2014 South Dakota Secretary of State election
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The 2014 South Dakota Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the next secretary of state of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Jason Gant retired after serving one term in office.[1] Republican state Senator Shantel Krebs defeated Democrat Angelia Schultz in a landslide to succeed Gant.[2]
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November 4, 2014
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 County results Krebs: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Schultz: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Shantel Krebs, state senator (2011–2015)[3]
Eliminated at convention
- Pat Miller, deputy secretary of state[3]
Declined
- Jason Gant, incumbent secretary of state (2011–2015)[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Angelia Schultz, writer and college professor[4]
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Emmett Reistroffer[5]
Constitution primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Lori Stacey[5]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Shantel Krebs (R) |
Angelia Schultz (D) |
Lori Stacey (C) |
Emmett Reistroffer (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[6] | October 21–26, 2014 | 611 | ± 4% | 46% | 29% | 4% | 3% | 17% |
| SurveyUSA[7] | October 1–5, 2014 | 616 | ± 4% | 43% | 29% | 6% | 5% | 18% |
| SurveyUSA[7] | September 3–7, 2014 | 510 | ± 4.4% | 41% | 31% | 7% | 4% | 17% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shantel Krebs | 155,647 | 60.23% | ||
| Democratic | Angelia Schultz | 84,181 | 32.58% | ||
| Constitution | Lori Stacey | 10,258 | 3.97% | ||
| Libertarian | Emmett Reistroffer | 8,328 | 3.22% | ||
| Total votes | 258,414 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County[8] | Shantel Krebs Republican |
Angelia Schultz Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 585 | 55.56% | 397 | 37.70% | 71 | 6.74% | 188 | 17.85% | 1,053 |
| Beadle | 3,130 | 59.80% | 1,768 | 33.78% | 336 | 6.42% | 1,362 | 26.02% | 5,234 |
| Bennett | 449 | 52.21% | 325 | 37.79% | 86 | 10.00% | 124 | 14.42% | 860 |
| Bon Homme | 1,238 | 56.40% | 787 | 35.85% | 170 | 7.74% | 451 | 20.55% | 2,195 |
| Brookings | 4,780 | 56.16% | 3,115 | 36.60% | 616 | 7.24% | 1,665 | 19.56% | 8,511 |
| Brown | 6,027 | 53.54% | 4,542 | 40.34% | 689 | 6.12% | 1,485 | 13.19% | 11,258 |
| Brule | 960 | 58.29% | 568 | 34.49% | 119 | 7.23% | 392 | 23.80% | 1,647 |
| Buffalo | 119 | 27.11% | 296 | 67.43% | 24 | 5.47% | -177 | -40.32% | 439 |
| Butte | 2,100 | 69.44% | 591 | 19.54% | 333 | 11.01% | 1,509 | 49.90% | 3,024 |
| Campbell | 449 | 78.50% | 83 | 14.51% | 40 | 6.99% | 366 | 63.99% | 572 |
| Charles Mix | 1,570 | 53.00% | 1,227 | 41.42% | 165 | 5.57% | 343 | 11.58% | 2,962 |
| Clark | 853 | 62.63% | 424 | 31.13% | 85 | 6.24% | 429 | 31.50% | 1,362 |
| Clay | 1,483 | 43.07% | 1,691 | 49.11% | 269 | 7.81% | -208 | -6.04% | 3,443 |
| Codington | 4,938 | 59.60% | 2,799 | 33.78% | 548 | 6.61% | 2,139 | 25.82% | 8,285 |
| Corson | 376 | 42.92% | 408 | 46.58% | 92 | 10.50% | -32 | -3.65% | 876 |
| Custer | 2,275 | 65.00% | 854 | 24.40% | 371 | 10.60% | 1,421 | 40.60% | 3,500 |
| Davison | 3,404 | 61.37% | 1,772 | 31.95% | 371 | 6.69% | 1,632 | 29.42% | 5,547 |
| Day | 991 | 45.69% | 1,019 | 46.98% | 159 | 7.33% | -28 | -1.29% | 2,169 |
| Deuel | 861 | 52.95% | 614 | 37.76% | 151 | 9.29% | 247 | 15.19% | 1,626 |
| Dewey | 420 | 30.52% | 863 | 62.72% | 93 | 6.76% | -443 | -32.19% | 1,376 |
| Douglas | 948 | 78.48% | 204 | 16.89% | 56 | 4.64% | 744 | 61.59% | 1,208 |
| Edmunds | 971 | 62.73% | 497 | 32.11% | 80 | 5.17% | 474 | 30.62% | 1,548 |
| Fall River | 1,792 | 65.96% | 645 | 23.74% | 280 | 10.31% | 1,147 | 42.22% | 2,717 |
| Faulk | 556 | 67.56% | 225 | 27.34% | 42 | 5.10% | 331 | 40.22% | 823 |
| Grant | 1,408 | 54.28% | 1,012 | 39.01% | 174 | 6.71% | 396 | 15.27% | 2,594 |
| Gregory | 1,031 | 62.11% | 501 | 30.18% | 128 | 7.71% | 530 | 31.93% | 1,660 |
| Haakon | 664 | 81.67% | 107 | 13.16% | 42 | 5.17% | 557 | 68.51% | 813 |
| Hamlin | 1,363 | 66.46% | 561 | 27.35% | 127 | 6.19% | 802 | 39.10% | 2,051 |
| Hand | 919 | 66.93% | 388 | 28.26% | 66 | 4.81% | 531 | 38.67% | 1,373 |
| Hanson | 803 | 64.86% | 355 | 28.68% | 80 | 6.46% | 448 | 36.19% | 1,238 |
| Harding | 454 | 78.68% | 70 | 12.13% | 53 | 9.19% | 384 | 66.55% | 577 |
| Hughes | 4,803 | 72.00% | 1,552 | 23.26% | 316 | 4.74% | 3,251 | 48.73% | 6,671 |
| Hutchinson | 1,817 | 71.88% | 576 | 22.78% | 135 | 5.34% | 1,241 | 49.09% | 2,528 |
| Hyde | 400 | 70.05% | 151 | 26.44% | 20 | 3.50% | 249 | 43.61% | 571 |
| Jackson | 525 | 60.90% | 271 | 31.44% | 66 | 7.66% | 254 | 29.47% | 862 |
| Jerauld | 427 | 56.71% | 285 | 37.85% | 41 | 5.44% | 142 | 18.86% | 753 |
| Jones | 332 | 75.97% | 73 | 16.70% | 32 | 7.32% | 259 | 59.27% | 437 |
| Kingsbury | 1,225 | 62.31% | 625 | 31.79% | 116 | 5.90% | 600 | 30.52% | 1,966 |
| Lake | 2,714 | 60.62% | 1,424 | 31.81% | 339 | 7.57% | 1,290 | 28.81% | 4,477 |
| Lawrence | 5,220 | 62.88% | 2,346 | 28.26% | 735 | 8.85% | 2,874 | 34.62% | 8,301 |
| Lincoln | 10,825 | 68.00% | 4,143 | 26.03% | 950 | 5.97% | 6,682 | 41.98% | 15,918 |
| Lyman | 656 | 57.44% | 386 | 33.80% | 100 | 8.76% | 270 | 23.64% | 1,142 |
| Marshall | 741 | 46.78% | 761 | 48.04% | 82 | 5.18% | -20 | -1.26% | 1,584 |
| McCook | 1,154 | 60.96% | 583 | 30.80% | 156 | 8.24% | 571 | 30.16% | 1,893 |
| McPherson | 725 | 75.60% | 181 | 18.87% | 53 | 5.53% | 544 | 56.73% | 959 |
| Meade | 5,260 | 67.87% | 1,753 | 22.62% | 737 | 9.51% | 3,507 | 45.25% | 7,750 |
| Mellette | 292 | 45.91% | 275 | 43.24% | 69 | 10.85% | 17 | 2.67% | 636 |
| Miner | 426 | 54.97% | 295 | 38.06% | 54 | 6.97% | 131 | 16.90% | 775 |
| Minnehaha | 30,219 | 59.42% | 17,121 | 33.66% | 3,519 | 6.92% | 13,098 | 25.75% | 50,859 |
| Moody | 1,185 | 53.38% | 888 | 40.00% | 147 | 6.62% | 297 | 13.38% | 2,220 |
| Pennington | 20,380 | 64.75% | 8,541 | 27.13% | 2,555 | 8.12% | 11,839 | 37.61% | 31,476 |
| Perkins | 864 | 69.51% | 243 | 19.55% | 136 | 10.94% | 621 | 49.96% | 1,243 |
| Potter | 769 | 71.74% | 242 | 22.57% | 61 | 5.69% | 527 | 49.16% | 1,072 |
| Roberts | 1,285 | 43.43% | 1,514 | 51.17% | 160 | 5.41% | -229 | -7.74% | 2,959 |
| Sanborn | 472 | 60.59% | 251 | 32.22% | 56 | 7.19% | 221 | 28.37% | 779 |
| Shannon | 216 | 8.17% | 2,203 | 83.32% | 225 | 8.51% | -1,987 | -75.15% | 2,644 |
| Spink | 1,276 | 54.74% | 921 | 39.51% | 134 | 5.75% | 355 | 15.23% | 2,331 |
| Stanley | 868 | 70.45% | 291 | 23.62% | 73 | 5.93% | 577 | 46.83% | 1,232 |
| Sully | 454 | 69.53% | 152 | 23.28% | 47 | 7.20% | 302 | 46.25% | 653 |
| Todd | 398 | 19.21% | 1,492 | 72.01% | 182 | 8.78% | -1,094 | -52.80% | 2,072 |
| Tripp | 1,383 | 67.33% | 540 | 26.29% | 131 | 6.38% | 843 | 41.04% | 2,054 |
| Turner | 1,949 | 64.09% | 849 | 27.92% | 243 | 7.99% | 1,100 | 36.17% | 3,041 |
| Union | 3,091 | 64.26% | 1,402 | 29.15% | 317 | 6.59% | 1,689 | 35.11% | 4,810 |
| Walworth | 1,217 | 69.03% | 442 | 25.07% | 104 | 5.90% | 775 | 43.96% | 1,763 |
| Yankton | 3,916 | 57.25% | 2,400 | 35.09% | 524 | 7.66% | 1,516 | 22.16% | 6,840 |
| Ziebach | 246 | 41.55% | 301 | 50.84% | 45 | 7.60% | -55 | -9.29% | 592 |
| Totals | 155,647 | 60.23% | 84,181 | 32.58% | 18,586 | 7.19% | 71,466 | 27.66% | 258,414 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican