George Kotti

George Kotti (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 30. Kotti lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Julie Frye-Mueller defeated Gideon Oakes in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Frye-Mueller (R)	71.3	10,043
		Gideon Oakes (L)	28.7	4,046

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,089
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Julie Frye-Mueller defeated George Kotti in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Frye-Mueller	51.9	2,477
	Submit photo	George Kotti	48.1	2,297

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,774 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lance Russell (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Gideon Oakes advanced from the Libertarian convention for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on May 9, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Gideon Oakes (L)

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Campaign themes

2020

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See also

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Footnotes

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Current members of the South Dakota State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Jim Mehlhaff

Minority Leader:Liz Larson

Senators

District 1

Michael Rohl (R)

District 2

Steve Kolbeck (R)

District 3

Carl Perry (R)

District 4

Stephanie Sauder (R)

District 5

Glen Vilhauer (R)

District 6

Ernie Otten (R)

District 7

Tim Reed (R)

District 8

Casey Crabtree (R)

District 9

Joy Hohn (R)

District 10

Liz Larson (D)

District 11

Chris Karr (R)

District 12

Arch Beal (R)

District 13

Sue Peterson (R)

District 14

Larry Zikmund (R)

District 15

Jamie Smith (D)

District 16

Kevin Jensen (R)

District 17

Sydney Davis (R)

District 18

Lauren Nelson (R)

District 19

Kyle Schoenfish (R)

District 20

Paul Miskimins (R)

District 21

MyKala Voita (R)

District 22

Brandon Wipf (R)

District 23

Mark Lapka (R)

District 24

Jim Mehlhaff (R)

District 25

Tom Pischke (R)

District 26

Tamara Grove (R)

District 27

Red Foster (D)

District 28

J. Marty (R)

District 29

John Carley (R)

District 30

Amber Hulse (R)

District 31

Randy Deibert (R)

District 32

Helene Duhamel (R)

District 33

Curt Voight (R)

District 34

Taffy Howard (R)

District 35

Greg Blanc (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (3)