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1Background
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2Predictions
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3Results
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4Election results
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4.1District 1
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4.2District 2
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4.3District 3
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4.4District 4
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4.5District 5
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4.6District 6
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4.7District 7
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4.8District 8
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4.9District 9
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4.10District 10
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4.11District 11
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4.12District 12
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4.13District 13
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4.14District 14
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4.15District 15
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4.16District 16
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4.17District 17
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4.18District 18
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4.19District 19
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4.20District 20
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4.21District 21
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4.22District 22
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4.23District 23
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4.24District 24
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4.25District 25
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4.26District 26
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4.27District 27
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4.28District 28
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4.29District 29
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4.30District 30
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4.31District 31
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4.32District 32
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4.33District 33
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4.34District 34
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4.35District 35
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5See also
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6References
Elections in South Dakota |
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Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 3, 2020 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Voters in 35 single-member constituencies elected members to the 93rd Senate. Elections were also held in the state for U.S. president, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, and the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Primary elections were held on June 2, 2020.[2]
Background
The Republican Party has been in majority control of the Senate since 1995, and hasn't come close to losing it since then. Although the Democratic Party holds some support from urban areas and districts with a large Native American population, they have been losing seats over time; the last time Democrats held a number of seats in the double-digits was 2010.
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe R | October 21, 2020 |
Results
Overview
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||
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Before | After | +/– | ||||||||||
Republican | 35 | 271,017 | 72.83 | 30 | 32 | 2 | ||||||
Democratic | 17 | 78,110 | 20.99 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
Libertarian | 7 | 13,938 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Independent | 2 | 9,045 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 372,110 | 100.00 | 35 | 35 | ||||||||
Registered/Turnout | 578,655 | 64.31 | ||||||||||
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State |
By district
Close races
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 26, 5.68%
- District 12, 8.14%
- District 15, 9.50%
Red denotes races won by Republicans. Blue denotes races won by Democrats.
Election results
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael H. Rohl | 6,051 | 55.19% | |
Democratic | Susan Wismer (Incumbent) | 4,913 | 44.81% | |
Total votes | 10,964 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brock L. Greenfield (Incumbent) | 8,154 | 100% | |
Total votes | 8,154 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Al Novstrup (Incumbent) | 7,496 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,496 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Wiik (Incumbent) | 9,538 | 82.62% | |
Libertarian | Daryl Root | 2,007 | 17.38% | |
Total votes | 11,545 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lee Schoenbeck (Incumbent) | 8,272 | 79.04% | |
Libertarian | Adam Jewell | 2,193 | 20.96% | |
Total votes | 10,465 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Herman Otten | 10,194 | 66.74% | |
Democratic | Nancy Kirstein | 5,081 | 33.26% | |
Total votes | 15,275 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | V.J. Smith (Incumbent) | 6,650 | 100% | |
Total votes | 6,650 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Casey Crabtree (Incumbent) | 7,829 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,829 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne H. Steinhauer (Incumbent) | 7,654 | 57.96% | |
Democratic | Suzanne "Suzie" Jones Pranger | 5,552 | 42.04% | |
Total votes | 13,206 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Maggie Sutton (Incumbent) | 7,205 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,205 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Stalzer (Incumbent) | 8,244 | 60.47% | |
Democratic | Tom Cool | 5,389 | 39.53% | |
Total votes | 13,633 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | R Blake Curd (Incumbent) | 6,599 | 54.07% | |
Democratic | Jessica Meyers | 5,606 | 45.93% | |
Total votes | 12,205 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kolbeck (Incumbent) | 7,490 | 56.28% | |
Democratic | Elizabeth "Liz" Larson | 5,819 | 43.72% | |
Total votes | 13,309 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Larry P. Zikmund | 7,391 | 56.00% | |
Democratic | Timothy Reed | 5,808 | 44.00% | |
Total votes | 13,199 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Reynold F. Nesiba (Incumbent) | 4,127 | 54.75% | |
Republican | Thor Bardon | 3,411 | 45.25% | |
Total votes | 7,538 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David L. Anderson (Incumbent) | 8,383 | 100% | |
Total votes | 8,383 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur Rusch (Incumbent) | 6,285 | 63.87% | |
Democratic | Ailee Johns | 3,122 | 31.72% | |
Libertarian | Gregory Baldwin | 434 | 4.41% | |
Total votes | 9,841 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jean Hunhoff | 6,341 | 59.85% | |
Democratic | Jordan Foos | 4,255 | 40.15% | |
Total votes | 10,597 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 19
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kyle Schoenfish (Incumbent) | 9,766 | 100% | |
Total votes | 9,766 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joshua Klumb (Incumbent) | 8,516 | 85.09% | |
Libertarian | Alexander Martin | 1,492 | 14.91% | |
Total votes | 10,008 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Erin Tobin | 7,629 | 79.21% | |
Democratic | Dan Kerner Andersson | 2,002 | 20.79% | |
Total votes | 9,631 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Wheeler | 7,397 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,397 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan J. Breitling | 9,519 | 89.56% | |
Libertarian | CJ Abernathey | 1,110 | 10.44% | |
Total votes | 10,629 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Duvall | 9,254 | 100% | |
Total votes | 9,254 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marsha Symens | 7,580 | 58.86% | |
Independent | Rick W Knobe | 4,205 | 32.65% | |
Independent | Seth William Van't Hof | 1,093 | 8.49% | |
Total votes | 12,878 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Troy Heinert (Incumbent) | 4,416 | 52.84% | |
Republican | Joel Koskan | 3,941 | 47.16% | |
Total votes | 8,357 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Red Dawn Foster (Incumbent) | 3,829 | 56.25% | |
Republican | Judd W Schomp | 2,978 | 43.75% | |
Total votes | 6,807 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ryan M. Maher (Incumbent) | 7,506 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,506 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 29
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gary L. Cammack (Incumbent) | 9,350 | 77.88% | |
Libertarian | Kent Wilsey | 2,656 | 22.12% | |
Total votes | 12,006 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julie Frye-Mueller | 10,043 | 71.28% | |
Libertarian | A. Gideon Oakes | 4,046 | 28.72% | |
Total votes | 14,089 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Timothy R. Johns | 9,911 | 100% | |
Total votes | 9,911 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 32
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Helene Duhamel (Incumbent) | 7,397 | 64.10% | |
Democratic | Michael Calabrese | 4,143 | 35.90% | |
Total votes | 11,540 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Johnson | 11,369 | 68.13% | |
Democratic | Ryan A. Ryder | 5,317 | 31.87% | |
Total votes | 16,686 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 34
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael G Diedrich | 8,079 | 64.38% | |
Democratic | George Nelson | 4,470 | 35.62% | |
Total votes | 12,549 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 35
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jessica Castleberry (Incumbent) | 6,012 | 61.60% | |
Democratic | Brian Gentry | 3,747 | 38.40% | |
Total votes | 9,759 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Voter Turnout". South Dakota Secretary of State. December 8, 2020.
- ^ "South Dakota elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "2020 South Dakota Senate election results". electionresults.sd.gov.