2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
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Incumbent Republican Dusty Johnson was elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018.
Republican primary
Declared
- Dusty Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Liz Marty May, state representative[1]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dusty Johnson (incumbent) | 71,496 | 76.65% | |
| Republican | Liz Marty May | 21,779 | 23.35% | |
| Total votes | 93,275 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
No candidate was able to gather enough signatures to qualify for the Democratic primary. According to state party chairman Randy Seiler, Democratic canvassing efforts were hampered by the coronavirus outbreak.[3]
Withdrawn
- Ellee Spawn, resource coordinator
Endorsements
Whitney Raver
- Organizations
Libertarian nomination
Declared
- Randy Luallin, Libertarian nominee for Colorado's 2nd congressional district in 2012[5][6]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe R | August 21, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[8] | Safe R | August 21, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe R | July 23, 2020 |
| Politico[10] | Safe R | July 6, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[11] | Safe R | August 17, 2020 |
| RCP[12] | Safe R | June 9, 2020 |
| Niskanen[13] | Safe R | July 26, 2020 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dusty Johnson (incumbent) | 321,984 | 80.96% | +20.61% | |
| Libertarian | Randy Luallin | 75,748 | 19.04% | +17.58% | |
| Total votes | 397,732 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
- Raposa, Megan (February 1, 2020). "West river rancher announces run for Congress". Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
- "2020PrimaryStateCanvassReportandCertificate.pdf" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "South Dakota Democrats will not field a U.S. House candidate in 2020". abc Dakota News Now. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- "Endorsed Candidates". NWPC. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- Lawrence, Tom (June 1, 2020). "Lawrence: Democrats fail to qualify candidate for U.S. House race". Aberdeen News. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- Camera |, Daily (October 10, 2012). "Randy Luallin: 2nd Congressional District". Boulder Daily Camera. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
- "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
- "General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "South Dakota", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "South Dakota: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of South Dakota". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- South Dakota at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
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