2022 South Dakota Secretary of State election

The 2022 South Dakota Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Steve Barnett ran for re-election, but was defeated at the state convention by Monae Johnson.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Monae Johnson, secretary of state office worker

Eliminated at convention

• Steve Barnett, incumbent secretary of state

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Cool, candidate for the South Dakota Senate in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

• Kurt Evans, teacher

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Corson (largest city: McLaughlin)

References