2022 South Dakota Attorney General election

The 2022 South Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of South Dakota. On June 21, 2022, former Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was convicted and removed from office for malfeasance of office. The State Senate further barred Ravnsborg from holding office in South Dakota. Republican Mark Vargo was appointed to fill the remainder of Ravnsborg's term and did not run for a full term.

Marty Jackley, who previously held this office from 2009 until 2019, won unopposed in the general election.

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominated at convention

• Marty Jackley, former South Dakota Attorney General (2009–2019)

Eliminated at convention

• David Natvig, director of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and former Brule County State's Attorney

Barred from office

• Jason Ravnsborg, former attorney general (2019–2022)

Endorsements

Polling

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Buffalo (largest city: Fort Thompson)
• Corson (largest city: McLaughlin)
• Dewey (largest city: North Eagle Butte)
• Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)
• Roberts (largest city: Sisseton)
• Marshall (largest city: Britton)
• Day (largest city: Webster)
• Stanley (largest city: Fort Pierre)
• Hughes (largest city: Pierre)
• Minnehaha (largest city: Sioux Falls)
• Clay (largest city: Vermillion)
• Oglala Lakota (largest city: Pine Ridge)
• Todd (largest city: Mission)

See also

• South Dakota Attorney General

Notes

References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Marty Jackley (R) for Attorney General