Gerald Cournoyer Jr.

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Gerald Cournoyer Jr.

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June 4, 2024

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Gerald Cournoyer Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 27. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 27

Incumbent Red Dawn Foster defeated Anthony Kathol in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 27 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Red Dawn Foster (D)	52.0	3,807
	Submit photo	Anthony Kathol (R)	48.0	3,518

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,325
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 27

Incumbent Red Dawn Foster defeated Gerald Cournoyer Jr. in the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 27 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Red Dawn Foster	72.9	401
	Submit photo	Gerald Cournoyer Jr.	27.1	149

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 550
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 27

Anthony Kathol defeated Bruce Whalen in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 27 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anthony Kathol	60.0	689
		Bruce Whalen	40.0	460

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,149
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2024

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Gerald Cournoyer Jr. campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	South Dakota State Senate District 27	Lost primary	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Current members of the South Dakota State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Jim Mehlhaff

Minority Leader:Liz Larson

Senators

District 1

Michael Rohl (R)

District 2

Steve Kolbeck (R)

District 3

Carl Perry (R)

District 4

Stephanie Sauder (R)

District 5

Glen Vilhauer (R)

District 6

Ernie Otten (R)

District 7

Tim Reed (R)

District 8

Casey Crabtree (R)

District 9

Joy Hohn (R)

District 10

Liz Larson (D)

District 11

Chris Karr (R)

District 12

Arch Beal (R)

District 13

Sue Peterson (R)

District 14

Larry Zikmund (R)

District 15

Jamie Smith (D)

District 16

Kevin Jensen (R)

District 17

Sydney Davis (R)

District 18

Lauren Nelson (R)

District 19

Kyle Schoenfish (R)

District 20

Paul Miskimins (R)

District 21

MyKala Voita (R)

District 22

Brandon Wipf (R)

District 23

Mark Lapka (R)

District 24

Jim Mehlhaff (R)

District 25

Tom Pischke (R)

District 26

Tamara Grove (R)

District 27

Red Foster (D)

District 28

J. Marty (R)

District 29

John Carley (R)

District 30

Amber Hulse (R)

District 31

Randy Deibert (R)

District 32

Helene Duhamel (R)

District 33

Curt Voight (R)

District 34

Taffy Howard (R)

District 35

Greg Blanc (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (3)