South Dakota elections, 2014
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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
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley ran for re-election to a second full term in office.
| South Dakota Attorney General election, 2014[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Marty Jackley | 208,848 | 82% | |
| Libertarian | Chad Haber | 45,856 | 18% | |
| Totals | 254,704 | 100% | ||
Secretary of State
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2014[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 258,414 | 100% | ||
State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Richard Sattgast ran for re-election to a second term in office.
| South Dakota State Treasurer election, 2014[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Rich Sattgast | 155,758 | 61.18% | |
| Democratic | Denny Pierson | 85,202 | 33.47% | |
| Libertarian | Ken Santema | 13,615 | 5.35% | |
| Totals | 254,575 | 100% | ||
State Auditor
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Steve Barnett ran for re-election to a second term in office.
| South Dakota State Auditor election, 2014[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Steve Barnett | 191,755 | 79.95% | |
| Libertarian | Kurt Evans | 48,103 | 20.05% | |
| Totals | 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.
| South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2014[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ryan Brunner | 174,810 | 76.45% | |
| Libertarian | John English | 53,836 | 23.55% | |
| Totals | 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.
| South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner election, 2014[1] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Gary Hanson | 167,726 | 65.73% | |
| Democratic | David Allen | 74,842 | 29.32% | |
| Constitution | Wayne Schmidt | 12,642 | 4.95% | |
| Totals | 255,210 | 100% | ||