2018 South Dakota Senate election

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2018 South Dakota Senate election
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All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.89%[1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Blake Curd Billie Sutton
(term-limited)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 10, 2017 January 5, 2015
Leader's seat District 12 District 21
Last election 29 6
Seats after 30 5
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Majority Leader before election

Blake Curd
Republican

 Elected Majority Leader

Kris Langer
Republican

The 2018 South Dakota Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, to determine which party would control the South Dakota Senate for the following two years in the 94th South Dakota Legislature. All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate were up for election and the primary was held on June 5, 2018. Prior to the election, 29 seats were held by Republicans and 6 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Republicans expanding their majority in the State Senate by a single seat.[2][3]

Source Ranking As of
Governing[4] Safe R October 8, 2018

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 1: Jason Frerichs was term-limited.
  2. District 21: Billie Sutton was term-limited and went on to unsuccessfully run for governor of South Dakota.
  3. District 27: Kevin Killer retired.

Republicans

  1. District 5: Neal Tapio retired to unsuccessfully run for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
  2. District 7: Larry Tidemann was term-limited.
  3. District 9: Deb Peters was term-limited.
  4. District 10: Jenna Netherton resigned on April 10, 2018.
  5. District 35: Terri Haverly retired.

Closest races

Results

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