Kent Peterson (South Dakota)
Kent Peterson (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 19. He assumed office on January 13, 2015. He left office on January 10, 2023.
Peterson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 19. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Kent Peterson was selected to serve as state House majority leader on November 17, 2020.[1] He served until January 10, 2023.[2]
Elections
2022
Kent Peterson was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kent Peterson and incumbent Marty Overweg won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kent Peterson (R) | 56.4 | 8,503 |
| ✔ |  | Marty Overweg (R) | 43.6 | 6,564 |
| Total votes: 15,067 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kent Peterson and incumbent Marty Overweg defeated Jessica Bahmuller in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kent Peterson | 35.1 | 1,909 |
| ✔ | | Marty Overweg | 32.6 | 1,772 |
 | Jessica Bahmuller | 32.2 | 1,751 | |
| Total votes: 5,432 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kyle Schoenfish and incumbent Kent Peterson defeated John Koch, Roger Hofer, and Alison Bowers in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyle Schoenfish (R) | 36.5 | 6,484 |
| ✔ | | Kent Peterson (R) | 35.8 | 6,363 |
| John Koch (D) | 11.9 | 2,114 | ||
| Roger Hofer (Independent) | 9.5 | 1,681 | ||
| Alison Bowers (Independent) | 6.4 | 1,133 | ||
| Total votes: 17,775 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
John Koch advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on June 5, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kyle Schoenfish and incumbent Kent Peterson defeated Michael Boyle in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Schoenfish | 41.4 | 2,393 |
| ✔ | | Kent Peterson | 30.4 | 1,757 |
| Michael Boyle | 28.2 | 1,630 | ||
| Total votes: 5,780 | |||
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2016
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives 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 Kyle Schoenfish and incumbent Kent Peterson defeated Melissa Mentele in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 general election.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kyle Schoenfish Incumbent |
43.84% | 7,583 | |
| Republican | Kent Peterson Incumbent |
40.10% | 6,936 | |
| Democratic | Melissa Mentele | 16.06% | 2,778 | |
| Total Votes | 17,297 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Ardon Wek ran unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ardon Wek (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Kyle Schoenfish and incumbent Kent Peterson defeated ReGina Osborn in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 Republican primary.[5][6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kyle Schoenfish Incumbent |
48.11% | 1,983 | |
| Republican | Kent Peterson Incumbent |
40.00% | 1,649 | |
| Republican | ReGina Osborn | 11.89% | 490 | |
| Total Votes | 4,122 | |||
2014
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Kyle Schoenfish and Kent Peterson were unopposed in the Republican primary. Schoenfish and Peterson were unopposed in the general election.[7][8][9]
Campaign themes
2020
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Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Peterson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Legislative Procedure Committee
- House State Affairs Committee, Chair
- Joint Legislative Procedure Committee
2019-2020
Peterson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Procedure |
| • State Affairs |
| • Joint Legislative Procedure |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Peterson served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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2022
In 2022, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 29.
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2020
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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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2018
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In 2018, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 26.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 27. The legislature held a special session on June 12.
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2016
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In 2016, the 91st South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 30.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Argus Leader, "South Dakota Republicans select new legislative leaders," November 17, 2020
- ↑ South Dakota Legislature, "Legislative Leadership," accessed January 10, 2023
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
