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Mary Perpich
Mary Perpich (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 7. She did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.
Perpich was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 7 of the South Dakota State Senate.
Elections
2022
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)
Roger DeGroot and Mellissa Heermann defeated Cole Sartell in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roger DeGroot (R) | 38.7 | 4,980 |
| ✔ |  | Mellissa Heermann (R)  | 34.7 | 4,461 |
 | Cole Sartell (D) | 26.7 | 3,431 | |
| Total votes: 12,872 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mary Perpich (D)
- Lisa Johnsen (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lisa Johnsen and Mary Perpich advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)
Mellissa Heermann and Roger DeGroot defeated Doug Post and Matt Doyle in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mellissa Heermann | 31.4 | 1,280 |
| ✔ | | Roger DeGroot | 30.6 | 1,245 |
 | Doug Post | 29.1 | 1,184 | |
| Matt Doyle | 8.9 | 363 | ||
| Total votes: 4,072 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 7
V.J. Smith defeated Mary Perpich in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | V.J. Smith (R) | 61.2 | 4,628 | |
| Mary Perpich (Independent) | 38.8 | 2,940 | ||
| Total votes: 7,568 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 7
V.J. Smith advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 7 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | V.J. Smith | |
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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 Larry Tidemann defeated Mary Perpich in the South Dakota State Senate District 7 general election.[1][2]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Larry Tidemann Incumbent |
65.86% | 5,569 | |
| Democratic | Mary Perpich | 34.14% | 2,887 | |
| Total Votes | 8,456 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Mary Perpich ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 7 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mary Perpich (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Larry Tidemann defeated Doug Post in the South Dakota State Senate District 7 Republican primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Larry Tidemann Incumbent |
59.47% | 713 | |
| Republican | Doug Post | 40.53% | 486 | |
| Total Votes | 1,199 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mary Perpich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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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
