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Manford Steele
Image of Manford Steele
Prior offices
South Dakota House of Representatives District 12

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 4, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Bellevue University, 1988

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Contact

Manford Steele (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Steele (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost in the Republican primary on June 4, 2024.

Biography

Steele earned his B.A. in business administration from Bellevue University in 1988.

Steele served as Petty Officer 3rd Class in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1961. He then worked as Lineman/Installer/Tester/Repairman for Qwest from 1966 to 1975. He also worked for Qwest as Employment/Placement Supervisor from 1961 to 1990, and as Human Services Supervisor from 1975 to 1990. Steele then worked as Administrative Assistant to the President for Life Publishers from 1990 to 1991. He was an Administrative Services Coordinator for ICI University (Presently Global University) from 1991 to 1999 as well.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Steele was assigned to the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2013
Health and Human Services
Retirement Laws, Chair
Transportation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:

Elections

2024

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)

Incumbent Amber Arlint and incumbent Greg Jamison defeated Erin Royer and JR Anderson in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amber Arlint
Amber Arlint (R)
 
31.0
 
6,257
Image of Greg Jamison
Greg Jamison (R)
 
29.6
 
5,961
Image of Erin Royer
Erin Royer (D)
 
21.9
 
4,414
JR Anderson (D)
 
17.5
 
3,535

Total votes: 20,167
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. JR Anderson and Erin Royer advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)

Incumbent Amber Arlint and incumbent Greg Jamison defeated Manford Steele in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amber Arlint
Amber Arlint
 
40.0
 
880
Image of Greg Jamison
Greg Jamison
 
32.9
 
724
Image of Manford Steele
Manford Steele
 
27.1
 
597

Total votes: 2,201
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 12

Incumbent R. Blake Curd defeated Jessica Meyers in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of R. Blake Curd
R. Blake Curd (R)
 
54.1
 
6,599
Jessica Meyers (D)
 
45.9
 
5,606

Total votes: 12,205
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jessica Meyers advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 12.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent R. Blake Curd advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 12.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)

Incumbent Arch Beal and Manford Steele defeated Scott Petersen and Jeff Hayward in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Arch Beal
Arch Beal (R)
 
26.9
 
4,757
Image of Manford Steele
Manford Steele (R)
 
26.6
 
4,713
Scott Petersen (D)
 
24.4
 
4,320
Jeff Hayward (D)
 
22.1
 
3,916

Total votes: 17,706
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)

Jeff Hayward and Scott Petersen advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 on June 5, 2018.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)

Incumbent Arch Beal and Manford Steele advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 on June 5, 2018.


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2012

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Steele won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12. Steele ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 12, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHal Wick Incumbent 28% 5,218
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngManny Steele Incumbent 26.9% 5,029
     Democratic Susan Randall 23.3% 4,350
     Democratic Mike Knudson 21.8% 4,064
Total Votes 18,661

2010

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Steele ran for re-election to one of two seats in District 12 of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Also running were Paula Johnson (D), Curt Rust (D) and Hal Wick (R). Casey Murschel (R) was eliminated in the primary.[2] Steele (R) and Hal Wick (R) won election in the November 2 general election.[3]

South Dakota State House, District 12 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Hal Wick (R) 5,980 30.93%
Green check mark transparent.png Manford Steele (R) 6,408 33.14%
Paula L. Johnson (D) 4,306 22.27%
Joel A Fagerhaug (D) 2,643 13.67%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Manford Steele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Manford Steele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Manford Steele campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* South Dakota House of Representatives District 12Lost primary$15,530 $0
2018South Dakota House of Representatives District 12Won general$14,417 N/A**
2012South Dakota House of Representatives, District 12Won $12,185 N/A**
2010South Dakota House of Representatives, District 12Won $15,602 N/A**
2008South Dakota House of Representatives, District 12Won $17,895 N/A**
2006South Dakota House of Representatives, District 12Won $16,952 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Steele and his wife, Barbara, have six children.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Greg Jamison (R)
South Dakota House of Representatives - District 12
2019-2021
Succeeded by
Greg Jamison (R)
Preceded by
-
South Dakota House of Representatives District 12
2007-2015
Succeeded by
Alex Jensen (R)


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