,698 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,698 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Wiik (incumbent) | 8,917 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,917 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lee Schoenbeck (incumbent) | 1,808 | 58.74% | |
Republican | Colin Alan Paulsen | 1,270 | 41.26% | |
Total votes | 3,078 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lee Schoenbeck (incumbent) | 6,743 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,743 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 6 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Herman Otten (incumbent) | 6,513 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,513 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 7 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tim Reed | 1,446 | 60.17% | |
Republican | Julie Erickson | 957 | 39.83% | |
Total votes | 2,403 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tim Reed | 6,263 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,263 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 8 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Casey Crabtree (incumbent) | 3,124 | 78.97% | |
Republican | Heather DeVries | 832 | 21.03% | |
Total votes | 3,956 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Casey Crabtree (incumbent) | 8,926 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,926 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 9 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brent Hoffman | 1,351 | 66.78% | |
Republican | Mark Willadsen | 672 | 33.22% | |
Total votes | 2,023 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brent Hoffman | 6,024 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,024 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 10 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Liz Larson | 4,488 | 56.69% | |
Republican | Maggie Sutton (incumbent) | 3,429 | 43.31% | |
Total votes | 7,917 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 11 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Stalzer (incumbent) | 5,289 | 55.24% | |
Democratic | Sheryl L. Johnson | 4,286 | 44.76% | |
Total votes | 9,575 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 12 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arch Beal | 4,950 | 53.88% | |
Democratic | Jessica Meyers | 4,237 | 46.12% | |
Total votes | 9,187 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kolbeck (incumbent) | 7,345 | 70.21% | |
Independent | Lora Hubbel | 3,116 | 29.79% | |
Total votes | 10,461 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 14 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Larry P. Zikmund (incumbent) | 5,854 | 53.93% | |
Democratic | Matthew Tysdal | 5,001 | 46.07% | |
Total votes | 10,855 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 15 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Reynold F. Nesiba (incumbent) | 3,697 | 52.76% | |
Republican | Brenda Lawrence | 3,310 | 47.24% | |
Total votes | 7,007 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Bolin (incumbent) | 1,731 | 51.73% | |
Republican | Nancy Rasmussen | 1,615 | 48.27% | |
Total votes | 3,346 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Bolin (incumbent) | 6,770 | 66.20% | |
Democratic | Donn Larson | 2,610 | 25.52% | |
Independent | Brian J. Burge | 847 | 8.28% | |
Total votes | 10,227 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 17 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sydney Davis | 5,997 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 5,997 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 18 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jean M. Hunhoff (incumbent) | 5,748 | 65.03% | |
Democratic | Fredrick Bender | 3,091 | 34.97% | |
Total votes | 8,839 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 19 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kyle Schoenfish (incumbent) | 7,906 | 81.52% | |
Democratic | Russell Graeff | 1,792 | 18.48% | |
Total votes | 9,698 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 20 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joshua Klumb (incumbent) | 6,968 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,968 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 21 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Erin Tobin (incumbent) | 7,976 | 81.83% | |
Democratic | Dan Andersson | 1,771 | 18.17% | |
Total votes | 9,747 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 22 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David Wheeler (incumbent) | 6,581 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,581 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 23 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bryan J. Breitling (incumbent) | 3,019 | 54.19% | |
Republican | Spencer Gosch | 2,552 | 45.81% | |
Total votes | 5,571 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bryan J. Breitling (incumbent) | 7,954 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,954 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 24 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Mehlhaff | 3,157 | 51.25% | |
Republican | Mary Duvall (incumbent) | 3,003 | 48.75% | |
Total votes | 6,160 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Mehlhaff | 8,246 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,246 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 25 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Pischke | 1,396 | 45.06% | |
Republican | Leslie "Doc" Heinemann | 672 | 21.69% | |
Republican | Lisa Rave | 591 | 19.08% | |
Republican | Kevin R. Crisp | 439 | 14.17% | |
Total votes | 3,098 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Pischke | 7,868 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,868 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 26 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shawn Bordeaux | 3,483 | 58.26% | |
Republican | Joel Koskan | 2,495 | 41.74% | |
Total votes | 5,978 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Red Dawn Foster (incumbent) | 3,179 | 51.45% | |
Republican | David Jones | 3,000 | 48.55% | |
Total votes | 6,179 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ryan M. Maher (incumbent) | 7,094 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,094 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 29 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dean Wink | 2,112 | 50.66% | |
Republican | John Carley | 1,552 | 37.23% | |
Republican | Beka Zerbst | 505 | 12.11% | |
Total votes | 4,169 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dean Wink | 7,272 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,272 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 30 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Julie Frye-Mueller (incumbent) | 2,849 | 50.41% | |
Republican | Timothy R. Goodwin | 2,803 | 49.59% | |
Total votes | 5,652 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Julie Frye-Mueller (incumbent) | 9,598 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 9,598 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 31 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy Deibert | 2,518 | 62.11% | |
Republican | Ron Moeller | 1,536 | 37.89% | |
Total votes | 4,054 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy Deibert | 8,536 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 8,536 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 32 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Helene Duhamel (incumbent) | 4,257 | 56.16% | |
Democratic | Nicole A. Heenan | 3,323 | 43.84% | |
Total votes | 7,580 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 33 edit
- Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David Johnson (incumbent) | 2,707 | 56.82% | |
Republican | Janet Jensen | 2,057 | 43.18% | |
Total votes | 4,764 | 100.00% |
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David Johnson (incumbent) | 7,885 | 75.66% | |
Libertarian | Darren Freidel | 2,537 | 24.34% | |
Total votes | 10,422 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 34 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Diedrich (incumbent) | 7,505 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,505 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 35 edit
- General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jessica Castleberry (incumbent) | 6,784 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 6,784 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
Results edit
Close races edit
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 27, 2.9%
- District 15, 5.52%
- District 26, 5.68%
- District 12, 7.76%
- District 14, 7.86%
Red denotes races won by Republicans. Blue denotes races won by Democrats.
References edit
- ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 7, 2022". Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 2022". Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Primary Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Primary Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved December 26, 2022.