SOUTH DAKOTA

Your complete directory of South Dakota candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 31, 2018 Filing Deadline (Independents): April 22, 2018 Primary: June 2, 2018

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on June 3, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Kristi Noem (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Larry Rhoden (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Steve Barbett (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Jason Ravnsborg (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Rich Sattgast (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Josh Haeder (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL & PUBLIC LANDS:
Ryan Brunner (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATE:

Mike Rounds (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Ahlers (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Coffee Shop Owner
Clayton Walker (I) - '14 Candidate

John Thune (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At-Large:
Dusty Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of South Dakota (C) - State affiliate of the Life and Liberty Party
South Dakota Democratic Party (D)
South Dakota Libertarian Party (L)
South Dakota Republican Party (R)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Aberdeen American News
Black Hills Pioneer
Brookings Register
Dakota Free Press (Liberal)
Dakota War College (Conservative)
Groton Independent
Huron Plainsman
Lakota Journal
Madison Leader
Mitchell Daily Republic
Pierre Capitol-Journal
Rapid City Journal
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - (Politics Section)
South Dakota Ag Connection
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Watertown Public Opinion
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

KEVN TV-7 (FOX - Rapid City)
KNBN TV-21 (NBC - Rapid City)
KOTA TV-3 (ABC - Rapid City)
KDLT TV-46 (NBC - Sioux Falls)
KELO TV-11 (CBS - Sioux Falls)
KELO 1320 AM (Sioux Falls)
KSFY TV-13 (ABC - Sioux Falls)
KSOO 1140 AM (Sioux Falls)

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