2024 South Dakota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2024 South Dakota House of Representatives election
Country:South Dakota
Type:legislative
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2022 South Dakota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2022
Election Date:November 5, 2024
Next Election:2026 South Dakota House of Representatives election
Next Year:2026
Seats For Election:All 70 seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:36
Image1:3x4.svg
Leader1:Hugh Bartels
(term-limited)
Party1:South Dakota Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:District 5
Seats Before1:63
Leader2:Oren Lesmeister
(term-limited)
Party2:South Dakota Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:District 28A
Seats Before2:7
Seats Needed2: 29
Map Size:450px
Speaker
Before Election:Hugh Bartels
Before Party:South Dakota Republican Party
After Election:TBD

The 2024 South Dakota House of Representatives elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 70 seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives.[1] The elections will coincide with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State Senate elections. The primary elections were held on June 4, 2024.[2]

Partisan Background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won 33 of South Dakota's state House of Representatives districts and Democrat Joe Biden won 4 districts. Going into the 2024 South Dakota House of Representatives election, Republicans held one House of Representatives seat in a district that voted for Biden in 2020: District 27, a rural district with a majority Native American population (Biden+8%). Conversely, Democrats held one House of Representatives seat in a district that voted for Trump in 2020: District 28A, another rural district with a majority Native American population (Trump +3%).

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 15

Linda Duba is retiring.[3]

  1. District 28A

Oren Lesmeister is term-limited.

Republicans

  1. District 1

Joe Donnell is retiring.[4]

  1. District 3

Carl E. Perry is retiring to run for State Senate.[5]

  1. District 4

Fred Deutsch is retiring to run for State Senate.[6]

  1. District 4

Stephanie Sauder is retiring to run for State Senate.[7]

  1. District 5

Hugh Bartels is term-limited.[8]

  1. District 6

Ernie Otten is retiring to run for State Senate.[9]

  1. District 8

John Mills is term-limited.

  1. District 9

Kenneth Teunissen is retiring.

  1. District 11

Chris Karr is term-limited (running for State Senate).

  1. District 13

Sue Peterson is term-limited (running for State Senate).

  1. District 16

Kevin D. Jensen is term-limited (running for State Senate).[10]

  1. District 20

Lance Koth is retiring.

  1. District 21

Rocky Blare is retiring.

  1. District 22

Roger D. Chase is term-limited.

  1. District 22

Lynn Schneider is retiring.[11]

  1. District 25

Randy Gross is retiring.

  1. District 28B

Neil Pinnow is retiring.

  1. District 29

Kirk Chaffee is retiring to run for State Senate.

  1. District 30

Dennis Krull is retiring.

  1. District 32

Kristin Conzet is retiring.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Six incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary election.[12]

Republicans

  1. District 1

Tamara St. John lost renomination to Logan Manhart and Christopher Reder.

  1. District 5

Byron Callies lost renomination to Josephine Garcia and Matt Roby.

  1. District 14

Tyler Tordsen lost renomination to Tony Kayser and Taylor Rehfeldt.

  1. District 23

James Wangsness lost renomination to Spencer Gosch and Scott Moore.

  1. District 29

Gary Cammack lost renomination to Terri Jorgenson and Kathy Rice.

  1. District 34

Becky Drury lost renomination to Heather Baxter and Mike Derby.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming Elections: South Dakota Secretary of State . 2023-10-12 . sdsos.gov . en.
  2. Web site: United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2024 . 2023-10-12 . Ballotpedia . en.
  3. News: Mayer. Eric. District 15 Democrats announce candidate changes. December 18, 2023. KELO-TV. May 8, 2024. Senator Reynold Nesiba and Rep. Linda Duba announced 2024 will be the final year serving in the South Dakota Legislature..
  4. Web site: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024. Ballotpedia. May 8, 2024.
  5. News: Whitney. Stu. SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch. April 25, 2024. South Dakota News Watch. May 8, 2024. There’s a generational battle brewing in Aberdeen, where 70-year-old retired businessman Carl Perry is looking to shift from the House to Senate..
  6. News: Whitney. Stu. SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch. April 25, 2024. South Dakota News Watch. May 8, 2024. Nowhere is the trend of establishment vs. far right more pronounced than in this district of rural counties surrounding Watertown, where longtime state Rep. Fred Deutch is running for Senate..
  7. News: Whitney. Stu. SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch. April 25, 2024. South Dakota News Watch. May 8, 2024. His opponent is Stephanie Sauder, a longtime educator and former mayor of Bryant who was elected to the House in 2022..
  8. Web site: Legislative Terms of Office. May 8, 2024. South Dakota Legislature. en.
  9. News: Release: Ernie Otten Announces Candidacy for the SD District 6 Senate Seat. January 2, 2024. South Dakota War College. May 8, 2024.
  10. News: Whitney. Stu. SD Senate's GOP power balance at stake: 5 primary races to watch. April 25, 2024. South Dakota News Watch. May 8, 2024. The candidate is Kevin Jensen, a former House majority whip who unsuccessfully challenged Wiik for Republican party chair last year..
  11. News: Two candidates announce District 22 House intentions. October 13, 2023. The Daily Plainsman. May 8, 2024. Both District 22 House seats are open this cycle, as current legislator Roger Chase is term limited in the House and Lynn Schneider has chosen not to seek re-election..
  12. News: Hult. John. Haiar. Joshua. Tupper. Seth. Incumbent Republican legislators suffer losses as pipelines and property rights surge to the fore. June 5, 2024. South Dakota Searchlight. June 10, 2024.