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Carson Merkwan
Carson Merkwan (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 17. Merkwan was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on June 4, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Chris Kassin and incumbent William Shorma defeated Ray Ring in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Kassin (R) | 40.7 | 6,699 |
| ✔ |  | William Shorma (R) | 33.4 | 5,497 |
 | Ray Ring (D)  | 25.8 | 4,245 | |
| Total votes: 16,441 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ray Ring advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Chris Kassin and incumbent William Shorma defeated Robin Schiro in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Kassin | 50.0 | 1,590 |
| ✔ | | William Shorma | 42.2 | 1,342 |
| Robin Schiro | 7.7 | 246 | ||
| Total votes: 3,178 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carson Merkwan (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Merkwan in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carson Merkwan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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