2014 South Dakota elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Dakota on November 4, 2014. All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and South Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
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Incumbent Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley ran for re-election to a second full term in office. The Democratic Party ran no candidate for this office, which left Chad Haber of the Libertarian Party to be Jackley's only challenger.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marty Jackley | 208,848 | 82.00% | |
Libertarian | Chad Haber | 45,856 | 18.00% | |
Total votes | 254,704 | 100 |
Secretary of State
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Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jason Gant decided to retire rather than run for re-election to a second term in office.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Shantel Krebs (R) |
Angelia Schultz (D) |
Lori Stacey (C) |
Emmett Reistroffer (L) |
Undecided |
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SurveyUSA | October 21–26, 2014 | 611 | ± 4% | 46% | 29% | 4% | 3% | 17% |
SurveyUSA | October 1–5, 2014 | 616 | ± 4% | 43% | 29% | 6% | 5% | 18% |
SurveyUSA | September 3–7, 2014 | 510 | ± 4.4% | 41% | 31% | 7% | 4% | 17% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Shantel Krebs | 155,647 | 60.23 | |
Democratic | Angelia Schultz | 84,181 | 32.58 | |
Constitution | Lori Stacey | 10,258 | 3.97 | |
Libertarian | Emmett Reistroffer | 8,328 | 3.22 | |
Total votes | 258,414 | 100 |
State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Richard Sattgast ran for re-election to a second term in office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rich Sattgast | 155,758 | 61.18 | |
Democratic | Denny Pierson | 85,202 | 33.47 | |
Libertarian | Ken Santema | 13,615 | 5.35 | |
Total votes | 254,575 | 100 |
State Auditor
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Incumbent Republican State Auditor Steve Barnett ran for re-election to a second term in office. The Democratic Party ran no candidate for this office, which left Kurt Evans of the Libertarian Party to be Barnett's only challenger.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Barnett | 191,755 | 79.95 | |
Libertarian | Kurt Evans | 48,103 | 20.05 | |
Total votes | 239,858 | 100 |
Commissioner of School and Public Lands
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of School and Public Lands Vern Larson, who was appointed to the office in August 2013 after Commissioner Jarrod Johnson resigned, did not run for election, as per the terms of his appointment.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ryan Brunner | 174,810 | 76.45 | |
Libertarian | John English | 53,836 | 23.55 | |
Total votes | 228,646 | 100 |
Public Utilities Commissioner
Incumbent Republican Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gary Hanson ran for re-election to a third six-year term in office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gary Hanson | 167,726 | 65.73 | |
Democratic | David Allen | 74,842 | 29.32 | |
Constitution | Wayne Schmidt | 12,642 | 4.95 | |
Total votes | 255,210 | 100 |