Hugh Bartels Republican
Jon Hansen Republican
Measure 9
Amendment A
Amendment E
Amendment G
The 2024 South Dakota House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 70 seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives.[1] The elections coincided with the presidential, U.S. House, and State Senate elections. The primary elections were held on June 4, 2024.[2]
In the 2020 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump won 33 of South Dakota's state House of Representatives districts and Democrat Joe Biden won 4 districts. Going into the 2024 South Dakota House of Representatives election, Republicans held one House of Representatives seat in a district that voted for Biden in 2020: District 27, a rural district with a majority Native American population (Biden +8%). Conversely, Democrats held one House seat in a district that voted for Trump in 2020: District 28A, another rural district also with a majority Native American population (Trump +3%).
Six incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary elections.[13]
One incumbent representative, a Democrat, was defeated in the November 5 general election.[14]
Republican Joni Tschetter requested a recount which confirmed the narrow win of Erick Muckey by 9 votes.[16]
Senator Reynold Nesiba and Rep. Linda Duba announced 2024 will be the final year serving in the South Dakota Legislature.
There's a generational battle brewing in Aberdeen, where 70-year-old retired businessman Carl Perry is looking to shift from the House to Senate.
Nowhere is the trend of establishment vs. far right more pronounced than in this district of rural counties surrounding Watertown, where longtime state Rep. Fred Deutch is running for Senate.
His opponent is Stephanie Sauder, a longtime educator and former mayor of Bryant who was elected to the House in 2022.
The candidate is Kevin Jensen, a former House majority whip who unsuccessfully challenged Wiik for Republican party chair last year.
Both District 22 House seats are open this cycle, as current legislator Roger Chase is term limited in the House and Lynn Schneider has chosen not to seek re-election.