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2022 South Dakota House of Representatives election

The 2022 South Dakota House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. All 70 seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives were up for election. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022. The elections coincided with elections for other offices in South Dakota, including the US Senate, US House, South Dakota Governor, South Dakota Secretary of State, South Dakota Attorney General, and the South Dakota Senate.

Following the 2022 elections, Republicans expanded their supermajority by one seat, giving them a 63-to-7 member advantage over Democrats.

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 1: Jennifer Healy Keintz retired to run for lieutenant governor of South Dakota.
  2. District 15: Jamie Smith retired to run for governor of South Dakota.
  3. District 26A: Shawn Bordeaux retired due to term limits.

Republicans

  1. District 2: Lana Greenfield retired due to term limits.
  2. District 3: Drew Dennert retired.
  3. District 5: Nancy York retired.
  4. District 7: Tim Reed retired to run for state senate from District 7.
  5. District 7: Larry Tidemann retired.
  6. District 8: Marli Wiese retired.
  7. District 9: Rhonda Milstead retired.
  8. District 10: Doug Barthel retired.
  9. District 10: Steve Haugaard retired due to term limits.
  10. District 11: Mark Willadsen retired due to term limits.
  11. District 12: Arch Beal retired due to term limits.
  12. District 16: David Anderson retired due to term limits.
  13. District 17: Sydney Davis retired to run for state senate from District 17.
  14. District 19: Kent Peterson retired due to term limits.
  15. District 20: Paul Miskimins retired.
  16. District 23: Spencer Gosch retired to run for state senate from District 23.
  17. District 23: Charles Hoffman retired.
  18. District 25: Tom Pischke retired to run for state senate from District 25.
  19. District 28B: J. Sam Marty retired due to term limits.
  20. District 29: Dean Wink retired to run for state senate from District 29.
  21. District 30: Tim Goodwin retired to run for state senate from District 30.
  22. District 32: Chris P. Johnson retired.
  23. District 33: Taffy Howard retired to run for U. S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district.

Predictions

Defeated incumbents

Primary election

  1. District 3: Republican Kaleb Weis lost renomination to Brandei Schaefbauer.
  2. District 13: Republican Richard Thomason lost renomination to Tony Vanhuizen.
  3. District 16: Republican Richard Vasgaard lost renomination to Karla Lems.
  4. District 19: Republican Caleb Finck lost renomination to Jessica Bahmuller and Drew Peterson.

General election

  1. District 18: Democrat Ryan Cwach was defeated in the general election by Republican Julie Auch.

Summary of results by State House district

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Detailed results

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General election results source:

  • Note: If a primary election is not listed, then there was not a competitive primary in that district (i.e., every candidate who ran in the primary advanced to the general election).

District 1

General election<br />

District 2

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 3

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 4

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 5

General election<br />

District 6

General election<br />

District 7

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 8

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 9

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 10

General election<br />

District 11

Republican primary<br />

Democratic primary<br />

General election<br />

District 12

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 13

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 14

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 15

General election<br />

District 16

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 17

General election<br />

District 18

General election<br />

District 19

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 20

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 21

General election<br />

District 22

General election<br />

District 23

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 24

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 25

General election<br />

District 26A

Republican primary<br />

Democratic primary<br />

General election<br />

District 26B

General election<br />

District 27

General election<br />

District 28A

General election<br />

District 28B

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 29

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 30

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 31

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 32

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 33

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 34

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

District 35

Republican primary<br />

General election<br />

References