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George Nelson (South Dakota)
George Nelson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 34. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 34
Michael Diedrich defeated George Nelson in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Diedrich (R) | 64.4 | 8,079 |
| George Nelson (D) | 35.6 | 4,470 | ||
| Total votes: 12,549 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. George Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 34.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Diedrich advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 34.
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 (2 seats)
Jess Olson and incumbent Michael Diedrich defeated George Nelson and Brian Davis in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jess Olson (R) | 32.2 | 5,853 |
| ✔ | | Michael Diedrich (R) | 32.1 | 5,848 |
| George Nelson (D) | 19.3 | 3,502 | ||
| Brian Davis (D) | 16.4 | 2,987 | ||
| Total votes: 18,190 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 (2 seats)
Brian Davis and George Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Brian Davis | |
| ✔ | George Nelson | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Diedrich and Jess Olson defeated Janette McIntyre in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Diedrich | 43.9 | 2,546 |
| ✔ | | Jess Olson | 30.2 | 1,751 |
 | Janette McIntyre | 26.0 | 1,507 | |
| Total votes: 5,804 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
George Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
