2022 South Dakota Attorney General election

2022 South Dakota Attorney General election

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Nominee Marty Jackley
Party Republican

Attorney General before election

Mark Vargo
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Marty Jackley
Republican

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.[1] The State Senate further barred Ravnsborg from holding office in South Dakota.[2] 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, ran unopposed in the general election.

Republican convention[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominated at convention[edit]

Eliminated at convention[edit]

  • David Natvig, director of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and former Brule County State's Attorney[4]

Barred from office[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Marty Jackley
Governors

Polling[edit]

Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Marty
Jackley
Jason
Ravnsborg
Undecided
South Dakota State University May 2–15, 2022 – (LV) 61% 6% 33%

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[8] Safe R November 1, 2022

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References[edit]

  1. ^ Strubinger, Lee (June 22, 2022). "South Dakota AG removed from post after hitting and killing a pedestrian". www.npr.org. NPR.
  2. ^ Sneve, Joe (June 22, 2022). "South Dakota Senate rules AG Jason Ravnsborg of malfesence of office after pedestrian death, votes to have him removed". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader.
  3. ^ Bartels, Deb (March 2, 2021). "Marty Jackley running for his old job of attorney general". www.capjournal.com. Capital Journal. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Mercer, Bob (May 27, 2022). "S.D. Division of Criminal Investigation director running for state attorney general". www.siouxlandproud.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Goss, Austin (June 1, 2022). "Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022". KSFY-TV. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Former political rivals Noem & Jackley endorse each other for upcoming elections". www.dakotanewsnow.com. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites