Michael Clark (South Dakota)
Michael Clark (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 10, 2017. He left office on January 7, 2019.
Clark (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 9. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Committee assignments
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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| • Health and Human Services |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Rhonda Milstead and Bethany Soye defeated incumbent Michael Saba and Toni Miller in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rhonda Milstead (R) | 32.7 | 7,656 | |
| ✔ |  | Bethany Soye (R)  | 28.7 | 6,720 |
 | Michael Saba (D) | 20.0 | 4,679 | |
 | Toni Miller (D) | 18.6 | 4,368 | |
| Total votes: 23,423 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Saba and Toni Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Rhonda Milstead and Bethany Soye defeated Michael Clark in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rhonda Milstead | 49.4 | 1,150 | |
| ✔ | | Bethany Soye | 25.5 | 594 |
 | Michael Clark | 25.1 | 583 | |
| Total votes: 2,327 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Deb Peters and Michael Saba defeated incumbent Michael Clark and Toni Miller in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deb Peters (R) | 32.5 | 5,013 |
| ✔ | | Michael Saba (D) | 23.7 | 3,655 |
| Michael Clark (R) | 23.2 | 3,588 | |
| Toni Miller (D) | 20.6 | 3,185 | |
| Total votes: 15,441 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Toni Miller and Michael Saba advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Toni Miller |
| ✔ | | Michael Saba |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael Clark and Deb Peters advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Clark |
| ✔ | | Deb Peters |
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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 Paula Hawks (D) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Wayne Steinhauer and Michael Clark defeated Michael Saba and Mark Guthmiller in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 general election.[1][2]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Wayne Steinhauer Incumbent |
29.05% | 4,867 | |
| Republican | Michael Clark |
28.38% | 4,754 | |
| Democratic | Michael Saba | 24.98% | 4,185 | |
| Democratic | Mark Guthmiller | 17.59% | 2,946 | |
| Total Votes | 16,752 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Michael Saba and Mark Guthmiller were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael Saba | |
| Democratic | Mark Guthmiller | |
Incumbent Wayne Steinhauer and Michael Clark were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 Republican primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Wayne Steinhauer Incumbent | |
| Republican | Michael Clark | |
Campaign themes
2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2018
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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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paula Hawks (D) |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2017–2019 |
Succeeded by Rhonda Milstead (R) |
