2022 South Dakota elections
South Dakota state elections in 2022 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022 (with runoffs on August 16, 2022).[1]
All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as South Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives .
Federal [ edit ] United States Senate [ edit ] Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. Senator John Thune , who is the Senate Minority Whip , won the Republican primary against Bruce Whalen and Mark Mowry. Thune was reelected to a fourth term, defeating Democrat Brian Bengs.[2]
United States House of Representatives [ edit ] Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson won the Republican primary against Taffy Howard . No Democrats filed to run, and Johnson defeated his only challenger, a Libertarian .[3]
Statewide [ edit ] Governor and lieutenant governor [ edit ] Incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem defeated Democratic nominee Representative Jamie Smith to win reelection.
Attorney general [ edit ] Incumbent Republican attorney general Jason Ravnsborg did not seek reelection.[4]
Secretary of state [ edit ] Incumbent Republican secretary of state Steve Barnett lost re-nomination at the Republican convention to Monae Johnson , who also won the general election.
State treasurer [ edit ] Incumbent Republican state treasurer Josh Haeder won re-election.
State auditor [ edit ] Results by county Public Utilities Commissioner [ edit ] Results by county Ballot measures [ edit ] Constitutional Amendment C [ edit ] Constitutional Amendment C Choice
Votes % 59,111 122,387 Total votes 181,498 100.00%
Yes
50–60%
No
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
2022 South Dakota Amendment C was on the June 7 primary ballot. The amendment intended to require future ballot measures that would cost more than ten million dollars to receive 60% of the vote to be approved, instead of a simple majority. It was rejected by a significant margin.[8] [9]
Results [ edit ] Amendment C[9] Choice Votes % No 122,387 67.43 Yes 59,111 32.57
Constitutional Amendment D [ edit ] Constitutional Amendment D Choice
Votes % Yes 192,057 No 149,616 Total votes 341,673 100.00%
Yes
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
2022 South Dakota Amendment D was a citizen-initiated state constitutional amendment on the November 8 general election ballot. The amendment intended to expand Medicaid eligibility. The amendment passed with around 56% of the vote.[10] [11]
Results [ edit ] Amendment D[10] Choice Votes % Yes 192,057 56.21 No 149,616 43.79
References [ edit ] ^ "South Dakota elections, 2022" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved June 7, 2022 .^ Levine, Marianne (January 8, 2022). "Senate Minority Whip John Thune to run for reelection" . Politico . Retrieved January 8, 2022 . ^ Sneve, Joe (June 7, 2022). "Dusty Johnson secures GOP House nomination after beating Taffy Howard in primary" . Argus Leader . Retrieved June 8, 2022 . ^ Goss, Austin (June 1, 2022). "Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022" . KSFY-TV . Retrieved June 1, 2022 . ^ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF) . sdsos.gov .^ "2022 General Election results" . South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .^ "2022 General Election results" . South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .^ Mayer, Eric (June 8, 2022). "Voters reject Amendment C" . KELO-TV . Retrieved June 8, 2022 . ^ a b "South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Election Results" . The New York Times . June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022 .^ a b "South Dakota Amendment D Election Results: Expand Medicaid Coverage" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 14, 2022 .^ "South Dakota Constitutional Amendment D, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (2022)" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved November 14, 2022 . External links [ edit ]
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