Filing deadline report: Primaries in race for South Dakota Governor
March 26, 2014
Pierre, South Dakota: Eight state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of South Dakota. Only the governor race will have a primary, for which four candidates filed yesterday. The nominees for the other state executive positions will be decided at the party conventions.
The primary election is scheduled for June 3, 2014. A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Dakota law allows parties to choose whether to let unaffiliated voters vote in their elections. For more information on recognized political parties in South Dakota and their primary policies, see here.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
The incumbent is seeking re-election. He is:
Yesterday, March 25, the filing period for primary candidates came to a close. The following list of candidates is current as of March 26, 2014.
A total of 4 candidates filed for the office - 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats.
Governor
Dennis Daugaard - Incumbent- Lora Hubbel - Former state representative[2]
Joe Lowe - Former director of the state Wildland Fire Suppression Division[3]- Susan Wismer - State representative[4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council, "S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 12–6–26," accessed October 30, 2025
- ↑ Argus Leader, "Conservative Hubbel prepares challenge to Daugaard," October 16, 2013
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Wildfire specialist announces run for SD governor," December 2, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State: Elections, "Election Candidates," March 26, 2014
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