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John Kessinger
John Kessinger (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 8. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Kessinger replaced Joan Stamm on the general election ballot after Stamm withdrew from the race on July 22, 2020.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Incumbent Marli Wiese and incumbent Randy Gross defeated Val Parsley and John Kessinger in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marli Wiese (R) | 35.5 | 7,029 |
| ✔ |  | Randy Gross (R) | 32.0 | 6,327 |
 | Val Parsley (D)  | 21.5 | 4,260 | |
| John Kessinger (D) | 10.9 | 2,162 | ||
| Total votes: 19,778 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joan Stamm (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Val Parsley and Joan Stamm advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Randy Gross and incumbent Marli Wiese advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Kessinger did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
