Jeff Barth

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Jeff Barth

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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Years of service

1976 - 1982

Personal
Profession
Minnehaha County Commissioner, Businessman
Contact

Jeff Barth (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election, 2022

General election

General election for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

Incumbent Chris Nelson defeated Jeff Barth in the general election for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Nelson
Chris Nelson (R)
 
68.7
 
227,167
Jeff Barth (D)
 
31.3
 
103,384

Total votes: 330,551
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

Jeff Barth advanced from the Democratic convention for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on July 9, 2022.

Candidate
Jeff Barth (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

Incumbent Chris Nelson advanced from the Republican convention for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on June 25, 2022.

Candidate
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Chris Nelson (R)

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2020

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jon Hansen and incumbent Tom Pischke defeated Jeff Barth and Jared Nieuwenhuis in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jon Hansen
Jon Hansen (R)
 
32.9
 
7,826
Image of Tom Pischke
Tom Pischke (R)
 
32.7
 
7,784
Jeff Barth (D)
 
18.7
 
4,460
Jared Nieuwenhuis (D)
 
15.6
 
3,720

Total votes: 23,790
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jeff Barth and Jared Nieuwenhuis advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jon Hansen and incumbent Tom Pischke advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25.

2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent Scott Fiegen (R) did not seek re-election.

Kris Langer defeated Jeff Barth in the South Dakota State Senate District 25 general election.[1][2]

South Dakota State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kris Langer 62.78% 7,254
     Democratic Jeff Barth 37.22% 4,301
Total Votes 11,555
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Jeff Barth ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 25 Democratic primary.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jeff Barth  (unopposed)


Kris Langer ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 25 Republican primary.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kris Langer  (unopposed)

2012

See also: South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District elections, 2012

Barth ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent South Dakota's at-large District. He was defeated Matt Varilek in the June 5, 2012, Democratic primary.[5] Incumbent Kristi Noem (R) ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[6]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Jeff Barth did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Jeff Barth campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022South Dakota Public Utilities CommissionLost general$34,201 $0
2020South Dakota House of Representatives District 25Lost general$8,370 N/A**
Grand total$42,571 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Barth and his wife, Sherrie, have two daughters and four grandchildren.

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