2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota explained

Election Name:	2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota's at-large district
Country:	South Dakota
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2024 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Next Year:	2024
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Image1:	File:Dusty Johnson - 117th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Dusty Johnson
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	253,821
Percentage1:	77.4%
Nominee2:	Collin Duprel
Party2:	Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	74,020
Percentage2:	22.6%
Map Size:	260px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Dusty Johnson
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Dusty Johnson
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the U.S. Representative from . The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Dusty Johnson was re-elected with 81.0% of the vote in 2020.^[1] Johnson defeated state representative Taffy Howard in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate appeared on the ballot, Johnson's only general election opponent was Libertarian Collin Duprel.

Though Johnson won comfortably in a 55-point win, mainly due to competing against a candidate of a minor party candidate, Durpel made a bit of a stronger performance than some had expected, with over 22% of the vote. Johnson himself received over 77% of the vote. It was the best performance by a Libertarian candidate in the state's history.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dusty Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Taffy Howard, state representative from the 33rd district^[3]

Primary results

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

• Collin Duprel, cattle rancher^[4]

Democratic primary

Ryan Ryder dropped out of the race after past tweets of his were exposed, with subject matter including Ryder fantasizing about killing Johnson's family, and that he had masturbated to a photo of Governor Kristi Noem.

Candidates

Withdrew

• Ryan Ryder, lawyer^{[5] [6]}

Declined

• Troy Heinert, Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate^[7]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[8]		October 5, 2021
align=left	Inside Elections^[9]		October 11, 2021
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]		October 5, 2021
Politico^[11]		April 5, 2022
RCP^[12]		June 9, 2022
align=left	Fox News^[13]		July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[14]		July 20, 2022
538^[15]		June 30, 2022

Results

External links

Official campaign websites

• Collin Duprel (L) for Congress
• Dusty Johnson (R) for Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: General Election - November 3, 2020 . . November 10, 2020 . November 12, 2020 . December 18, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212956/https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/2020GeneralStateCanvassFinal%26Certificate.pdf . dead .
2. News: Lawrence. Tom. August 23, 2021. 2022 draws closer, and South Dakota Democrats still need to find and field candidates in state, national races. The South Dakota Standard. live. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824135152/https://www.sdstandardnow.com/home/2022-draws-closer-and-sd-democrats-still-need-to-find-and-field-candidates-in-state-national-races. August 24, 2021.
3. Web site: Sneve . Joe . South Dakota lawmaker kicks off primary challenge against Rep. Johnson . www.argusleader.com . 12 October 2021.
4. Web site: 2022 South Dakota Libertarian Party Candidates. South Dakota Secretary of State. June 4, 2022.
5. Web site: Heemstra . Jody . Democrat Ryan Ryder announces challenge to Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson . 3 March 2022.
6. Web site: Larwence . Tom . Ryan Ryder, South Dakota Democrat Who Tweeted About Masturbating to Kristi Noem, Drops Congressional Bid . www.thedailybeast.com . . 5 March 2022 . 3 March 2022.
7. Web site: South Dakota Minority Leader Heinert passes on run for Governor, joining private sector after term. December 16, 2021 .
8. Web site: 2022 House Race Ratings . The Cook Political Report . October 1, 2021.
9. Web site: House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 4, 2021.
10. Web site: Sabato's Crystal Ball. 2022 House Ratings. October 5, 2021. October 5, 2021.
11. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast. April 5, 2022. Politico.
12. Web site: Battle for the House 2022. June 9, 2022 . RCP.
13. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . Fox News . July 11, 2022 . July 11, 2022.
14. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . DDHQ . July 20, 2022 . July 20, 2022.
15. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . FiveThirtyEight . June 30, 2022 . June 30, 2022.