# Elections in South Dakota

Elections in South Dakota :
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Attorney General elections
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Senate elections
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House of Representatives elections
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Ballot measures
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Sioux Falls
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Elections are held in the U.S. state of South Dakota regularly.
In a 2020 study, South Dakota was ranked as the 22nd hardest state for citizens to vote in.

## Lists of elections since 2000

    2000 South Dakota elections
    2002 South Dakota elections
    2004 South Dakota elections
    2006 South Dakota elections
    2008 South Dakota elections
    2010 South Dakota elections
    2012 South Dakota elections
    2014 South Dakota elections
    2016 South Dakota elections
    2018 South Dakota elections
    2020 South Dakota elections
    2022 South Dakota elections
    2024 South Dakota elections
    2026 South Dakota elections

## Federal elections
### Presidential elections

List of presidential elections in South Dakota since 2000:
    2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota
    2004 United States presidential election in South Dakota
    2008 United States presidential election in South Dakota
    2012 United States presidential election in South Dakota
    2016 United States presidential election in South Dakota
    2020 United States presidential election in South Dakota
    2024 United States presidential election in South Dakota

### US House elections

List of United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota since 2000:
    2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2004 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election
    2004 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2012 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2014 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2016 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2018 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
    2024 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota

### US Senate elections

List of United States Senate elections in South Dakota since 2000:
    2002 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 2)
    2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)
    2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)
    2014 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 2)
    2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)
    2020 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 2)
    2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)
    2026 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 2)
    2028 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)

## Ballot measures

    2006 South Dakota Amendment C
    2008 South Dakota Initiated Measure 9
    2008 South Dakota Initiated Measure 10
    2010 South Dakota ballot measures
    2020 South Dakota Amendment A
    2020 South Dakota Amendment B
    2020 South Dakota Measure 26
    2022 South Dakota Amendment C
    2022 South Dakota Amendment D
    2022 South Dakota Initiated Measure 27

## Statewide elections
### Gubernatorial elections

The Governor of South Dakota is elected every 4 years. Kristi Noem, the incumbent Governor, was elected in 2018 with 51.0% of the vote, and re-elected in 2022 with 61.9% of the vote. She is the first female governor of the state. Republicans have controlled the governorship since 1979.
List of gubernatorial elections since 2000:
    2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election
    2006 South Dakota gubernatorial election
    2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election
    2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election
    2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election
    2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election
    2026 South Dakota gubernatorial election

## State legislative elections

Elections for seats in the South Dakota Legislature are held every even-numbered year. Every seat is contested on every election. The Republican Party holds supermajorities in both chambers, holding a 30–to–4 advantage over Democrats in the state senate, and a 62–to–7 advantage in the state house. Republicans have held both chambers of the legislature since 1995.
List of state legislative elections since 2000:
    2000 – Senate, House
    2002 – Senate, House
    2004 – Senate, House
    2006 – Senate, House
    2008 – Senate, House
    2010 – Senate, House
    2012 – Senate, House
    2014 – Senate, House
    2016 – Senate, House
    2018 – Senate, House
    2020 – Senate, House
    2022 – Senate, House
    2024 – Senate, House