Lora Hubbel
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Preceded byTodd Schlekeway
Darrell Solberg
Darrell Solberg
Succeeded byChristine Erickson
Jim Stalzer
Jim Stalzer
PartyIndependent (2014-2015; 2021-present)
Republican (before 2014; 2016–2018)
Constitution (2018)
Republican (before 2014; 2016–2018)
Constitution (2018)
Lora Hubbel | |
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| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Todd Schlekeway Darrell Solberg |
| Succeeded by | Christine Erickson Jim Stalzer |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Independent (2014-2015; 2021-present) Republican (before 2014; 2016–2018) Constitution (2018) |
Lora Lyn Hubbel is an American politician; a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives and a former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party and the former state chair of the Constitution Party of South Dakota.[1]
- Hubbel first ran for office in 2006, coming 8th out of 11 candidates in the nonpartisan election for Mayor of Sioux Falls with 662 votes (2.2%).[2]
- In 2010 she was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives as a Republican, representing District 11.[3]
- In 2012, after state redistricting, Hubbel challenged State Senator Deb Peters in the June 5, 2012, Republican primary and lost by 42 votes out of 405 votes cast (52.73%). Peters was unopposed for the November 6, 2012, general election, winning with 5,939 votes.
- In 2014, Hubbel ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of South Dakota in the 2014 election, challenging incumbent Republican Dennis Daugaard.[4][5] She lost to Daugaard in the primary, polling 14,196 votes (19.13%) to his 60,017 (80.87%). She was subsequently announced as the new running mate of Independent candidate Mike Myers,[6] replacing his initial running mate, who dropped out due to a family illness. Secretary of State of South Dakota Jason Gant refused to remove Collier's name, citing that state law had no provision for replacing an independent candidate on the ballot.[6] In July, Myers sued the secretary of state to allow him to change his running mate[7] and on August 18, federal judge Lawrence L. Piersol of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota ruled in Myers' favour.[8][9]
- In 2016 Hubbel again challenged State Senator Deb Peters in the Republican primary, who defeated Hubbel on a vote of 569 to 441 (56.3% to 43.4%).[10]
- In July 2017, Hubbel announced she would be a candidate for the 2018 Republican nomination for South Dakota Governor.[11]
- In March 2018, Hubbel fell short of signature requirements needed to make the primary ballot for the Gubernatorial race, and filed to run for state senate against incumbent Wayne Steinhauer.[12] Steinhauer won the June primary 61.5% to 38.5%.[13]