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Kelly Sullivan
Kelly Sullivan (Democratic Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 13. She assumed office in 2019. She left office on January 11, 2021.
Sullivan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 13. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Sullivan was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Sue Peterson and Richard Thomason defeated incumbent Kelly Sullivan and Norman Bliss in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sue Peterson (R) | 28.2 | 6,746 |
| ✔ |  | Richard Thomason (R)  | 26.0 | 6,215 |
 | Kelly Sullivan (D) | 24.5 | 5,846 | |
 | Norman Bliss (D) | 21.3 | 5,094 | |
| Total votes: 23,901 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kelly Sullivan and Norman Bliss advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sue Peterson and Richard Thomason advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13.
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Sue Peterson and Kelly Sullivan defeated Rex Rolfing in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Peterson (R) | 37.0 | 6,376 |
| ✔ | | Kelly Sullivan (D) | 31.7 | 5,476 |
| Rex Rolfing (R) | 31.3 | 5,396 | ||
| Total votes: 17,248 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Kelly Sullivan advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 on June 5, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Sue Peterson and Rex Rolfing defeated Amber Mauricio in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Peterson | 47.0 | 2,101 |
| ✔ | Rex Rolfing | 34.2 | 1,530 | |
| Amber Mauricio | 18.8 | 843 | ||
| Total votes: 4,474 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kelly Sullivan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by G. Mark Mickelson (R) |
South Dakota House of Representatives - District 13 2019-2021 |
Succeeded by Richard Thomason (R) |
