2018 South Dakota Secretary of State election
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The 2018 South Dakota Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the next secretary of state of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Shantel Krebs retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.[1] Republican South Dakota State Auditor Steve Barnett defeated Democrat Alexandra Frederick in a landslide to succeed Krebs.[2]
Candidates
Nominee
- Steve Barnett, state auditor of South Dakota (2011–2019)[3]
Declined
- Shantel Krebs, incumbent secretary of state (2015–2019) (ran for U.S. House of Representatives)[1]
Democratic primary
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[5] | Safe R | June 5, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Barnett | 211,064 | 65.17% | ||
| Democratic | Alexandra Frederick | 112,807 | 34.83% | ||
| Total votes | 323,871 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County[6] | Steve Barnett Republican |
Alexandra Frederick Democratic |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 830 | 67.98% | 391 | 32.02% | 439 | 35.95% | 1,221 |
| Beadle | 3,425 | 61.10% | 2,181 | 38.90% | 1,244 | 22.19% | 5,606 |
| Bennett | 608 | 57.69% | 446 | 42.31% | 162 | 15.37% | 1,054 |
| Bon Homme | 1,781 | 69.08% | 797 | 30.92% | 984 | 38.17% | 2,578 |
| Brookings | 6,744 | 60.14% | 4,469 | 39.86% | 2,275 | 20.29% | 11,213 |
| Brown | 9,503 | 68.02% | 4,468 | 31.98% | 5,035 | 36.04% | 13,971 |
| Brule | 1,439 | 71.27% | 580 | 28.73% | 859 | 42.55% | 2,019 |
| Buffalo | 165 | 31.79% | 354 | 68.21% | -189 | -36.42% | 519 |
| Butte | 2,908 | 78.87% | 779 | 21.13% | 2,129 | 57.74% | 3,687 |
| Campbell | 633 | 88.66% | 81 | 11.34% | 552 | 77.31% | 714 |
| Charles Mix | 2,218 | 64.18% | 1,238 | 35.82% | 980 | 28.36% | 3,456 |
| Clark | 1,127 | 71.01% | 460 | 28.99% | 667 | 42.03% | 1,587 |
| Clay | 2,017 | 45.90% | 2,377 | 54.10% | -360 | -8.19% | 4,394 |
| Codington | 6,975 | 69.29% | 3,091 | 30.71% | 3,884 | 38.59% | 10,066 |
| Corson | 474 | 43.65% | 612 | 56.35% | -138 | -12.71% | 1,086 |
| Custer | 3,102 | 72.36% | 1,185 | 27.64% | 1,917 | 44.72% | 4,287 |
| Davison | 4,869 | 70.59% | 2,029 | 29.41% | 2,840 | 41.17% | 6,898 |
| Day | 1,586 | 60.79% | 1,023 | 39.21% | 563 | 21.58% | 2,609 |
| Deuel | 1,300 | 69.00% | 584 | 31.00% | 716 | 38.00% | 1,884 |
| Dewey | 642 | 36.23% | 1,130 | 63.77% | -488 | -27.54% | 1,772 |
| Douglas | 1,266 | 88.04% | 172 | 11.96% | 1,094 | 76.08% | 1,438 |
| Edmunds | 1,258 | 77.18% | 372 | 22.82% | 886 | 54.36% | 1,630 |
| Fall River | 2,241 | 72.34% | 857 | 27.66% | 1,384 | 44.67% | 3,098 |
| Faulk | 837 | 80.64% | 201 | 19.36% | 636 | 61.27% | 1,038 |
| Grant | 2,134 | 70.34% | 900 | 29.66% | 1,234 | 40.67% | 3,034 |
| Gregory | 1,518 | 75.04% | 505 | 24.96% | 1,013 | 50.07% | 2,023 |
| Haakon | 832 | 89.85% | 94 | 10.15% | 738 | 79.70% | 926 |
| Hamlin | 2,009 | 77.57% | 581 | 22.43% | 1,428 | 55.14% | 2,590 |
| Hand | 1,228 | 76.99% | 367 | 23.01% | 861 | 53.98% | 1,595 |
| Hanson | 1,119 | 73.72% | 399 | 23.28% | 720 | 47.43% | 1,518 |
| Harding | 612 | 91.62% | 56 | 8.38% | 556 | 83.23% | 668 |
| Hughes | 5,860 | 74.91% | 1,963 | 25.09% | 3,897 | 49.81% | 7,823 |
| Hutchinson | 2,490 | 79.55% | 640 | 20.45% | 1,850 | 59.11% | 3,130 |
| Hyde | 496 | 76.66% | 151 | 23.34% | 345 | 53.32% | 647 |
| Jackson | 603 | 63.14% | 352 | 36.86% | 251 | 26.28% | 955 |
| Jerauld | 599 | 69.01% | 269 | 30.99% | 330 | 38.02% | 868 |
| Jones | 439 | 83.62% | 86 | 16.38% | 353 | 67.24% | 525 |
| Kingsbury | 1,618 | 69.38% | 714 | 30.62% | 904 | 38.77% | 2,332 |
| Lake | 3,331 | 67.48% | 1,605 | 32.52% | 1,726 | 34.97% | 4,936 |
| Lawrence | 6,992 | 66.31% | 3,552 | 33.69% | 3,440 | 32.63% | 10,544 |
| Lincoln | 15,683 | 68.04% | 7,368 | 31.96% | 8,315 | 36.07% | 23,051 |
| Lyman | 915 | 67.68% | 437 | 32.32% | 478 | 35.36% | 1,352 |
| Marshall | 1,069 | 57.38% | 794 | 42.62% | 275 | 14.76% | 1,863 |
| McCook | 1,693 | 71.77% | 666 | 28.23% | 1,027 | 43.54% | 2,359 |
| McPherson | 876 | 84.88% | 156 | 15.12% | 720 | 69.77% | 1,032 |
| Meade | 7,276 | 74.17% | 2,534 | 25.83% | 4,742 | 48.34% | 9,810 |
| Mellette | 383 | 55.91% | 302 | 44.09% | 81 | 11.82% | 685 |
| Miner | 664 | 66.27% | 338 | 33.73% | 326 | 32.53% | 1,002 |
| Minnehaha | 39,634 | 59.19% | 27,329 | 40.81% | 12,305 | 18.38% | 66,963 |
| Moody | 1,633 | 60.48% | 1,067 | 39.52% | 566 | 20.96% | 2,700 |
| Oglala Lakota | 276 | 9.30% | 2,692 | 90.70% | -2,416 | -81.40% | 2,968 |
| Pennington | 25,954 | 64.68% | 14,175 | 35.32% | 11,779 | 29.35% | 40,129 |
| Perkins | 1,057 | 82.97% | 217 | 17.03% | 840 | 65.93% | 1,274 |
| Potter | 992 | 85.52% | 168 | 14.48% | 824 | 71.03% | 1,160 |
| Roberts | 1,879 | 53.18% | 1,654 | 46.82% | 225 | 6.37% | 3,533 |
| Sanborn | 738 | 76.00% | 233 | 24.00% | 505 | 52.01% | 971 |
| Spink | 1,844 | 68.09% | 864 | 31.91% | 980 | 36.19% | 2,708 |
| Stanley | 1,126 | 77.39% | 329 | 22.61% | 797 | 54.78% | 1,455 |
| Sully | 656 | 82.31% | 141 | 17.69% | 515 | 64.62% | 797 |
| Todd | 488 | 22.30% | 1,700 | 77.70% | -1,212 | -55.39% | 2,188 |
| Tripp | 1,860 | 77.79% | 531 | 22.21% | 1,329 | 55.58% | 2,391 |
| Turner | 2,730 | 74.27% | 946 | 25.73% | 1,784 | 48.53% | 3,676 |
| Union | 4,444 | 68.54% | 2,040 | 31.46% | 2,404 | 37.08% | 6,484 |
| Walworth | 1,752 | 80.11% | 435 | 19.89% | 1,317 | 60.22% | 2,187 |
| Yankton | 5,276 | 62.69% | 3,140 | 37.31% | 2,136 | 25.38% | 8,416 |
| Ziebach | 338 | 43.44% | 440 | 56.56% | -102 | -13.11% | 778 |
| Totals | 211,064 | 65.17% | 112,807 | 34.83% | 98,257 | 30.34% | 323,871 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
- 1 2 Ferguson, Dana (March 13, 2017). "Krebs announces bid for U.S. House seat". Argus Leader. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ https://www.plaintalk.net/local_news/article_33056bca-e3e1-11e8-bc67-2f8279bc5cee.html
- ↑ https://wnax.com/news/180081-south-dakota-state-auditor-steve-barnett-running-for-secretary-of-state/
- ↑ https://wnax.com/news/180081-democrat-alex-frederick-running-for-south-dakota-secretary-of-state/
- ↑ Jacobson, Louis (June 5, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Krebs, Shantel (November 13, 2018). "2018 General Election Official Results State Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
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