Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota .
2022 South Dakota Senate election All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Lee Schoenbeck
Troy Heinert (retired)
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader's seat
5th
26th
Seats before
32
3
Seats after
31
4
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
229,609
40,958
Percentage
81.62%
14.56%
Swing
8.79%
6.43%
Results: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold
The 2022 South Dakota Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections . All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate were up for election. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022. The elections coincided with elections for other offices in South Dakota , including the US Senate , US House , South Dakota Governor , South Dakota Secretary of State , South Dakota Attorney General , and the South Dakota House .
Following the 2022 elections, Republicans maintained their supermajority by losing only one seat, giving them a 31-to-4 member advantage over Democrats .
Retirements
Democrats
District 26: Troy Heinert retired due to term limits.
Republicans
District 2: Brock Greenfield retired due to term limits.
District 7: V. J. Smith retired.
District 9: Wayne Steinhauer retired.
District 12: Blake Curd retired due to term limits.
District 17: Arthur Rusch retired due to term limits.
District 25: Marsha Symens retired.
District 29: Gary Cammack retired due to term limits.
District 31: Timothy Johns retired.
Predictions
Results
Overview
Popular vote
Republican
81.62%
Democratic
14.56%
Independents
2.92%
Libertarian
0.90%
Senate seats
Republican
88.57%
Democratic
11.43%
Defeated incumbents
Primary election
District 24: Republican Mary Duvall lost renomination to Jim Mehlhaff.
General election
District 10: Republican Margaret Sutton was defeated in the general election by Democrat Liz Larson .
Summary of results by State Senate district
Primary election results source:
General election results source:
Detailed results
Primary election results source:
General election results source:
Note: If a primary election is not listed, then there was not a competitive primary in that district (i.e., every candidate who ran in the primary advanced to the general election).
District 1
Republican primary
General election
District 2
Republican primary
South Dakota's 2nd Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steve Kolbeck
1,747
66.22%
Republican
Spencer Wrightsman
891
33.78%
Total votes
2,638
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 2nd Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steve Kolbeck
7,810
100.00%
Total votes
7,810
100.00%
Republican hold
District 3
Republican primary
South Dakota's 3rd Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Al Novstrup (incumbent)
1,794
59.48%
Republican
Rachel Dix
1,222
40.52%
Total votes
3,016
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 3rd Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Al Novstrup (incumbent)
5,698
100.00%
Total votes
5,698
100.00%
Republican hold
District 4
General election
South Dakota's 4th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John Wiik (incumbent)
8,917
100.00%
Total votes
8,917
100.00%
Republican hold
District 5
Republican primary
South Dakota's 5th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Lee Schoenbeck (incumbent)
1,808
58.74%
Republican
Colin Alan Paulsen
1,270
41.26%
Total votes
3,078
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 5th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Lee Schoenbeck (incumbent)
6,743
100.00%
Total votes
6,743
100.00%
Republican hold
District 6
General election
South Dakota's 6th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Herman Otten (incumbent)
6,513
100.00%
Total votes
6,513
100.00%
Republican hold
District 7
Republican primary
South Dakota's 7th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim Reed
1,446
60.17%
Republican
Julie Erickson
957
39.83%
Total votes
2,403
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 7th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim Reed
6,263
100.00%
Total votes
6,263
100.00%
Republican hold
District 8
Republican primary
South Dakota's 8th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Casey Crabtree (incumbent)
3,124
78.97%
Republican
Heather DeVries
832
21.03%
Total votes
3,956
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 8th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Casey Crabtree (incumbent)
8,926
100.00%
Total votes
8,926
100.00%
Republican hold
District 9
Republican primary
South Dakota's 9th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brent Hoffman
1,351
66.78%
Republican
Mark Willadsen
672
33.22%
Total votes
2,023
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 9th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brent Hoffman
6,024
100.00%
Total votes
6,024
100.00%
Republican hold
District 10
General election
District 11
General election
South Dakota's 11th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jim Stalzer (incumbent)
5,289
55.24%
Democratic
Sheryl L. Johnson
4,286
44.76%
Total votes
9,575
100.00%
Republican hold
District 12
General election
South Dakota's 12th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Arch Beal
4,950
53.88%
Democratic
Jessica Meyers
4,237
46.12%
Total votes
9,187
100.00%
Republican hold
District 13
General election
District 14
General election
District 15
General election
District 16
Republican primary
South Dakota's 16th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jim Bolin (incumbent)
1,731
51.73%
Republican
Nancy Rasmussen
1,615
48.27%
Total votes
3,346
100.00%
General election
District 17
General election
South Dakota's 17th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sydney Davis
5,997
100.00%
Total votes
5,997
100.00%
Republican hold
District 18
General election
District 19
General election
District 20
General election
South Dakota's 20th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Joshua Klumb (incumbent)
6,968
100.00%
Total votes
6,968
100.00%
Republican hold
District 21
General election
South Dakota's 21st Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Erin Tobin (incumbent)
7,976
81.83%
Democratic
Dan Andersson
1,771
18.17%
Total votes
9,747
100.00%
Republican hold
District 22
General election
South Dakota's 22nd Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
David Wheeler (incumbent)
6,581
100.00%
Total votes
6,581
100.00%
Republican hold
District 23
Republican primary
General election
District 24
Republican primary
South Dakota's 24th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jim Mehlhaff
3,157
51.25%
Republican
Mary Duvall (incumbent)
3,003
48.75%
Total votes
6,160
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 24th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jim Mehlhaff
8,246
100.00%
Total votes
8,246
100.00%
Republican hold
District 25
Republican primary
South Dakota's 25th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tom Pischke
1,396
45.06%
Republican
Leslie "Doc" Heinemann
672
21.69%
Republican
Lisa Rave
591
19.08%
Republican
Kevin R. Crisp
439
14.17%
Total votes
3,098
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 25th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tom Pischke
7,868
100.00%
Total votes
7,868
100.00%
Republican hold
District 26
General election
District 27
General election
District 28
General election
South Dakota's 28th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ryan M. Maher (incumbent)
7,094
100.00%
Total votes
7,094
100.00%
Republican hold
District 29
Republican primary
South Dakota's 29th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dean Wink
2,112
50.66%
Republican
John Carley
1,552
37.23%
Republican
Beka Zerbst
505
12.11%
Total votes
4,169
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 29th Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dean Wink
7,272
100.00%
Total votes
7,272
100.00%
Republican hold
District 30
Republican primary
South Dakota's 30th Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Julie Frye-Mueller (incumbent)
2,849
50.41%
Republican
Timothy R. Goodwin
2,803
49.59%
Total votes
5,652
100.00%
General election
District 31
Republican primary
South Dakota's 31st Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Randy Deibert
2,518
62.11%
Republican
Ron Moeller
1,536
37.89%
Total votes
4,054
100.00%
General election
South Dakota's 31st Senate District general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Randy Deibert
8,536
100.00%
Total votes
8,536
100.00%
Republican hold
District 32
General election
District 33
Republican primary
South Dakota's 33rd Senate District Republican primary election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
David Johnson (incumbent)
2,707
56.82%
Republican
Janet Jensen
2,057
43.18%
Total votes
4,764
100.00%
General election
District 34
General election
District 35
General election
Results
Close races
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 27, 2.9%
District 15, 5.52%
District 26, 5.68%
District 12, 7.76%
District 14, 7.86%
Red denotes races won by Republicans. Blue denotes races won by Democrats.
References
"PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 7, 2022" . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
"GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 2022" . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "2022 Primary Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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