Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 3, 2020 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Voters in 35 single-member constituencies elected members to the 93rd Senate. Elections were also held in the state for U.S. president, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, and the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Primary elections were held on June 2, 2020.[2]
Background
The Republican Party had been in majority control of the Senate since 1995, and had not come close to losing it since then. Although the Democratic Party held some support from urban areas and districts with a large Native American population, they had been losing seats over time; the last time Democrats held a number of seats in the double digits was 2010.
Predictions
Results
Overview
Summary of the November 3, 2020 South Dakota Senate election |
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats |
Before | After | +/– |
| Republican | 35 | 271,017 | 72.83 | 30 | 32 | 2 |
| Democratic | 17 | 78,110 | 20.99 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Libertarian | 7 | 13,938 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 2 | 9,045 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 372,110 | 100.00 | 35 | 35 | |
Registered/Turnout | 578,655 | 64.31 | |
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State |
Popular vote | | | | Republican | | 72.83% | Democratic | | 20.99% | Libertarian | | 3.75% | Others | | 2.43% | |
Senate seats | | | | Republican | | 91.43% | Democratic | | 8.57% | |
By district
Close races
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 26, 5.68%
- District 12, 8.14%
- District 15, 9.50%
Red denotes races won by Republicans. Blue denotes races won by Democrats.
Election results
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District 1
South Dakota Senate District 1 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Michael H. Rohl | 6,051 | 55.19% |
| Democratic | Susan Wismer (Incumbent) | 4,913 | 44.81% |
Total votes | 10,964 | 100% |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 2
South Dakota Senate District 2 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Brock L. Greenfield (Incumbent) | 8,154 | 100% |
Total votes | 8,154 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 3
South Dakota Senate District 3 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Al Novstrup (Incumbent) | 7,496 | 100% |
Total votes | 7,496 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 4
South Dakota Senate District 4 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John Wiik (Incumbent) | 9,538 | 82.62% |
| Libertarian | Daryl Root | 2,007 | 17.38% |
Total votes | 11,545 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 5
South Dakota Senate District 5 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Lee Schoenbeck (Incumbent) | 8,272 | 79.04% |
| Libertarian | Adam Jewell | 2,193 | 20.96% |
Total votes | 10,465 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 6
South Dakota Senate District 6 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Herman Otten | 10,194 | 66.74% |
| Democratic | Nancy Kirstein | 5,081 | 33.26% |
Total votes | 15,275 | 100 |
| Republican hold |
District 7
South Dakota Senate District 7 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | V.J. Smith (Incumbent) | 6,650 | 100% |
Total votes | 6,650 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 8
South Dakota Senate District 8 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Casey Crabtree (Incumbent) | 7,829 | 100% |
Total votes | 7,829 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 9
South Dakota Senate District 9 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Wayne H. Steinhauer (Incumbent) | 7,654 | 57.96% |
| Democratic | Suzanne "Suzie" Jones Pranger | 5,552 | 42.04% |
Total votes | 13,206 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 10
South Dakota Senate District 10 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Maggie Sutton (Incumbent) | 7,205 | 100% |
Total votes | 7,205 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 11
South Dakota Senate District 11 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jim Stalzer (Incumbent) | 8,244 | 60.47% |
| Democratic | Tom Cool | 5,389 | 39.53% |
Total votes | 13,633 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 12
South Dakota Senate District 12 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | R Blake Curd (Incumbent) | 6,599 | 54.07% |
| Democratic | Jessica Meyers | 5,606 | 45.93% |
Total votes | 12,205 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 13
South Dakota Senate District 13 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack Kolbeck (Incumbent) | 7,490 | 56.28% |
| Democratic | Elizabeth "Liz" Larson | 5,819 | 43.72% |
Total votes | 13,309 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 14
South Dakota Senate District 14 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Larry P. Zikmund | 7,391 | 56.00% |
| Democratic | Timothy Reed | 5,808 | 44.00% |
Total votes | 13,199 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 15
South Dakota Senate District 15 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Reynold F. Nesiba (Incumbent) | 4,127 | 54.75% |
| Republican | Thor Bardon | 3,411 | 45.25% |
Total votes | 7,538 | 100% |
| Democratic hold |
District 16
South Dakota Senate District 16 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | David L. Anderson (Incumbent) | 8,383 | 100% |
Total votes | 8,383 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 17
South Dakota Senate District 17 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Arthur Rusch (Incumbent) | 6,285 | 63.87% |
| Democratic | Ailee Johns | 3,122 | 31.72% |
| Libertarian | Gregory Baldwin | 434 | 4.41% |
Total votes | 9,841 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 18
South Dakota Senate District 18 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jean Hunhoff | 6,341 | 59.85% |
| Democratic | Jordan Foos | 4,255 | 40.15% |
Total votes | 10,597 | 100% |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
District 19
South Dakota Senate District 19 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Kyle Schoenfish (Incumbent) | 9,766 | 100% |
Total votes | 9,766 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 20
South Dakota Senate District 20 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Joshua Klumb (Incumbent) | 8,516 | 85.09% |
| Libertarian | Alexander Martin | 1,492 | 14.91% |
Total votes | 10,008 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 21
South Dakota Senate District 21 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Erin Tobin | 7,629 | 79.21% |
| Democratic | Dan Kerner Andersson | 2,002 | 20.79% |
Total votes | 9,631 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 22
South Dakota Senate District 22 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | David Wheeler | 7,397 | 100% |
Total votes | 7,397 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 23
South Dakota Senate District 23 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bryan J. Breitling | 9,519 | 89.56% |
| Libertarian | CJ Abernathey | 1,110 | 10.44% |
Total votes | 10,629 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 24
South Dakota Senate District 24 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mary Duvall | 9,254 | 100% |
Total votes | 9,254 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 25
South Dakota Senate District 25 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Marsha Symens | 7,580 | 58.86% |
| Independent | Rick W Knobe | 4,205 | 32.65% |
| Independent | Seth William Van't Hof | 1,093 | 8.49% |
Total votes | 12,878 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 26
South Dakota Senate District 26 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Troy Heinert (Incumbent) | 4,416 | 52.84% |
| Republican | Joel Koskan | 3,941 | 47.16% |
Total votes | 8,357 | 100% |
| Democratic hold |
District 27
South Dakota Senate District 27 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Red Dawn Foster (Incumbent) | 3,829 | 56.25% |
| Republican | Judd W Schomp | 2,978 | 43.75% |
Total votes | 6,807 | 100% |
| Democratic hold |
District 28
South Dakota Senate District 28 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ryan M. Maher (Incumbent) | 7,506 | 100% |
Total votes | 7,506 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 29
South Dakota Senate District 29 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Gary L. Cammack (Incumbent) | 9,350 | 77.88% |
| Libertarian | Kent Wilsey | 2,656 | 22.12% |
Total votes | 12,006 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 30
South Dakota Senate District 30 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Julie Frye-Mueller | 10,043 | 71.28% |
| Libertarian | A. Gideon Oakes | 4,046 | 28.72% |
Total votes | 14,089 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 31
South Dakota Senate District 31 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Timothy R. Johns | 9,911 | 100% |
Total votes | 9,911 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 32
South Dakota Senate District 32 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Helene Duhamel (Incumbent) | 7,397 | 64.10% |
| Democratic | Michael Calabrese | 4,143 | 35.90% |
Total votes | 11,540 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 33
South Dakota Senate District 33 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | David Johnson | 11,369 | 68.13% |
| Democratic | Ryan A. Ryder | 5,317 | 31.87% |
Total votes | 16,686 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 34
South Dakota Senate District 34 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Michael G Diedrich | 8,079 | 64.38% |
| Democratic | George Nelson | 4,470 | 35.62% |
Total votes | 12,549 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 35
South Dakota Senate District 35 general election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jessica Castleberry (Incumbent) | 6,012 | 61.60% |
| Democratic | Brian Gentry | 3,747 | 38.40% |
Total votes | 9,759 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Voter Turnout". South Dakota Secretary of State. December 8, 2020.
- ^ "South Dakota elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "2020 South Dakota Senate election results". electionresults.sd.gov.
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