2024 South Dakota Senate election
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The 2024 South Dakota Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate. The elections coincided with the presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on June 4, 2024.[1]
Democrats
- District 15: Reynold Nesiba was term-limited.[2]
Republicans
- District 3: Al Novstrup was term-limited (running for State House).[2][3]
- District 4: John Wiik was term-limited.[2]
- District 5: Lee Schoenbeck retired.[4]
- District 6: Herman Otten retired to run for State House.[3]
- District 9: Brent Hoffman retired.[5]
- District 11: Jim Stalzer was term-limited.[2]
- District 13: Jack Kolbeck was term-limited.[2]
- District 16: Jim Bolin was term-limited.[2]
- District 20: Joshua Klumb was term-limited.[2]
- District 23: Bryan Breitling retired.[6]
- District 28: Ryan Maher was term-limited (running for State House).[2][3]
- District 29: Dean Wink retired.[3]
- District 34: Michael Diedrich retired.[7]
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Five incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary elections.[8]
Republicans
- District 18: Jean Hunhoff lost renomination to Lauren Nelson.
- District 21: Erin Tobin lost renomination to MyKala Voita.
- District 30: Julie Frye-Mueller lost renomination to Amber Hulse.
- District 33: David Johnson lost renomination to Curt Voight.
- District 35: Mike Walsh lost nomination to a full term to Greg Blanc.
In general election
One incumbent senator, a Democrat, was defeated in the November 5 general election.[9]
- District 26: Shawn Bordeaux lost reelection to Tamara Grove.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe R | October 23, 2024 |
Results
Overview
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||
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| Before | After | +/– | ||||||||||
| Republican | 34 | 273,439 | 78.65 | 31 | 32 |  1 | ||||||
| Democratic | 17 | 69,347 | 19.94 | 4 | 3 |  1 | ||||||
| Independent | 2 | 4,899 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 |  | ||||||
| Total | 347,685 | 100.00 | 35 | 35 | | |||||||
| Registered/Turnout | ||||||||||||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||||||||||
| Republican | 78.65% | |||
| Democratic | 19.94% | |||
| Independents | 1.41% | |||
| Republican | 91.43% | |||
| Democratic | 8.57% | |||
Detailed results
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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 |
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael H. Rohl (incumbent) | 8,449 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,449 | 100.0 | ||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Kolbeck (incumbent) | 10,337 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,337 | 100.0 | ||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carl E. Perry | 6,900 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 6,900 | 100.0 | ||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephanie Sauder | 10,375 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,375 | 100.0 | ||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glen A. Vilhauer | 7,889 | 71.1 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Solberg | 3,203 | 28.9 | |
| Total votes | 11,092 | 100.0 | ||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ernie Otten | 8,961 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,961 | 100.0 | ||
District 7
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Reed (incumbent) | 7,597 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 7,597 | 100.0 | ||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Casey Crabtree (incumbent) | 10,033 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,033 | 100.0 | ||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joy Hohn | 8,137 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,137 | 100.0 | ||
District 10
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Liz Larson (incumbent) | 5,606 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 5,606 | 100.0 | ||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris Karr | 6,796 | 58.9 | |
| Democratic | Steve Natz | 4,747 | 41.1 | |
| Total votes | 11,543 | 100.0 | ||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arch Beal (incumbent) | 6,167 | 55.7 | |
| Democratic | Clay Hoffman | 4,908 | 44.3 | |
| Total votes | 11,075 | 100.0 | ||
District 13
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sue Peterson | 8,384 | 58.5 | |
| Democratic | Ali Rae Horsted | 5,948 | 41.5 | |
| Total votes | 14,332 | 100.0 | ||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Zikmund (incumbent) | 7,127 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Henry | 5,936 | 45.4 | |
| Total votes | 13,063 | 100.0 | ||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jamie Smith | 5,052 | 52.4 | |
| Republican | Brenda Lawrence | 4,582 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 9,634 | 100.0 | ||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin D. Jensen | 9,368 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 9,368 | 100.0 | ||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sydney Davis (incumbent) | 7,796 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 7,796 | 100.0 | ||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lauren Nelson | 6,189 | 57.2 | |
| Democratic | Sarah Carda | 4,629 | 42.8 | |
| Total votes | 10,818 | 100.0 | ||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kyle Schoenfish (incumbent) | 8,738 | 77.2 | |
| Democratic | Michael J. Miller | 2,583 | 22.8 | |
| Total votes | 11,321 | 100.0 | ||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Miskimins | 8,184 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,184 | 100.0 | ||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mykala Voita | 8,452 | 77.1 | |
| Democratic | Dan Andersson | 2,518 | 22.9 | |
| Total votes | 10,970 | 100.0 | ||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Wheeler (incumbent) | 7,271 | 73.2 | |
| Democratic | Jim A. Schmidt | 2,666 | 26.8 | |
| Total votes | 9,937 | 100.0 | ||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Lapka | 9,183 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 9,183 | 100.0 | ||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Mehlhaff (incumbent) | 9,555 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 9,555 | 100.0 | ||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Pischke (incumbent) | 9,667 | 72.7 | |
| Democratic | Brian Wirth | 3,634 | 27.3 | |
| Total votes | 13,301 | 100.0 | ||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tamara Grove | 4,328 | 57.3 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Bordeaux (incumbent) | 3,221 | 42.7 | |
| Total votes | 7,549 | 100.0 | ||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Red Dawn Foster (incumbent) | 3,807 | 52.0 | |
| Republican | Anthony G. Kathol | 3,518 | 48.0 | |
| Total votes | 7,325 | 100.0 | ||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Marty | 6,969 | 64.1 | |
| Democratic | Dean Schrempp | 2,475 | 22.7 | |
| Independent | Shane C. Farlee | 1,436 | 13.2 | |
| Total votes | 10,880 | 100.0 | ||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Carley | 8,634 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,634 | 100.0 | ||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Amber Hulse | 11,216 | 74.4 | |
| Democratic | Bret Swanson | 3,868 | 25.6 | |
| Total votes | 15,084 | 100.0 | ||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy Deibert (incumbent) | 10,294 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,294 | 100.0 | ||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Helene Duhamel (incumbent) | 5,189 | 60.0 | |
| Independent | Karen M. McNeal | 3,463 | 40.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,652 | 100.0 | ||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curt Voight | 9,247 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 9,247 | 100.0 | ||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Taffy Howard | 7,586 | 60.2 | |
| Democratic | Kehala Two Bulls | 5,016 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 12,602 | 100.0 | ||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Blanc | 9,851 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 9,851 | 100.0 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "South Dakota Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Legislative Terms of Office" (PDF). South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "South Dakota State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ Strubinger, Lee (March 26, 2024). "Sen. Lee Schoenbeck leaving the Senate and leadership role". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ Keene, C.J. (March 18, 2024). "Sen. Brent Hoffman will not seek reelection". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ Heemstra, Jody (September 21, 2023). "Roseland announces candidacy for District 23 State Senate". DRG News. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
The seat is currently held by Bryan Breitling of Miler, who is not seeking reelection.
- ↑ Keene, C.J. (March 21, 2024). "Sen. Michael Diedrich will not seek reelection". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ Hult, John; Haiar, Joshua; Tupper, Seth (June 5, 2024). "Incumbent Republican legislators suffer losses as pipelines and property rights surge to the fore". South Dakota Searchlight. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ↑ Hult, John (November 12, 2024). "Lost Democratic seat signals newly competitive district". South Dakota Searchlight – via ICT News.
- ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2024). "The State Legislatures: Several Key Battleground Chambers Remain Toss-ups". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 19, 2024.