Those we recommend are in green.
Those we don't recommend are in red.
If still black, we don't have enough information yet to make a recommendation.
Election: 2022 General
Many of the races only have one candidate; we will not be discussing them, for the most part.
Vote NO on Medicaid expansion
Vote NO on IM27 - recreational marajuana
| Race | Candidates |
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Statewide | Governor |
Kristi Noem - Repulican -- Governor Noem and Larry Rhoden are the best candidates, running for re-election. Noem has been instrumental in revamping
the School Standards that will likely only become standards in SD if she is there to sign them in. Noem scrapped the
previous standards that were full of revisionist history and CRT instruction, and has enabled a robust and realistic
standard to be formed. This is vital to South Dakota's schools going forward, and for this issue alone, among others, it
is imperative that Governor Noem be re-elected.
Jamie Smith - Democrat -- Jamie Smith, a Democrat, is on board with all of Biden's policies, as
far as is able to determine.
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Statewide | Senate |
John Thune - Republican -- though voting with Democrats on many vital issues, he's the only
candidate that at least claims to be pro-life
Brian L. Bengs - Democrat -- I like that he won't take money from Big Pharma, who
are creating quite a political problem in the US, but he wants to expand Medicaid, expand access to abortion, and
other dangerous policies. His site is here.
Tamara J Lesnar - Liberatarian -- It's very difficult to find info on Lesnar. Her
site on Twitter doesn't contain information on her views, and so assuming her to have generally Liberatarian
views is probably advisable.
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Statewide | House |
Dusty Johnson - Repulican
-- The candidate for standing strong on abortion and against perversion. Correctly voted against the so-called
"Respect for Marriage" act that would have forced California-child-bride marriages and other non-traditional coupling
to be recognized and performed in all states.
Collin Duprel - Liberatarian -- Lots of views to agree with, but unfortunately,
Duprel believes abortion to be a "right", and therefore, is not recommended.
|
Statewide | Secretary of State |
Monae Johnson - Repulican
-- Johnson is the last hope for election integrity in South Dakota. She has plenty of experience in the
Secretary of State's office, but better than that, she has plans for cleaning up elections in South Dakota,
and plenty of evidence of previous irregularities to show why this needs to happen. With Johnson as Secretary
of State, we have hope in future elections that we can trust.
Thomas A Cool - Democrat -- Though Cool has indicated that he is interested in
cleaning up voting irregularities, his son calls it nonsense... which opinion is truly Cool's?
|
Statewide | State Auditor |
Richard Sattgast - Repulican -- His wife teaches a series of classes to kids on
patriotism. So I assume he believes strongly in the Constitution. Very active in the Republican party.
Stephanie Marty -- Democrat
Rene Meyer - Liberatarian
|
Statewide | State Treasurer |
Josh Haeder - Repulican
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John Cunningham -- Democrat
|
Statewide | Commissioner of School and Public Lands |
Brock Greenfield - Repulican
-- Greenfield is someone who has seen the importance of this position from his time as a legislator, and has
some great ideas of what should and shouldn't be done.
Timothy Azure -- Democrat
|
Statewide | Public Utilities Commissioner |
Chris Nelson - Repulican
Jeffrey Barth -- Democrat
|
District |
1 -- Brown, Day, Marshall, Roberts, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Michael H. Rohl Joe Donnell |
SD House
| Logan Manhart Tamara St. John |
|
District |
2 -- Brown, Clark, Hamlin, Spink, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Steve Kolbeck Spencer Wrightsman |
SD House
| Jake Schoenbeck -- son of Lee Schoenbeck; on an interview he mentioned
that he has a more "modern view on things" than his father, which can be a scary thought when you check
out Lee Schoenbeck's voting record.John Sjaarda -- we tentatively recommend Sjaarda, without knowing too much about him.David Kull Jeffrey Lloyd Shawd |
|
District |
3 -- Brown County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Al Novstrup -- terrible voting record,
including voting on 2021-SB3, to confine people in their homes if believed to
have covid; previously registered Democrat.Rachel Dix |
SD House
| Kaleb W Weis Brandei Schaefbauer Richard Rylance Carl E. Perry -- terrible voting record,
including voting on 2021-SB3, to confine people in their homes if believed to
have covid |
|
District |
4 -- Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| John Wiik -- terrible voting record,
including voting on 2021-SB3, to confine people in their homes if believed to
have covid. Sadly, he's running uncontested. |
SD House
| Val Rausch Adam Grimm Fred Deutsch -- terrible voting record,
including voting on 2021-SB3, to confine people in their homes if believed to
have covidStephanie Sauder |
|
District |
5 -- Codington County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Lee Schoenbeck -- terrible voting record,
including voting on 2021-SB3, to confine people in their homes if believed to
have covidColin Alan Paulsen |
SD House
| Byron I. Callies Hugh M. Bartels -- terrible voting record,
including voting on 2021-SB3, to confine people in their homes if believed to
have covid |
|
District |
6 -- Lincoln County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Herman Otten |
SD House
| Aaron Aylward Ernie Otten |
|
District |
7 -- Brookings County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Tim Reed Julie Erickson |
SD House
| Matt Doyle Melissa Heermann Doug Post Roger DeGroot |
|
District |
8 -- Lake, Miner, Moody, Sanborn, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Heather DeVries Casey Crabtree |
SD House
| Lecia Summerer John Mills Tim Reisch |
|
District |
9 -- Minnehaha County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Mark Willadsen Brent Hoffman |
SD House
| Kenneth Teunissen Bethany Soye Jesse Fonkert |
|
District |
10 -- Minnehaha County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Maggie Sutten |
SD House
| John G. Mogen Tom E. Sutton |
|
District |
11 -- Minnehaha County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Jim Stalzer |
SD House
| Brian K. Mulder Chris Karr Tyler Bonynge Roger Russell |
|
District |
12 -- Lincoln, Minnehaha, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Arch Beal |
SD House
| Greg Jamison Amber Arlint Kerry Loudenslager Gary Schuster Cole Heisey |
|
District |
13 -- Lincoln, Minnehaha, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Jack Kolbeck |
SD House
| Sue Peterson Tony Venhuizen Penny BayBridge Richard L. Thomason |
|
District |
14 -- Minnehaha County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Larry P. Zikmund |
SD House
| Taylor Rae Rehfeldt Tyler Tordsen Gina M. Schiferl |
|
District |
15 -- Minnehaha County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Brenda Lawrence |
SD House
| Joni Tschetter Matt Rosburg |
|
District |
16 -- Lincoln, Union, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Jim Bolin Nancy Rasmussen |
SD House
| Kevin D. Jensen Karla J. Lems Richard Vasgaard |
|
District |
17 -- Clay, Turner, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Sydney Davis |
SD House
| Chris Kassin William "Bill" Shorma |
|
District |
18 -- Yankton County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Jean M. Hunhoff |
SD House
| Julie Auch Mike Stevens |
|
District |
19 -- Bon Homme, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Kyle Schoenfish -- terrible voting record, including voting for 2021-SB3 to confine you to your house |
SD House
| Caleb Finck Michael Boyle Jessica Bahmuller Roger Hofer Drew Peterson |
|
District |
20 -- Aurora, Davison, Jerauld, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Joshua Klumb |
SD House
| Ben Krohmer Jeff Bathke Lance Koth |
|
District |
21 -- Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Gregory, Tripp, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Erin Tobin |
SD House
| Marty Overweg Rocky Blare |
|
District |
22 -- Beadle, Kingsbury, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| David Wheeler |
SD House
| Lynn Schneider Roger Chase |
|
District |
23 -- Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, McPherson, Potter, Spink, Walworth, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Bryan J. Breitling -- terrible voting recordSpencer Gosch -- great voting record. Check out the scorecards |
SD House
| Scott Moore Brandon Black Gregory Brooks James D. Wangsness |
|
District |
24 -- Hughes, Hyde, Stanley, Sully, Counties |
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Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
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SD House
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District |
25 -- Minnehaha County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Tom Pischke -- Pischke has a great record. Check out the scorecard.Lisa Rave Kevin R. Crisp Leslie "Doc" Heinemann |
SD House
| Jon Hansen Randy Gross |
|
District |
26 -- Brule, Buffalo, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Todd, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
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SD House
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District |
27 -- Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Pennington, Oglala Lakota, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| David Jones |
SD House
| Liz May -- Both Liz and Bud
are conservative, and are up against two democrats for the two representative seats.
Liz May has excellent scores on the scorecards -- voted NO on 2001-SB3, as one of the
fewBud May -- Both Liz and Bud
are conservative, and are up against two democrats for the two representative seats.
Liz May has excellent scores on the scorecards -- voted NO on 2001-SB3, as one of the
few -- and I'm sure Bud May is going to do just as well. |
|
District |
28 -- Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Perkins, Ziebach, Counties |
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Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
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SD House
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District |
29 -- Meade, Pennington, Butte, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| John Carley -- A conservative businessman with strong convictions who is staunchly pro-life, pro-Constitution and pro-rule-of-law.Dean Wink -- Wink is switching with Cammack, who has termed out in the Senate, in order to stay in power. Wink voted for 2021-SB3 which gave power to non-elected
bureaucrats at the Department of Health to confine citizens to their home if they believe
they have Covid. He also voted against 2021-HB1076 to not require boy or girl on
birth certificates, and against 2021-HB1247 which was
an Act to provide for the protection of the consciences of medical professionals. |
SD House
| Kathy Rice -- A mother and conservative
principled person. She believes in small government and responsible spending.Gary Cammack -- Cammack has term-limited out of the senate, so
he is trying to switch with Wink. Cammack has a terrible voting record; check out the scorecard. He is
definitely not a conservative. He voted for 2021-SB3
which gave power to non-elected bureaucrats at the Department of Health to confine citizens to their home if they believe they have Covid.Kirk Chaffee -- Chaffee also voted for 2021-SB3 to confine people with covid in their homes, and many other bad bills. Check out the scorecards |
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District |
30 -- Custer, Fall River, Pennington, Counties |
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Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Julie Frye-Mueller -- A conservative, pro-life, pro-freedom incumbant senator. The only Senator to vote against
2021-SB3.Timothy Goodwin -- voted for many bad bills, including 2021-SB3, confining
people thought to have covid in their homes; previously registered Democrat. |
SD House
| Pat Baumann Lisa Gennero
Dennis Krull Gerold Herrick Trish Ladner -- Voted YES on 2021-SB3 to confine people to
their houses. Opposed 2021-HB1247 allowing for conscience
decisions for medical workers. No on 2021-SB177, which would have allowed for parental
choice with regards to schooling. |
|
District |
31 -- Lawrence County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Randy Deibert Ron Moeller |
SD House
| Mistie Caldwell Scott Odenbach Mary J. Fitzgerald |
|
District |
32 -- Pennington County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Helene Duhamel |
SD House
| Becky J. Drury Jamie M. Giedd Steve Duffy |
|
District |
33 -- Meade, Pennington, Counties |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Janet Jensen -- wife of Representative Phil Jensen, who has a great record of voting conservatively, and
who promises, herself, to vote according to conservative principles.David Johnson -- also voted for the dreaded 2021-SB3, among other bad bills |
SD House
| Phil Jensen -- great voting record, check out the scorecards on the homepageCurt Massey Janette McIntyre Dean Aurand |
|
District |
34 -- Pennington County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Michael Diedrich -- Sadly, no one is running against Diedrich in the primary. He also voted for 2001-SB3, choosing to allow
non-elected bureaucrats to be able to confine you in your home if they think you have covid. |
SD House
| Jodie Frye -- Frye is a pro-Constitution, pro-family, pro-liberty candidateMike Derby -- some pretty bad decisions on bills, including 2021-SB3Jess Olson -- some pretty bad decisions on bills, including 2021-SB3 |
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District |
35 -- Pennington County |
|
Race |
Candidates |
SD Senate
| Jessica Castleberry -- voted for terrible bills, including 2021-SB3 |
SD House
| Tony Randolph -- Excellent legislator. Voted correctly on many bills, especially the freedom robbing 2021-SB3 -- voted no. Randolph is a strong conservative and needs to be kept in the legislature.Elizabeth Regalado Larry G. Larson Tina L Mulally -- A conservative with a strong voting record. |
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