2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
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The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the U.S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district. 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.[2]
Though Johnson won comfortably in a 55-point win, mainly due to competing against a candidate of a minor party, 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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Dusty Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative[3]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Taffy Howard, state representative from the 33rd district[4]
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Taffy Howard |
Dusty Johnson |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State University[5] | May 2–15, 2022 | – (LV) | ± 3.0% | 17% | 53% | 30% |
Primary results
[edit]
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dusty Johnson (incumbent) | 70,728 | 59.25% | |
| Republican | Taffy Howard | 48,645 | 40.75% | |
| Total votes | 119,373 | 100.0% | ||
Libertarian convention
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Collin Duprel, cattle rancher[7]
Democratic primary
[edit]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.[2]
Candidates
[edit]Withdrew
[edit]Declined
[edit]- Troy Heinert, Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate[9]
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[10] | Solid R | October 5, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[11] | Solid R | October 11, 2021 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Safe R | October 5, 2021 |
| Politico[13] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
| RCP[14] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
| Fox News[15] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
| DDHQ[16] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[17] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Dusty Johnson (R) |
Collin Duprel (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[18] | October 19–21, 2022 | 1,500 (LV) | ± 2.4% | 59% | 16% | 25% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dusty Johnson (incumbent) | 253,821 | 77.42% | –3.54% | |
| Libertarian | Collin Duprel | 74,020 | 22.58% | +3.54% | |
| Total votes | 327,841 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. November 10, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c Larwence, Tom (March 3, 2022). "Ryan Ryder, South Dakota Democrat Who Tweeted About Masturbating to Kristi Noem, Drops Congressional Bid". www.thedailybeast.com. The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Sneve, Joe. "South Dakota lawmaker kicks off primary challenge against Rep. Johnson". www.argusleader.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ South Dakota State University
- ^ "2022 Primary Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. June 14, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "2022 South Dakota Libertarian Party Candidates" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ Heemstra, Jody. "Democrat Ryan Ryder announces challenge to Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson". Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "South Dakota Minority Leader Heinert passes on run for Governor, joining private sector after term". December 16, 2021.
- ^ "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Emerson College
- ^ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). sdsos.gov.
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites
- Collin Duprel (L) for Congress Archived December 21, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- Dusty Johnson (R) for Congress