SOUTH DAKOTA

Your complete directory of South Dakota candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 27, 2012
Filing Deadline (Independents): June 5, 2012
Primary: June 5, 2012

This page was last updated on January 30, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Dennis Daugaard (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Matt Michels (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jason Gant (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Marty Jackley (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Steve Barnett (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Rich Sattgast (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL & PUBLIC LANDS:
Jarrod Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATE:

Tim Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

John Thune (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At-Large:
Kristi Noem (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jeff Barth (D) - Minnehaha County Commissioner, Retired Telecommunications Manager & Army Veteran
Matt Varilek (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-Financial Market Analyst

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of South Dakota
South Dakota Democratic Party
South Dakota Green Party
South Dakota Libertarian Party
South Dakota Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Aberdeen American News
Black Hills Pioneer
Brookings Register
Groton Independent
Huron Plainsman
Lakota Journal
Madison Leader
Mitchell Daily Republic
Pierre Capitol-Journal
Rapid City Journal
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - (Politics Section)
South Dakota Ag Connection
South Dakota Politics (Conservative)
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
South Dakota War College (Politics)
Watertown Public Opinion
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

KEVN TV-7 (FOX - Rapid City)
KNBN TV-21 (NBC - Rapid City)
KOTA TV-3 (ABC - Rapid City)
KDLT TV-46 (NBC - Sioux Falls)
KELO TV-11 (CBS - Sioux Falls)
KELO 1320 AM (Sioux Falls)
KSFY TV-13 (ABC - Sioux Falls)
KSOO 1140 AM (Sioux Falls)