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This page displays election information for the South Dakota House of Representatives.

Elections

South Dakota state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. South Dakota holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2026

Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 2, 2026. The filing deadline is March 31, 2026.

2024

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024

Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 4, 2024. The filing deadline was March 26, 2024.

In the 2024 elections, Republicans gained one seat in the South Dakota House of Representatives, increasing their majority from 63-7 to 63-6, with one vacant seat. The vacancy occurred when Herman Otten (R) announced prior to the 2025 legislative session that he would not be assuming office.

South Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2024	After November 6, 2024
	Democratic Party	7	6
	Republican Party	63	63
	Vacancy	0	1
Total		70	70

2022

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022

Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 29, 2022. In the 2022 elections, the Republican majority in the South Dakota House of Representatives increased from 62-8 to 63-7.

South Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 8, 2022	After November 9, 2022
	Democratic Party	8	7
	Republican Party	62	63
Total		70	70

2020

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020

Elections for the office of South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020, and a primary runoff was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline was March 31, 2020.

Heading into the election, Republicans held 59 seats and Democrats held 11. Republicans gained a net three seats and expanded their majority to 62-8.

South Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 3, 2020	After November 4, 2020
	Democratic Party	11	8
	Republican Party	59	62
Total		70	70

2018

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018

Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2018. The primary election took place on June 5, 2018. The Democratic primary was a hybrid primary and the Republican primary was a closed primary. The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 27, 2018.

In the 2018 elections, Democrats gained one seat South Dakota House of Representatives.

South Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 6, 2018	After November 7, 2018
	Democratic Party	10	11
	Republican Party	59	59
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		70	70

2016

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 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. All 70 seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.

Heading into the election, Republicans held a 58-12 majority. Republicans gained two seats in the election, giving them a 60-10 majority.

South Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 7, 2016	After November 8, 2016
	Democratic Party	12	10
	Republican Party	58	60
Total		70	70

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2014 See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 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. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 53-17 majority. Republicans gained five seats in the election, giving them a 58-12 majority. South Dakota House of Representatives Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014      Democratic Party 17 12      Republican Party 53 58 Total 70 70 2012 See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012 Elections for the office of South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on June 5, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was March 27, 2012. All 70 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 50-19 majority with one vacancy. Republicans gained three seats in the election, giving them a 53-17 majority. South Dakota House of Representatives Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 19 17      Republican Party 50 53      Vacancy 1 0 Total 70 70 2010 See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010 Elections for the office of South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2010. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 46-24 majority. Republicans gained four seats in the election, giving them a 50-19 majority with one independent member. South Dakota House of Representatives Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election      Democratic Party 24 19      Republican Party 46 50      Independent 0 1 Total 70 70 In 2010, the candidates for state House raised a total of $1,675,460 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: 2010 Donors, South Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount Munsterman, Scott $183,417 South Dakota Democratic Party $35,550 South Dakota Association of Realtors $28,000 South Dakota Education Association $26,700 South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations $18,550 Schaefer, James $17,721 Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota $16,000 Equality South Dakota $15,500 Murray, Matthew $15,045 South Dakota Retailers Association $14,350 2008 See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2008 Elections for the office of South Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 3, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $1,474,166. The top 10 contributors were: 2008 Donors, South Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount South Dakota Republican Party $89,370 South Dakota Education Association $40,050 South Dakota Association Of Healthcare Organizations $24,750 South Dakota Association Of Realtors $20,200 Equality South Dakota $17,850 South Dakota Corn Growers Association $16,275 ActBlue $14,498 South Dakota State Medical Association $13,900 South Dakota Telecommunications Association $13,700 Verchio, Mike $12,315 2006 See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2006 Elections for the office of South Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 6, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $1,269,101. The top 10 contributors were: 2006 Donors, South Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount South Dakota Republican Party $98,540 South Dakota Education Association $49,100 South Dakota Association Of Realtors $26,000 South Dakota State Medical Association $21,800 Democracy Works $16,200 South Dakota Association Of Healthcare Organizations $16,000 South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association $14,000 South Dakota Democratic Party $11,000 South Dakota Corn Growers Association $10,400 South Dakota Rural Electric Cooperatives $10,211 2004 See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2004 Elections for the office of South Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 1, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $927,656. The top 10 contributors were: 2004 Donors, South Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount South Dakota Republican Party $87,578 South Dakota Association of Realtors $22,450 South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations $21,700 South Dakota State Medical Association $17,800 South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association $16,500 South Dakota Telecommunications Association $12,350 DASH PAC $11,550 International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $11,000 South Dakota Association Of Specialty Care Providers $10,400 Building Rapid City PAC $10,000 2002 See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2002 Elections for the office of South Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 4, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $932,931. The top 10 contributors were: 2002 Donors, South Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount South Dakota Republican Party $55,884 Kraus, Elizabeth $25,982 South Dakota Association of Realtors $22,500 South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations $21,050 South Dakota State Medical Association $18,200 South Dakota Democratic Party $18,046 South Dakota Education Association $15,454 Adelstein, Stanford M $13,539 South Dakota Telecommunications Association $11,700 South Dakota Optometric Association $10,150 2000 See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2000 Elections for the office of South Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 6, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $1,206,539. The top 10 contributors were: 2000 Donors, South Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount South Dakota Democratic Party $143,770 Adelstein, Stanford M $81,000 South Dakota Republican Party $35,192 Adelstein, Stanford M $29,992 South Dakota Education Association $24,361 DASH PAC $22,700 South Dakota Association Of Healthcare Organizations $21,750 South Dakota State Medical Association $19,500 South Dakota Association Of Realtors $18,000 South Dakota Democratic Statehouse Fund $17,850

Historical party control

Republicans won control of the South Dakota House of Representatives in 1974. In 2024, they won a 64-6 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the South Dakota House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

South Dakota House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024

Year	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'06	'08	'10	'12	'14	'16	'18	'20	'22	'24
Democrats	29	24	23	18	20	21	19	20	24	19	17	12	10	11	8	7	6
Republicans	41	45	47	52	50	49	51	50	46	50	53	58	60	59	62	63	64

Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, South Dakota was under the following types of trifecta control:

• Democratic trifecta: None
• Republican trifecta: 1992, 1995-2023
• Divided government: 1993-1994

South Dakota Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty-two years of Republican trifectas
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