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South Dakota state executive official elections, 2024

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2022
South Dakota state executive official elections
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Election details
Filing deadline: N/A
General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in South Dakota
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2024
Impact of term limits in 2024
State government trifectas and triplexes
Other state executive elections

One state executive office was up for election in South Dakota in 2024:

Public Utilities Commission

In South Dakota, political parties nominate state executive candidates at their conventions instead of holding a primary. The only office this does not apply to is the governor. The Democratic state convention was June 14 to June 15. The Republican state convention was from June 6 to June 8. The Libertarian state convention was June 29. As of May 2024, the 2024 date of the No Labels Party state convention was unknown.

Public Utilities Commission

General election candidates


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    Voting information

    See also: Voting in South Dakota

    Election information in South Dakota: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

    What was the voter registration deadline?

    • In-person: Oct. 21, 2024
    • By mail: Received by Oct. 21, 2024
    • Online: N/A

    Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

    Yes

    What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

    • In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
    • By mail: Received by Nov. 4, 2024
    • Online: N/A

    What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

    • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
    • By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

    Was early voting available to all voters?

    Yes

    What were the early voting start and end dates?

    Sep. 20, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

    Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

    N/A

    When were polls open on Election Day?

    7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST/MST)

    Context of the 2024 elections

    Party control in South Dakota

    South Dakota Party Control: 1992-2025
    No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty-two years of Republican trifectas
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    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
    Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    Senate R D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

    Past elections

    2022

    The following offices were up for election in 2022:

    Governor
    Lieutenant Governor
    Attorney General
    Secretary of State
    Treasurer
    Auditor
    Public Lands Commissioner
    Public Utilities Commission

    See also

    South Dakota State Executive Elections News and Analysis
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    South Dakota State Executive Offices
    South Dakota State Legislature
    South Dakota Courts
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    South Dakota elections: 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
    Party control of state government
    State government trifectas
    State of the state addresses
    Partisan composition of governors

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    Footnotes