2022 South Dakota elections

Constitutional Amendment D
An initiated amendment to the South Dakota Constitution expanding Medicaid eligibility
Results
Yes 80–90% 70–80% 60–70% 50–60%	No 60–70% 50–60%

Constitutional Amendment C
60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Measures Increasing Taxes or Appropriating $10 Million Amendment
Results
Yes 50–60%	No 70–80% 60–70% 50–60%

South Dakota state elections in 2022 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022 (with runoffs on August 16, 2022).^[1]

All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election, as well as South Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.

Federal

United States Senate

Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. Senator John Thune, who is the Senate Minority Whip, won the Republican primary against Bruce Whalen and Mark Mowry. Thune was reelected to a fourth term, defeating Democrat Brian Bengs.^[2]

United States House of Representatives

Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson won the Republican primary against Taffy Howard. No Democrats filed to run, and Johnson defeated his only challenger, a Libertarian.^[3]

Statewide

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem defeated Democratic nominee Representative Jamie Smith to win reelection.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Jason Ravnsborg did not seek reelection.^[4]

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Steve Barnett lost re-nomination at the Republican convention to Monae Johnson, who also won the general election.

State treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Josh Haeder won re-election.

2022 South Dakota State Treasurer^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Josh Haeder (incumbent)	219,334	67.02%
	Democratic	John Cunningham	107,916	32.98%
Total votes			327,250	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

State auditor

South Dakota State Auditor^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Sattgast (incumbent)	206,633	62.65%
	Democratic	Stephanie Marty	105,163	31.89%
	Libertarian	Rene Meyer	18,001	5.46%
Total votes			329,797	100.00%
	Republican hold

Public Utilities Commissioner

South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Nelson (incumbent)	227,167	68.72%
	Democratic	Jeffrey Barth	103,384	31.28%
Total votes			330,551	100.00%
	Republican hold

Ballot measures

Constitutional Amendment C

2022 South Dakota Amendment C was on the June 7 primary ballot. The amendment intended to require future ballot measures that would cost more than ten million dollars to receive 60% of the vote to be approved, instead of a simple majority. It was rejected by a significant margin.^[7]^[8]

Results

Amendment C^[8]
Choice	Votes	%
No	122,387	67.43
Yes	59,111	32.57
Total votes	181,498	100.00

Constitutional Amendment D

2022 South Dakota Amendment D was a citizen-initiated state constitutional amendment on the November 8 general election ballot. The amendment intended to expand Medicaid eligibility. The amendment passed with around 56% of the vote.^[9]^[10]

Results

Amendment D^[9]
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	192,057	56.21
No	149,616	43.79
Total votes	341,673	100.00

References

^ "South Dakota elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ Levine, Marianne (January 8, 2022). "Senate Minority Whip John Thune to run for reelection". Politico. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ Sneve, Joe (June 7, 2022). "Dusty Johnson secures GOP House nomination after beating Taffy Howard in primary". Argus Leader. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ Goss, Austin (June 1, 2022). "Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022". KSFY-TV. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
^ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). sdsos.gov.
^ ^a ^b "2022 General Election results". South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
^ Mayer, Eric (June 8, 2022). "Voters reject Amendment C". KELO-TV. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Election Results". The New York Times. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "South Dakota Amendment D Election Results: Expand Medicaid Coverage". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ "South Dakota Constitutional Amendment D, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

External links

2022 South Dakota elections at Ballotpedia

[ballotsouthdakota-1] "South Dakota elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[2] Levine, Marianne (January 8, 2022). "Senate Minority Whip John Thune to run for reelection". Politico. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[3] Sneve, Joe (June 7, 2022). "Dusty Johnson secures GOP House nomination after beating Taffy Howard in primary". Argus Leader. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[JRR-4] Goss, Austin (June 1, 2022). "Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022". KSFY-TV. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

[5] "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). sdsos.gov.

[genresult-6] "2022 General Election results". South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2023.

[7] Mayer, Eric (June 8, 2022). "Voters reject Amendment C". KELO-TV. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[nytamendmentc-8] "South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Election Results". The New York Times. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[ballotpedia-amendment-d-9] "South Dakota Amendment D Election Results: Expand Medicaid Coverage". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[10] "South Dakota Constitutional Amendment D, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

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