State legislatures / South Dakota


South Dakota House

Party seats now, after each election since 1968, and district results 2016-2024

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 5, Republicans 65. 70 seats; 36 for a majority.
Democrats 5Republicans 65

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

District map

Democrat 2Republican 33Members of more than one party 2

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

No majority line: the chamber changed size (70 to 75 seats).

Seats by election, table
YearDROtherSeatsControl
2022763070Republican majority
2020862070Republican majority
20181159070Republican majority
20161060070Republican majority
20141258070Republican majority
20121753070Republican majority
20101950170Republican majority
20082446070Republican majority
20062050070Republican majority
20041951070Republican majority
20022149070Republican majority
20002050070Republican majority
19981951070Republican majority
19962248070Republican majority
19942445170Republican majority
19922941070Republican majority
19902544170Republican majority
19882446070Republican majority
19862248070Republican majority
19841357070Republican majority
19821654070Republican majority
19802148170Republican majority
19782248070Republican majority
19762248070Republican majority
19743337070Republican majority
19723535070Tied
19703045075Republican majority
19681659075Republican majority

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 37 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1LOGAN MANHART
CHRISTOPHER REDER
Republican
Republican
27.8%
25.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
2JOHN SJAARDA
DAVID KULL
Republican
Republican
50.5%
49.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
3BRANDEI SCHAEFBAUER
AL NOVSTRUP
Republican
Republican
37.1%
35.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
4KENT ROE
DYLAN C JORDAN
Republican
Republican
52.1%
47.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
5MATT ROBY
JOSEPHINE GARCIA
Republican
Republican
45.0%
31.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
6HERMAN OTTEN
AARON AYLWARD
Republican
Republican
41.7%
37.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
7ROGER DEGROOT
MELLISSA HEERMANN
Republican
Republican
32.8%
30.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
8TIM WALBURG
TIM REISCH
Republican
Republican
46.0%
44.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
9TESA SCHWANS
BETHANY SOYE
Republican
Republican
38.5%
38.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
10ERIN HEALY
BOBBI L ANDERA
Democrat
Republican
38.3%
31.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
11BRIAN K MULDER
KERI K WEEMS
Republican
Republican
29.7%
28.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
12AMBER ARLINT
GREG JAMISON
Republican
Republican
31.0%
29.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
13JOHN HUGHES
TONY VENHUIZEN
Republican
Republican
51.5%
48.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
14TAYLOR RAE REHFELDT
TONY KAYSER
Republican
Republican
33.4%
27.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
15KADYN WITTMAN
ERIK MUCKEY
Democrat
Democrat
26.5%
25.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
16KARLA J LEMS
RICHARD VASGAARD
Republican
Republican
43.5%
40.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
17CHRIS KASSIN
WILLIAM "BILL" SHORMA
Republican
Republican
40.8%
33.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
18MIKE STEVENS
JULIE AUCH
Republican
Republican
35.6%
31.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
19JESSICA BAHMULLER
DREW PETERSON
Republican
Republican
52.5%
47.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
20JEFF BATHKE
KALEY NOLZ
Republican
Republican
53.6%
46.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
21MARTY OVERWEG
JIM HALVERSON
Republican
Republican
51.9%
48.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
22KEVIN VAN DIEPEN
LANA GREENFIELD
Republican
Republican
50.5%
49.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
23SPENCER GOSCH
SCOTT MOORE
Republican
Republican
51.8%
48.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
24WILL D MORTENSON
MIKE WEISGRAM
Republican
Republican
51.7%
48.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
25JON HANSEN
LES HEINEMANN
Republican
Republican
52.5%
47.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
27LIZ MAY
PERI POURIER
Republican
Democrat
36.9%
34.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
29TERRI JORGENSON
KATHY RICE
Republican
Republican
51.3%
48.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
30TIM GOODWIN
TRISH LADNER
Republican
Republican
42.6%
41.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
31SCOTT ODENBACH
MARY J FITZGERALD
Republican
Republican
38.1%
32.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
32NICOLE UHRE-BALK
STEVE DUFFY
Democrat
Republican
35.0%
34.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
33CURT MASSIE
PHIL JENSEN
Republican
Republican
50.1%
49.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
34MIKE DERBY
HEATHER BAXTER
Republican
Republican
52.7%
47.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
35TONY RANDOLPH
TINA L MULALLY
Republican
Republican
34.9%
34.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
26AERIC E EMERYDemocrat51.1%
26BREBECCA REIMERRepublican60.0%
28AJANA HUNTRepublican57.5%
28BTRAVIS ISMAYRepublican100.0%one candidate
2022: 37 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1TAMARA ST JOHN
JOE DONNELL
Republican
Republican
31.8%
28.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
2DAVID KULL
JOHN SJAARDA
Republican
Republican
40.4%
37.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
3CARL E PERRY
BRANDEI SCHAEFBAUER
Republican
Republican
52.2%
47.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
4FRED DEUTSCH
STEPHANIE SAUDER
Republican
Republican
52.5%
47.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
5HUGH M BARTELS
BYRON I CALLIES
Republican
Republican
45.5%
32.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
6ERNIE OTTEN
AARON AYLWARD
Republican
Republican
59.9%
40.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
7ROGER DEGROOT
MELLISSA HEERMANN
Republican
Republican
38.7%
34.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
8TIM REISCH
JOHN MILLS
Republican
Republican
52.1%
47.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
9BETHANY SOYE
KENNETH TEUNISSEN
Republican
Republican
40.7%
33.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
10ERIN HEALY
KAMERON NELSON
Democrat
Democrat
32.5%
24.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
11BRIAN K MULDER
CHRIS KARR
Republican
Republican
29.0%
28.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
12GREG JAMISON
AMBER ARLINT
Republican
Republican
28.4%
28.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
13SUE PETERSON
TONY VENHUIZEN
Republican
Republican
50.0%
50.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
14TAYLOR RAE REHFELDT
TYLER TORDSEN
Republican
Republican
30.7%
25.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
15LINDA DUBA
KADYN WITTMAN
Democrat
Democrat
28.1%
25.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
16KARLA J LEMS
KEVIN D JENSEN
Republican
Republican
41.0%
40.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
17CHRIS KASSIN
WILLIAM "BILL" SHORMA
Republican
Republican
39.3%
32.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
18MIKE STEVENS
JULIE AUCH
Republican
Republican
32.1%
28.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
19DREW PETERSON
JESSICA BAHMULLER
Republican
Republican
53.0%
47.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
20LANCE KOTH
BEN KROHMER
Republican
Republican
53.5%
46.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
21MARTY OVERWEG
ROCKY BLARE
Republican
Republican
52.8%
47.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
22LYNN SCHNEIDER
ROGER CHASE
Republican
Republican
43.7%
38.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
23SCOTT MOORE
JAMES D WANGSNESS
Republican
Republican
58.7%
41.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
24WILL D MORTENSON
MIKE WEISGRAM
Republican
Republican
53.5%
46.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
25JON HANSEN
RANDY GROSS
Republican
Republican
33.9%
32.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
27PERI POURIER
LIZ MAY
Democrat
Republican
29.0%
26.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
29KIRK CHAFFEE
GARY L CAMMACK
Republican
Republican
44.9%
38.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
30TRISH LADNER
DENNIS KRULL
Republican
Republican
43.4%
39.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
31SCOTT ODENBACH
MARY J FITZGERALD
Republican
Republican
54.2%
45.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
32STEVE DUFFY
BECKY J DRURY
Republican
Republican
26.9%
25.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
33PHIL JENSEN
CURT MASSIE
Republican
Republican
40.1%
36.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
34MIKE DERBY
JESS OLSON
Republican
Republican
32.8%
30.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
35TINA L MULALLY
TONY RANDOLPH
Republican
Republican
35.7%
33.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
26AERIC EMERY
JOYCE GLYNN
Democrat
Republican
66.9%
33.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
26BREBECCA REIMERRepublican100.0%2 seats; share of all votes cast; one candidate
28AOREN L LESMEISTER
RALPH LYON
Democrat
Republican
50.6%
49.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
28BNEAL PINNOW
CALVIN REILLY
Republican
Independent
80.7%
19.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
2020: 37 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1TAMARA ST JOHN
JENNIFER HEALY KEINTZ
Republican
Democrat
41.3%
30.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
2LANA GREENFIELD
KALEB W WEIS
Republican
Republican
50.2%
49.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
3DREW DENNERT
CARL E PERRY
Republican
Republican
34.2%
29.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
4FRED DEUTSCH
JOHN MILLS
Republican
Republican
43.0%
37.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
5HUGH M BARTELS
NANCY YORK
Republican
Republican
54.2%
45.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
6ERNIE OTTEN
AARON AYLWARD
Republican
Republican
45.1%
30.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
7TIMOTHY REED
LARRY TIDEMANN
Republican
Republican
33.3%
29.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
8MARLI WIESE
RANDY GROSS
Republican
Republican
35.5%
32.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
9RHONDA MILSTEAD
BETHANY SOYE
Republican
Republican
32.7%
28.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
10STEVEN HAUGAARD
DOUG BARTHEL
Republican
Republican
37.4%
35.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
11CHRIS KARR
MARK WILLADSEN
Republican
Republican
29.3%
29.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
12GREG JAMISON
ARCH BEAL
Republican
Republican
37.8%
31.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
13SUE PETERSON
RICHARD L THOMASON
Republican
Republican
28.2%
26.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
14TAYLOR RAE REHFELDT
ERIN HEALY
Republican
Democrat
28.5%
26.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
15LINDA DUBA
JAMIE SMITH
Democrat
Democrat
28.9%
27.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
16DAVID L ANDERSON
KEVIN D JENSEN
Republican
Republican
56.3%
43.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
17SYDNEY DAVIS
RICHARD VASGAARD
Republican
Republican
31.2%
28.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
18MIKE STEVENS
RYAN CWACH
Republican
Democrat
57.0%
43.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
19KENT PETERSON
MARTY OVERWEG
Republican
Republican
56.4%
43.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
20PAUL R MISKIMINS
LANCE KOTH
Republican
Republican
55.0%
45.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
21ROCKY BLARE
CALEB FINCK
Republican
Republican
44.3%
35.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
22ROGER CHASE
LYNN SCHNEIDER
Republican
Republican
36.2%
34.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
23SPENCER GOSCH
CHARLIE HOFFMAN
Republican
Republican
55.1%
44.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
24WILL D MORTENSON
MIKE WEISGRAM
Republican
Republican
43.6%
40.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
25JON HANSEN
TOM PISCHKE
Republican
Republican
32.9%
32.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
27LIZ MAY
PERI POURIER
Republican
Democrat
36.8%
35.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
29DEAN WINK
KIRK J CHAFFEE
Republican
Republican
46.1%
36.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
30TRISH LADNER
TIM R GOODWIN
Republican
Republican
50.7%
49.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
31SCOTT ODENBACH
MARY FITZGERALD
Republican
Republican
41.3%
35.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
32CHRIS JOHNSON
BECKY DRURY
Republican
Republican
32.4%
28.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
33PHIL JENSEN
TAFFY HOWARD
Republican
Republican
56.5%
43.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
34MIKE DERBY
JESS OLSON
Republican
Republican
33.5%
31.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
35TINA L MULALLY
TONY RANDOLPH
Republican
Republican
34.4%
32.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
26ASHAWN BORDEAUXDemocrat100.0%one candidate
26BREBECCA L REIMERRepublican70.4%
28AOREN LEE LESMEISTERDemocrat100.0%one candidate
28BSAM MARTYRepublican100.0%one candidate
2018: 37 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1TAMARA ST JOHN
STEVEN D MCCLEERY
Republican
Democrat
35.9%
32.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
2LANA J GREENFIELD
KALEB W WEIS
Republican
Republican
32.6%
27.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
3DREW DENNERT
CARL E PERRY
Republican
Republican
32.4%
28.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
4FRED DEUTSCH
JOHN MILLS
Republican
Republican
32.3%
28.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
5NANCY YORK
HUGH BARTELS
Republican
Republican
33.7%
33.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
6HERMAN OTTEN
ISAAC LATTERELL
Republican
Republican
31.0%
28.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
7TIM REED
DOUG POST
Republican
Republican
32.9%
22.4%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
8MARLI WIESE
RANDY GROSS
Republican
Republican
34.8%
29.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
9DEB PETERS
MICHAEL SABA
Republican
Democrat
32.5%
23.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
10DOUG BARTHEL
STEVEN HAUGAARD
Republican
Republican
31.3%
30.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
11MARK WILLADSEN
CHRIS KARR
Republican
Republican
28.8%
27.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
12ARCH BEAL
MANNY STEELE
Republican
Republican
26.9%
26.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
13SUE PETERSON
KELLY SULLIVAN
Republican
Democrat
37.0%
31.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
14LARRY ZIKMUND
ERIN HEALY
Republican
Democrat
26.5%
25.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
15LINDA DUBA
JAMIE SMITH
Democrat
Democrat
52.8%
47.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
16KEVIN D JENSEN
DAVID L ANDERSON
Republican
Republican
34.7%
32.5%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
17NANCY RASMUSSEN
RAY RING
Republican
Democrat
33.2%
33.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
18RYAN CWACH
JEAN M HUNHOFF
Democrat
Republican
27.9%
27.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
19KYLE SCHOENFISH
KENT PETERSON
Republican
Republican
36.5%
35.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
20PAUL R MISKIMINS
LANCE KOTH
Republican
Republican
33.2%
29.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
21LEE QUALM
CALEB FINCK
Republican
Republican
36.7%
31.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
22BOB GLANZER
ROGER CHASE
Republican
Republican
39.6%
34.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
23SPENCER GOSCH
JOHN A LAKE
Republican
Republican
41.0%
37.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
24MARY DUVALL
TIM ROUNDS
Republican
Republican
36.8%
34.8%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
25JON HANSEN
TOM PISCHKE
Republican
Republican
32.0%
28.2%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
27PERI POURIER
STEVE LIVERMONT
Democrat
Republican
26.4%
24.7%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
29KIRK CHAFFEE
THOMAS J BRUNNER
Republican
Republican
37.7%
36.3%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
30TIMOTHY RAY GOODWIN
JULIE FRYE-MUELLER
Republican
Republican
36.4%
35.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
31TIMOTHY R JOHNS
CHARLES M TURBIVILLE
Republican
Republican
37.7%
27.6%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
32SCYLLER J BORGLUM
CHRIS JOHNSON
Republican
Republican
29.2%
27.9%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
33DAVID JOHNSON
TAFFY HOWARD
Republican
Republican
34.6%
32.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
34JESS OLSON
MICHAEL G DIEDRICH
Republican
Republican
32.2%
32.1%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
35TINA L MULALLY
TONY RANDOLPH
Republican
Republican
33.1%
31.0%
2 seats; share of all votes cast
26ASHAWN BORDEAUXDemocrat100.0%one candidate
26BREBECCA REIMERRepublican61.6%
28AOREN LESMEISTERDemocrat100.0%one candidate
28BSAM MARTYRepublican85.2%
2016: 37 contests, 18 not shown
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1Susan Wismernot in source56.7%seats not in source
2Lana Greenfieldnot in source38.6%seats not in source
3Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
4Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
5Hugh M. Bartelsnot in source40.4%seats not in source
6Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
7Tim Reednot in source41.5%seats not in source
8Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
9Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
10Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
11Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
12Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
13Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
14Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
15Karen Solinot in source30.7%seats not in source
16Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
17Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
18Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
19Kyle Schoenfishnot in source52.2%seats not in source
20Tona Rozumnot in source54.0%seats not in source
21Lee Qualmnot in source39.9%seats not in source
22Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
23Spencer Goschnot in source53.8%seats not in source
24Mary Duvallnot in source50.4%seats not in source
25Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
27Elizabeth Maynot in source33.9%seats not in source
29Larry Rhodennot in source59.8%seats not in source
30Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
31Timothy R. Johnsnot in source54.5%seats not in source
32Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
33Not shown: several seats may be pooled under one label
34Craig Tieszennot in source45.2%seats not in source
35Lynne DiSantonot in source52.3%seats not in source
26AShawn Bordeauxnot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
26BJames Schaefernot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
28AOren Lesmeisternot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
28BSam Martynot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.