2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
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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.
Incumbent Republican Dusty Johnson was elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Dusty Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Liz Marty May, state representative[1]
Primary results
[edit]
Johnson
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
May
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| 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
[edit]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]
Candidates
[edit]Failed to qualify
[edit]Withdrawn
[edit]- Ellee Spawn, resource coordinator
Endorsements
[edit]Whitney Raver
Organizations
Libertarian convention
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Randy Luallin, nominee for Colorado's 2nd congressional district in 2012[5][6]
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[8] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico[10] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[11] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[12] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Results
[edit]| 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 | |||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Libertarian
[edit]- Oglala Lakota (largest city: Pine Ridge)
- Todd (largest city: Mission)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)
- Corson (largest city: McLaughlin)
- Clay (largest city: Vermillion)
- Dewey (largest city: North Eagle Butte)
- Buffalo (largest city: Fort Thompson)
References
[edit]- ^ Raposa, Megan (February 1, 2020). "West river rancher announces run for Congress". Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
- ^ "2020PrimaryStateCanvassReportandCertificate.pdf" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c "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 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. November 10, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 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
