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2024 South Dakota House of Representatives election
Results: Republican gain Democratic gain Republican hold Democratic hold
The 2024 South Dakota House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 70 seats in the
primary elections were held on June 4, 2024.
[ 2]
Partisan background
In the 2020 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump won 33 of South Dakota's state House of Representatives districts and Democrat Joe Biden won 4 districts. Going into the 2024 South Dakota House of Representatives election, Republicans held one House of Representatives seat in a district that voted for Biden in 2020: District 27, a rural district with a majority Native American population (Biden +8%). Conversely, Democrats held one House seat in a district that voted for Trump in 2020: District 28A, another rural district also with a majority Native American population (Trump +3%).
Biden 50–60%
60–70%
Trump 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Retirements
Democrats
District 15 : Linda Duba retired.[ 3]
District 28A : Oren Lesmeister was term-limited.[ 4]
Republicans
District 1 : Joe Donnell retired.[ 5]
District 3 : Carl E. Perry retired to run for State Senate .[ 6]
District 4 : Fred Deutsch retired to run for State Senate .[ 7]
District 4 : Stephanie Sauder retired to run for State Senate .[ 8]
District 5 : Hugh Bartels was term-limited.[ 4]
District 6 : Ernie Otten retired to run for State Senate .[ 9]
District 8 : John Mills was term-limited.[ 4]
District 9 : Kenneth Teunissen retired.[ 5]
District 11 : Chris Karr was term-limited (running for State Senate ).[ 4] [ 5]
District 13 : Sue Peterson was term-limited (running for State Senate ).[ 4] [ 5]
District 16 : Kevin D. Jensen was term-limited (running for State Senate ).[ 4] [ 10]
District 20 : Lance Koth retired.[ 5]
District 20 : Ben Krohmer retired.[ 11]
District 21 : Rocky Blare retired.[ 5]
District 22 : Roger D. Chase was term-limited.[ 4]
District 22 : Lynn Schneider retired.[ 12]
District 25 : Randy Gross retired.[ 5]
District 28B : Neil Pinnow retired.[ 5]
District 29 : Kirk Chaffee retired to run for State Senate .[ 5]
District 30 : Dennis Krull retired.[ 5]
District 32 : Kristin Conzet retired.[ 5]
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Six incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary elections.[ 13]
Republicans
District 1 : Tamara St. John lost renomination to Logan Manhart and Christopher Reder.
District 5 : Byron Callies lost renomination to Josephine Garcia and Matt Roby.
District 14 : Tyler Tordsen lost renomination to Tony Kayser and Taylor Rehfeldt .
District 23 : James Wangsness lost renomination to Spencer Gosch and Scott Moore .
District 29 : Gary Cammack lost renomination to Terri Jorgenson and Kathy Rice.
District 34 : Becky Drury lost renomination to Heather Baxter and Mike Derby .
In general election
One incumbent representative, a Democrat, was defeated in the November 5 general election.[ 14]
Democrat
District 10 : Kameron Nelson lost reelection to Bobbi Andera.
Predictions
Source
Ranking
As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball
[ 15]
Safe R
October 23, 2024
Results by district
District 1
General election
District 2
General election
District 3
General election
District 4
General election
District 5
General election
District 6
General election
District 7
General election
District 8
General election
District 9
General election
District 10
General election
District 11
General election
District 12
General election
District 13
General election
District 14
General election
District 15
General election
Republican Joni Tschetter requested a recount which confirmed the narrow win of Erick Muckey by 9 votes.[ 16]
District 16
General election
District 17
General election
District 18
General election
District 19
General election
District 20
General election
District 21
General election
District 22
General election
District 23
General election
District 24
General election
District 25
General election
District 26
General election
District 27
General election
District 28
General election
District 29
General election
District 30
General election
District 31
General election
District 32
General election
District 33
General election
District 34
General election
District 35
General election
See also
References
^ "Upcoming Elections: South Dakota Secretary of State" . sdsos.gov . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
^ "United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2024" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
^ Mayer, Eric (December 18, 2023). "District 15 Democrats announce candidate changes" . KELO-TV . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . Senator Reynold Nesiba and Rep. Linda Duba announced 2024 will be the final year serving in the South Dakota Legislature.
^ a b c d e f g "Legislative Terms of Office" (PDF) . South Dakota Legislature . Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k "South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
^ Whitney, Stu (April 25, 2024). "SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch" . South Dakota News Watch . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . There's a generational battle brewing in Aberdeen, where 70-year-old retired businessman Carl Perry is looking to shift from the House to Senate.
^ Whitney, Stu (April 25, 2024). "SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch" . South Dakota News Watch . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . Nowhere is the trend of establishment vs. far right more pronounced than in this district of rural counties surrounding Watertown, where longtime state Rep. Fred Deutch is running for Senate.
^ Whitney, Stu (April 25, 2024). "SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch" . South Dakota News Watch . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . His opponent is Stephanie Sauder, a longtime educator and former mayor of Bryant who was elected to the House in 2022.
^ "Release: Ernie Otten Announces Candidacy for the SD District 6 Senate Seat" . South Dakota War College . January 2, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
^ Whitney, Stu (April 25, 2024). "SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch" . South Dakota News Watch . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . The candidate is Kevin Jensen, a former House majority whip who unsuccessfully challenged Wiik for Republican party chair last year.
^ Goss, Austin (August 7, 2024). "Incumbent Mitchell lawmaker drops bid for re-election" . The Dakota Scout . Retrieved August 31, 2024 .
^ "Two candidates announce District 22 House intentions" . The Daily Plainsman . October 13, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024 . Both District 22 House seats are open this cycle, as current legislator Roger Chase is term limited in the House and Lynn Schneider has chosen not to seek re-election.
^ 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 6, 2024). "Democrats lose ground in Legislature, but pick up seat in longtime Republican district" . South Dakota Searchlight .
^ Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2024). "The State Legislatures: Several Key Battleground Chambers Remain Toss-ups" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved November 19, 2024 .
^ "Erik Muckey wins two-day legislative recount in District 15" . Sioux Falls Live . November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024 .
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