Lora Hubbel Explained

Lora Hubbel
State House1:	South Dakota
District1:	11th
Term Start1:	January 11, 2011
Term End1:	January 8, 2013
Predecessor1:	Todd Schlekeway Darrell Solberg
Successor1:	Christine Erickson Jim Stalzer
Alongside1:	Mark Willadsen
Party:	Independent (2014-2015; 2021-present) Republican (before 2014; 2016–2018) Constitution (2018)

Lora Lyn Hubbel is an American politician; a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives and a former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party and the former state chair of the Constitution Party of South Dakota.^[1]

Elections

• Hubbel first ran for office in 2006, coming 8th out of 11 candidates in the nonpartisan election for Mayor of Sioux Falls with 662 votes (2.2%).^[2]
• In 2010 she was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives as a Republican, representing District 11.^[3]
• In 2012, after state redistricting, Hubbel challenged State Senator Deb Peters in the June 5, 2012, Republican primary and lost by 42 votes out of 405 votes cast (52.73%). Peters was unopposed for the November 6, 2012, general election, winning with 5,939 votes.
• In 2014, Hubbel ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of South Dakota in the 2014 election, challenging incumbent Republican Dennis Daugaard.^{[4] [5]} She lost to Daugaard in the primary, polling 14,196 votes (19.13%) to his 60,017 (80.87%). She was subsequently announced as the new running mate of Independent candidate Mike Myers,^[6] replacing his initial running mate, who dropped out due to a family illness. Secretary of State of South Dakota Jason Gant refused to remove Collier's name, citing that state law had no provision for replacing an independent candidate on the ballot. In July, Myers sued the secretary of state to allow him to change his running mate^[7] and on August 18, federal judge Lawrence L. Piersol of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota ruled in Myers' favour.^{[8] [9]}
• In 2016 Hubbel again challenged State Senator Deb Peters in the Republican primary, who defeated Hubbel on a vote of 569 to 441 (56.3% to 43.4%).^[10]
• In July 2017, Hubbel announced she would be a candidate for the 2018 Republican nomination for South Dakota Governor.^[11]
• In March 2018, Hubbel fell short of signature requirements needed to make the primary ballot for the Gubernatorial race, and filed to run for state senate against incumbent Wayne Steinhauer.^[12] Steinhauer won the June primary 61.5% to 38.5%.^[13]

Controversy

On October 11, 2017, Republican gubernatorial candidate Lora Hubbel sent out a press release noting that South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman had been registered as a Democrat during the 2000 election cycle.^[14] In reporting the story, the media noted that Hubbel had changed parties, having been chair of the South Dakota Constitution Party up until February 2017.^[15]

After losing the 2018 Republican primary for state senate, Hubbel attempted to be named as a candidate for Governor on the Constitution Party ticket as did former Republican Party candidate Terry LaFleur. The Constitution Party convention ended up nominating no candidates for statewide office.. Terry LaFleur accused Lora Hubbel and her supporters of trying to stage a coup.^[16] Both factions reconvened separately, each nominating candidates for office.^[17] In response, the South Dakota Republican Party sought and was granted a Writ of Prohibition against placing either Constitution Party candidates on the ballot.^[18]

External links

• Lora Hubbel for Governor campaign website

Notes and References

1. Web site: February 2, 2017 . New Party Officers . Constitution Party of South Dakota . April 18, 2017.
2. Web site: Our Campaigns - Sioux Falls, SD Mayor Race - Apr 11, 2006 . www.ourcampaigns.com . May 10, 2017.
3. Web site: Our Campaigns - SD State House 11 Race - Nov 02, 2010 . www.ourcampaigns.com . May 10, 2017.
4. Web site: Conservative Hubbel prepares challenge to Daugaard | the Argus Leader… . October 18, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131018152858/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131016/NEWS/310160041/Conservative-Hubbel-prepares-challenge-Daugaard?nclick_check=1 . October 18, 2013 . dead.
5. Web site: Political Smokeout blog: Lora Hubbel running for governor . Montgomery . David . October 15, 2013 . Political Smokeout . October 15, 2013 . October 16, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131016012941/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131015/UPDATES/131015014/-1/rss09 . dead .
6. Web site: A new lieutenant for Myers, but law doesn't allow switch . July 3, 2014 . Argus Leader . November 4, 2014 . https://archive.today/20141104145358/http://www.argusleader.com/story/davidmontgomery/2014/07/03/myers-lieutenant-governor/12196695/ . November 4, 2014 . dead.
7. Web site: Myers Plans Lawsuit To Get Running Mate Change On Ballot . July 29, 2014 . Keloland Television . November 4, 2014 .
8. Web site: Judge Rules In Favor Of SD Gubernatorial Candidate . August 18, 2014 . KDLT . November 4, 2014 . November 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104175754/http://www.kdlt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37880&Itemid=57 . dead .
9. Web site: Judge orders Gant to add Lora Hubbel to LG ballot . August 18, 2014 . Argus Leader . November 4, 2014.
10. Web site: South Dakota Election Results . October 12, 2017.
11. News: Lora Hubbel announces official run for South Dakota governor . KSFY . July 7, 2017 . October 12, 2017 . en.
12. Web site: GOP governor hopeful falls short of signature requirement . Argus Leader . en . November 16, 2019.
13. Web site: Lora Hubbel . Ballotpedia . en . November 16, 2019.
14. News: Hubbel aims to out GOP chair as former Iowa Democrat . Argus Leader . October 12, 2017 . en.
15. Web site: UPDATE: Party changing Hubbel accuses SDGOP chair of party changing . Midwest Communications Inc. . Sports Radio KWSN . en-US . October 12, 2017 . October 12, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202422/http://kwsn.com/news/articles/2017/oct/11/party-changing-lora-hubbel-accuses-sdgop-chair-of-party-changing/ . dead .
16. Web site: Constitution Party to reconvene after failed convention Saturday . LinkedUpRadio . Envisionwise Website Service / . Dakota Broadcasting . en . November 16, 2019.
17. Web site: Constitution Party has two gubernatorial candidates--for now . Midwest Communications Inc . KELO Newstalk 1320 107.9 . November 16, 2019 . November 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111030121/https://kelo.com/news/articles/2018/aug/15/constitution-party-has-two-gubernatorial-candidates-for-now/ . dead .
18. Web site: Breaking… Writ of Prohibition granted against placing Constitution Party candidates on Ballot . Powers . Pat . August 16, 2018 . South Dakota War College . en-US . November 16, 2019.