Bob Ewing

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Bob Ewing
Republican Party
Prior offices:
South Dakota State Senate District 31
Years in office: 2013 - 2021
Successor: Timothy R. Johns (R)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 6, 2018
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Bob Ewing (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 31. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Ewing (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 31. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Ewing was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Local Government
• State Affairs, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ewing served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Local Government, Chair
• Taxation

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Ewing served on the following committees:

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 State Senate elections, 2020

Bob Ewing was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2018

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 31

Incumbent Bob Ewing defeated Sherry Bea Smith in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 31 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bob Ewing
Bob Ewing (R)
 
65.2
 
6,962
Image of Sherry Bea Smith
Sherry Bea Smith (D)
 
34.8
 
3,710

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,672
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 31

Sherry Bea Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 31 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Sherry Bea Smith
Sherry Bea Smith

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 31

Incumbent Bob Ewing advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 31 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Bob Ewing
Bob Ewing

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2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate 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 Bob Ewing ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 31 general election.[1][2]

South Dakota State Senate, District 31 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bob Ewing Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 8,681
Total Votes 8,681
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State



Incumbent Bob Ewing ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 31 Republican primary.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bob Ewing Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2014

The general elections for the office of South Dakota State Senate took place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Bob Ewing was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ewing was unopposed in the general election.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Ewing won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota State Senate District 31. He defeated incumbent Thomas Nelson in the Republican primary on June 5. No Democratic candidates filed. Ewing was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

South Dakota State Senate District 31 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBob Ewing 62% 1,602
Thomas R. Nelson Incumbent 38% 980
Total Votes 2,582

Campaign finance summary

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Bob Ewing campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018South Dakota State Senate District 31Won general$14,525 N/A**
2016South Dakota State Senate, District 31Won $0 N/A**
2014South Dakota State Senate, District 31Won $0 N/A**
2012South Dakota State Senate, District 31Won $5,350 N/A**
Grand total$19,875 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in South Dakota

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2013.

  • South Dakota Freedom Coalition — Legislators are scored by the South Dakota Freedom Coalition on their votes on the "'top ten' issues affecting your freedom."

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
  2. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
  3. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
  4. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
  5. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
  6. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
  7. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," accessed May 2, 2014
  8. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
  9. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," June 12, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas Nelson (R) 		South Dakota State Senate District 31
2013–2021 		Succeeded by
Timothy Johns (R)


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