2014 South Dakota elections explained

Country:South Dakota
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Previous Year:2012
Previous Election:2012 South Dakota elections
Next Year:2016
Next Election:2016 South Dakota elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Dakota on November 4, 2014. All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and South Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

See main article: 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election.

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley ran for re-election to a second full term in office. The Democratic Party ran no candidate for this office, which left Chad Haber of the Libertarian Party to be Jackley's only challenger.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jason Gant decided to retire rather than run for re-election to a second term in office.

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
class=small Margin
Shantel
Krebs (R)
Angelia
Schultz (D)
Lori
Stacey (C)
Emmett
Reistroffer (L)
Undecided
SurveyUSAOctober 21–26, 2014611± 4% align=center46%29%4%3%17%
SurveyUSAOctober 1–5, 2014616± 4% align=center43%29%6%5%18%
SurveyUSASeptember 3–7, 2014510 align=center41%31%7%4%17%

State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Richard Sattgast ran for re-election to a second term in office.

State Auditor

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Steve Barnett ran for re-election to a second term in office. The Democratic Party ran no candidate for this office, which left Kurt Evans of the Libertarian Party to be Barnett's only challenger.

Commissioner of School and Public Lands

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of School and Public Lands Vern Larson, who was appointed to the office in August 2013 after Commissioner Jarrod Johnson resigned, did not run for election, as per the terms of his appointment.

Public Utilities Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gary Hanson ran for re-election to a third six-year term in office.

United States Senate

See main article: United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2014.

United States House of Representatives

See main article: United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2014.