2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota explained

Election Name:2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, at-large district
Country:South Dakota
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Next Year:2022
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Image1:Dusty Johnson, official portrait, 116th congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Dusty Johnson
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:321,984
Percentage1:81.0%
Nominee2:Randy Luallin
Party2:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:75,748
Percentage2:19.0%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Dusty Johnson
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dusty Johnson
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Dusty Johnson was elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Democratic primary

No candidate was able to gather enough signatures to qualify for the Democratic primary. According to state party chairman Randy Seiler, Democratic canvassing efforts were hampered by the coronavirus outbreak.[2]

Candidates

Failed to qualify

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[5] November 2, 2020
align=left Inside Elections[6] October 28, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] November 2, 2020
Politico[8] November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[9] November 2, 2020
RCP[10] November 2, 2020

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Libertarian

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raposa . Megan . West river rancher announces run for Congress . Sioux Falls Argus Leader . February 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: South Dakota Democrats will not field a U.S. House candidate in 2020. abc Dakota News Now. April 7, 2020. April 12, 2020.
  3. Web site: Lawrence . Tom . Lawrence: Democrats fail to qualify candidate for U.S. House race . Aberdeen News . June 11, 2020 . June 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Camera . Daily. 2012-10-10. Randy Luallin: 2nd Congressional District. 2020-07-03. Boulder Daily Camera. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020 . The Cook Political Report . April 5, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2020 House Ratings . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . April 5, 2021.
  7. Web site: 2020 House race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . April 5, 2021.
  8. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. April 5, 2021 . Politico.
  9. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings . Daily Kos Elections. April 5, 2021.
  10. Web site: Battle for House 2020. April 5, 2021. RCP.