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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives election
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November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)
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All 70 seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives
36 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Jon Hansen Erin Healy
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 25th 10th
Last election 64 6
Current seats 65 5
Seats needed Steady Increase 31
Map of the incumbents:
     Republican incumbent
     Democratic incumbent
Incumbent Speaker

Jon Hansen
Republican


The 2026 South Dakota House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect all 70 members of the state's House of Representatives, alongside other state and federal elections.

Background

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At the previous election in 2024, the Republican Party retained control of the House, taking 64 seats and flipping one seat from the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party took 6 seats in the House.[1]

Retiring incumbents

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Representatives who have served eight years in the chamber are not eligible for re-election.[2]

Republicans

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  1. District 2: David Kull and John Sjaarda are retiring to run for state senate.[3]
  2. District 3: Brandei Schaefbauer is retiring.[3]
  3. District 5: Josephine Garcia is retiring to run for state senate.[3]
  4. District 6: Aaron Aylward is retiring.[3]
  5. District 8: Tim Reisch and Tim Walburg are retiring.[3]
  6. District 9: Bethany Soye is retiring.[3]
  7. District 12: Greg Jamison is retiring to run for mayor of Sioux Falls.[4]
  8. District 16: Karla Lems is retiring to run for lieutenant governor.[5]
  9. District 17: William Shorma is retiring.[3]
  10. District 18: Julie Auch is retiring.[3]
  11. District 20: Kaley Nolz is retiring.[6]
  12. District 23: Scott Moore is retiring.[3]
  13. District 24: Will Mortenson is retiring.[3]
  14. District 25: Jon Hansen is term-limited[7] and Leslie Heinemann is retiring.[3]
  15. District 26B: Rebecca Reimer is term-limited.[7]
  16. District 27: Peri Pourier is term-limited.[7]
  17. District 35: Tina Mulally and Tony Randolph are term-limited.[7]

Democrats

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  1. District 10: Erin Healy is term-limited.[7]
  2. District 15: Eric Muckey is retiring to run for state senate.[8]

Incumbents defeated

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In primary elections

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Republicans

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  1. District 1: Logan Manhart lost renomination to Daniel Kjos.[9]
  2. District 3: Al Novstrup lost renomination to Tim Hanigan and Spencer Sommers.[9]
  3. District 4: Dylan Jordan and Kent Roe lost renomination to Fred Deutsch and Ryan Kohl.[9]
  4. District 6: Tim Czmowski lost renomination to Jerry Jongeling and Elliott Neff.[9]
  5. District 10: Bobbi Andera lost renomination to Kim Petterson and John Pohlman.[9]
  6. District 16: Tony Kayser lost renomination to Tyler Tordsen.[9]
  7. District 29: Terri Jorgenson and Kathy Rice lost renomination to Gary Cammack and Gary Deering.[9]
  8. District 34: Heather Baxter lost renomination to Becky Drury.[9]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R January 22, 2026

Results by district

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District 1

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 1 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nick Fosness (incumbent) 1,855 29.58%
Republican Daniel Kjos 1,664 26.53%
Republican Logan Manhart (incumbent) 1,398 22.29%
Republican Keith Miller 1,355 21.60%
Total votes 6,272 100.00%

District 2

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 2 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Long 2,004 32.57%
Republican Manuel Luschas 1,634 26.56%
Republican Brandon Lane 1,394 22.66%
Republican Dawn Hill 1,120 18.21%
Total votes 6,152 100.00%

District 3

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 3 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Spencer Sommers 2,217 32.17%
Republican Timothy Hanigan 1,980 28.73%
Republican Al Novstrup (incumbent) 1,598 23.19%
Republican Kaleb Weis 1,096 15.90%
Total votes 6,891 100.00%

District 4

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 4 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Kohl 2,385 26.40%
Republican Fred Deutsch 2,326 25.74%
Republican Kent Roe (incumbent) 2,254 24.95%
Republican Dylan C. Jordan (incumbent) 1,837 20.33%
Republican Gary William Hudiburgh III 233 2.58%
Total votes 9,035 100.00%

District 5

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District 6

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 6 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Jongeling 1,413 33.27%
Republican Elliott Neff 1,390 32.73%
Republican Ned Horsted 737 17.35%
Republican Tim Czmowski (incumbent) 707 16.65%
Total votes 4,247 100.00%

District 7

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 7 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mellissa Heermann (incumbent) 1,683 38.58%
Republican Roger DeGroot (incumbent) 1,678 38.47%
Republican Dennis Willert 1,001 22.95%
Total votes 4,362 100.00%

District 8

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 8 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Wilkinson 2,657 37.43%
Republican Jon Nelson 1,606 22.62%
Republican Danny Brown 1,293 18.21%
Republican Samuel Krueger 778 10.96%
Republican James Sapp 765 10.78%
Total votes 7,099 100.00%

District 9

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 9 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tesa Schwans (incumbent) 1,541 33.20%
Republican Megan Tschetter 1,247 26.87%
Republican Randy Bury 1,017 21.91%
Republican Zach Mulder 836 18.01%
Total votes 4,641 100.00%

District 10

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 10 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Pohlman 948 34.88%
Republican Kimberly Petterson 908 33.41%
Republican Bobbi Andera (incumbent) 862 31.71%
Total votes 2,718 100.00%

District 11

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 11 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Keri Weems (incumbent) 1,589 38.44%
Republican Brian Mulder (incumbent) 1,582 38.27%
Republican John C. Kunnari 963 23.29%
Total votes 4,134 100.00%

District 12

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District 13

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 13 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Kolbeck (incumbent) 2,237 35.25%
Republican John Hughes (incumbent) 2,118 33.38%
Republican Nick Kotzea 1,991 31.37%
Total votes 6,346 100.00%

District 14

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 14 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Taylor Rehfeldt (incumbent) 2,457 42.64%
Republican Tyler Tordsen 1,678 29.12%
Republican Tony Kayser (incumbent) 1,627 28.24%
Total votes 5,762 100.00%

District 15

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District 16

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 16 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lisa Bogue 2,192 42.64%
Republican John Shubeck (incumbent) 1,947 29.12%
Republican Jason D. VanDenTop 1,879 28.24%
Total votes 5,762 100.00%

District 17

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 17 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Kassin (incumbent) 2,133 60.15%
Republican Troy Redler 1,106 31.19%
Republican Robin Schiro 307 8.66%
Total votes 3,546 100.00%

District 18

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 18 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Stevens (incumbent) 2,256 41.31%
Republican John R. Marquardt 1,719 31.48%
Republican Michael Nutley 1,486 27.21%
Total votes 5,461 100.00%

District 19

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 19 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jessica Bahmuller (incumbent) 3,385 44.55%
Republican Drew Peterson (incumbent) 2,767 36.41%
Republican Tanner Michael Hento 1,447 19.04%
Total votes 7,599 100.00%

District 20

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District 21

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 21 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marty Overweg (incumbent) 3,222 35.09%
Republican Jim Halverson (incumbent) 2,761 30.07%
Republican John H. Harter 2,053 22.36%
Republican Wyatt DeJong 1,147 12.49%
Total votes 9,183 100.00%

District 22

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District 23

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 23 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Spencer Gosch (incumbent) 3,871 44.17%
Republican Dick Werner 2,504 28.57%
Republican Amber Werdel 2,388 27.25%
Total votes 8,763 100.00%

District 24

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 24 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Weisgram (incumbent) 3,707 32.57%
Republican Laurie Gill 2,627 23.08%
Republican Regan Bollweg 2,330 20.47%
Republican Tim Rounds 1,824 16.02%
Republican Brian Burge 895 7.86%
Total votes 11,383 100.00%

District 25

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 25 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nick Buchholz 1,986 34.68%
Republican Carrie Sanderson 1,922 33.56%
Republican Bart L. Sample 1,819 31.76%
Total votes 5,727 100.00%

District 26A

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District 26B

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 26B Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Angi Hanzlik 882 53.71%
Republican Will Mahnke 760 46.29%
Total votes 1,642 100.00%

District 27

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District 28A

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District 28B

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 28B Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Travis Ismay (incumbent) 1,597 54.88%
Republican Larry Schmaltz 1,313 45.12%
Total votes 2,910 100.00%

District 29

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 29 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Deering 2,199 27.97%
Republican Gary Cammack 2,135 27.15%
Republican Kathy Rice (incumbent) 1,957 24.89%
Republican Terri Jorgenson (incumbent) 1,572 19.99%
Total votes 7,863 100.00%

District 30

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 30 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Goodwin (incumbent) 3,709 39.16%
Republican Trish Ladner (incumbent) 3,450 36.42%
Republican Stephen Saint 2,313 24.42%
Total votes 9,472 100.00%

District 31

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District 32

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District 33

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 33 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Jensen (incumbent) 2,286 30.63%
Republican Curt Massie (incumbent) 1,988 26.64%
Republican Jeff Marlette 1,983 26.57%
Republican Sandra Comer 1,206 16.16%
Total votes 7,463 100.00%

District 34

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 34 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Derby (incumbent) 2,710 42.44%
Republican Becky Drury 1,861 29.14%
Republican Heather Baxter (incumbent) 1,815 28.42%
Total votes 6,386 100.00%

District 35

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2026 South Dakota House of Representatives district 35 Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale Bartscher 1,241 33.78%
Republican Jason Fleming 1,205 32.80%
Republican Jace West 744 20.25%
Republican Emmett Reistroffer 484 13.17%
Total votes 3,674 100.00%

References

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  1. ↑ Hult, John (November 6, 2024). "Democrats lose ground in Legislature, but pick up seat in longtime Republican district". South Dakota Searchlight. States Newsroom. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Anthony, Michael (April 28, 2025). "House kills term limits definitions after Senate gets its version through committee". KFYR-TV. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "State Legislative Election Watch- 2026 South Dakota Primary Preview". May 31, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ Brown, Parker (January 7, 2026). "State Legislator becomes sixth candidate to enter Sioux Falls mayoral race". Dakota News Now. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ Huber, Makenzie (April 25, 2025). "First candidate for governor focuses on property rights, spending and halting 'corporate welfare'". South Dakota Searchlight. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ Nolz, Kaley (March 31, 2026). "Nolz: I won't be seeking re-election for state Legislature". Mitchell Daily Republic. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Legislative Terms of Office" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ "District 15 Democratic legislators announce new candidate". KDLT-TV. January 6, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hult, John (June 3, 2026). "Many state legislative races pending, several in line for recount as former lawmakers seek return". South Dakota Searchlight. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  10. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (January 22, 2026). "Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Legislative Races". South Dakota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
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