City elections in Pierre, South Dakota (2025)
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| 2025 Pierre elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 31, 2025 |
| General election: June 3, 2025 |
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| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 2 |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Pierre, South Dakota, held general elections for city council on June 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was March 31, 2025.
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Candidates and results
City commission
General election
General election for Pierre City Commission (2 seats)
Robin Lerseth and Matthew Reitzel defeated Kevin Larsen, incumbent Blake Barringer, and John Childs in the general election for Pierre City Commission on June 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robin Lerseth (Nonpartisan) | 28.3 | 592 | |
| ✔ | Matthew Reitzel (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 415 | |
| Kevin Larsen (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 405 | ||
| Blake Barringer (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 395 | ||
| John Childs (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 283 | ||
| Total votes: 2,090 | |||
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About the city
- See also: Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre is a city in Hughes County, South Dakota. As of 2020, its population was 14,091.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Pierre utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Pierre, South Dakota | ||
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| Pierre | South Dakota | |
| Population | 14,091 | 886,667 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 13 | 75,807 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 83.5% | 83.6% |
| Black/African American | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| Asian | 0% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 11% | 8.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 0% | 0.8% |
| Multiple | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 95.9% | 92.2% |
| College graduation rate | 37.2% | 29.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $68,263 | $59,896 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.8% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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