Marty J. Jackley

Marty J. Jackley

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Attorney General of South Dakota

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Mark Vargo

Prior offices

U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota

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Attorney General of South Dakota

Successor: Jason Ravnsborg

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Compensation

Base salary

$133,750

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Appointed

August 14, 2009

Education

High school

Sturgis High School, 1988

Bachelor's

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1992

Law

University of South Dakota School of Law, 1995

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Marty J. Jackley (Republican Party) is the Attorney General of South Dakota. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Jackley (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.^[source]

Jackley was the 30th attorney general of South Dakota from 2009 to 2019. A Republican, he was appointed to the position by Governor Mike Rounds (R) on August 14, 2009, to fill the vacancy left by Larry Long who had been appointed to the Second Judicial Circuit Court. Jackley was sworn into office on September 4, 2009, and was elected to a full term in 2010. He served until January 2019.

Jackley was a Republican candidate for governor of South Dakota. He lost the primary on June 5, 2018.

Biography

Marty J. Jackley earned a high school diploma from Sturgis High School in 1988. Jackley earned a bachelor's degree from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1992 and a law degree from the University of South Dakota in 1995. His career experience includes working as a partner with Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP; a special assistant attorney general with the state of South Dakota, and a United States attorney with the South Dakota United States Attorney's Office.

Political career

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Jackley's political career includes the following offices:

• 2023-present: Attorney General of South Dakota
• 2009-2019: Attorney General of South Dakota
• 2006-2009: U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota

Elections

2026

See also: United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Dusty Johnson (R)
	Submit photo	Nicole Gronli (D)
	Submit photo	Billy Mawhiney (D)
	Submit photo	Scott Schlagel (D)
		Casey Crabtree (R)
		Marty J. Jackley (R)

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2022

See also: South Dakota Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of South Dakota

Marty J. Jackley won election in the general election for Attorney General of South Dakota on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marty J. Jackley (R)	100.0	257,419

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Attorney General of South Dakota

Marty J. Jackley defeated David Natvig in the Republican convention for Attorney General of South Dakota on June 25, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Marty J. Jackley (R)
	Submit photo	David Natvig (R)

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2018

See also: South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of South Dakota

Kristi L. Noem defeated Billie Sutton and Kurt Evans in the general election for Governor of South Dakota on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristi L. Noem (R)	51.0	172,912
		Billie Sutton (D)	47.6	161,454
		Kurt Evans (L)	1.4	4,848

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 339,214 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• CJ Abernathey (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of South Dakota

Billie Sutton advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of South Dakota on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Billie Sutton

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of South Dakota

Kristi L. Noem defeated Marty J. Jackley in the Republican primary for Governor of South Dakota on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristi L. Noem	56.0	57,598
		Marty J. Jackley	44.0	45,174

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 102,772
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Terry Lee Lafleur (R)

2014

See also: South Dakota attorney general election, 2014

Jackley ran for re-election as South Dakota Attorney General in 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Jackley was re-nominated at the Republican convention and faced Chad Haber in the general election.

Results

Attorney General of South Dakota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Marty Jackley Incumbent	82%	208,848
	Libertarian	Chad Haber	18%	45,856
Total Votes				254,704
Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State

2010

See also: South Dakota Attorney General election, 2010

• 2010 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary

• Marty Jackley ran unopposed in this contest

On November 2, 2010, Marty Jackley won re-election to the office of South Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Ron Volesky (D) in the general election.

South Dakota Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Marty Jackley Incumbent	66.9%	202,499
	Democratic	Ron Volesky	33.1%	100,182
Total Votes				302,681
Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State.

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Appointments

2009

Jackley was appointed attorney general of South Dakota by Governor Mike Rounds on August 14, 2009, filling the vacancy left by Larry Long. Long resigned after he was appointed to the Second Judicial Circuit Court. Jackley was sworn into office on September 4, 2009. He served until January 2019.

Campaign finance summary

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Marty J. Jackley campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Candidacy Declared general	$0	N/A**
2022	Attorney General of South Dakota	Won general	$428,473	$0
2014	SD Attorney General	Won	$494,802	N/A**
2010	SD Attorney General	Won	$460,944	N/A**
Grand total			$1,384,219	N/A**
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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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When he served as attorney general, Jackley resided in Pierre. He and his wife, Angela, had two children.

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Political offices
Preceded by Mark Vargo (R)	Attorney General of South Dakota 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Attorney General of South Dakota 2009-2019	Succeeded by Jason Ravnsborg (R)
Preceded by -	U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota 2006-2009	Succeeded by -

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