2024 South Dakota Senate election
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The 2024 South Dakota Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on June 4, 2024.[1]
Retirements
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- District 15: Reynold Nesiba is term-limited.[2]
Republicans
[edit]- District 3: Al Novstrup is term-limited (running for State House).[2][3]
- District 4: John Wiik is term-limited.[2]
- District 5: Lee Schoenbeck is retiring.[4]
- District 6: Herman Otten is retiring to run for State House.[3]
- District 9: Brent Hoffman is retiring.[5]
- District 11: Jim Stalzer is term-limited.[2]
- District 13: Jack Kolbeck is term-limited.[2]
- District 16: Jim Bolin is term-limited.[2]
- District 20: Joshua Klumb is term-limited.[2]
- District 23: Bryan Breitling is retiring.[6]
- District 28: Ryan Maher is term-limited (running for State House).[2][3]
- District 29: Dean Wink is retiring.[3]
- District 34: Michael Diedrich is retiring.[7]
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primary election
[edit]Five incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary election.[8]
Republicans
[edit]- District 18: Jean Hunhoff lost renomination to Lauren Nelson.
- District 21: Erin Tobin lost renomination to MyKala Voita.
- District 30: Julie Frye-Mueller lost renomination to Amber Hulse.
- District 33: David Johnson lost renomination to Curt Voight.
- District 35: Mike Walsh lost nomination to a full term to Greg Blanc.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "South Dakota Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Legislative Terms of Office" (PDF). South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "South Dakota State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Strubinger, Lee (March 26, 2024). "Sen. Lee Schoenbeck leaving the Senate and leadership role". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Keene, C.J. (March 18, 2024). "Sen. Brent Hoffman will not seek reelection". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Heemstra, Jody (September 21, 2023). "Roseland announces candidacy for District 23 State Senate". DRG News. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
The seat is currently held by Bryan Breitling of Miler, who is not seeking reelection.
- ^ Keene, C.J. (March 21, 2024). "Sen. Michael Diedrich will not seek reelection". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Hult, John; Haiar, Joshua; Tupper, Seth (June 5, 2024). "Incumbent Republican legislators suffer losses as pipelines and property rights surge to the fore". South Dakota Searchlight. Retrieved June 10, 2024.